Comments on: My Social Networking Spring Cleaning http://bobcaswell.com/2009/04/01/my-social-networking-spring-cleaning/ Media consumer, tech enthusiast, and blogger Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:08:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Are Blogs Relevant in the New “Statusphere” World? | Bob Caswell http://bobcaswell.com/2009/04/01/my-social-networking-spring-cleaning/comment-page-1/#comment-5404 Are Blogs Relevant in the New “Statusphere” World? | Bob Caswell Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:03:57 +0000 http://bobcaswell.com/?p=1469#comment-5404 [...] blog about that” and more “I should tweet about that or update my Facebook status or do both at the same time.” And my blogging brother, Tom, puts blogging in a slightly different light: I’ve always thought it [...] [...] blog about that” and more “I should tweet about that or update my Facebook status or do both at the same time.” And my blogging brother, Tom, puts blogging in a slightly different light: I’ve always thought it [...]

]]> By: Bob Caswell http://bobcaswell.com/2009/04/01/my-social-networking-spring-cleaning/comment-page-1/#comment-5553 Bob Caswell Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:26:54 +0000 http://bobcaswell.com/?p=1469#comment-5553 Interesting, Logan and I were discussing in a separate thread how recommendation engines still don't work very well (i.e., my friends help me pick movies better than Netflix can). I think the same problem will exist here if you try to jumble everything together and hope the computer can spit back what you really want just based off some previous star ratings.<br><br>But your idea of tracking usage patters is really interesting. It'd be cool if you could have a "usage patter" feed that you could switch to from your "regular" feed, sort of a greatest hits way of looking at the current stream of info. Interesting, Logan and I were discussing in a separate thread how recommendation engines still don't work very well (i.e., my friends help me pick movies better than Netflix can). I think the same problem will exist here if you try to jumble everything together and hope the computer can spit back what you really want just based off some previous star ratings.

But your idea of tracking usage patters is really interesting. It'd be cool if you could have a “usage patter” feed that you could switch to from your “regular” feed, sort of a greatest hits way of looking at the current stream of info.

]]> By: Bob Caswell http://bobcaswell.com/2009/04/01/my-social-networking-spring-cleaning/comment-page-1/#comment-5336 Bob Caswell Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:26:54 +0000 http://bobcaswell.com/?p=1469#comment-5336 Interesting, Logan and I were discussing in a separate thread how recommendation engines still don't work very well (i.e., my friends help me pick movies better than Netflix can). I think the same problem will exist here if you try to jumble everything together and hope the computer can spit back what you really want just based off some previous star ratings.<br><br>But your idea of tracking usage patters is really interesting. It'd be cool if you could have a "usage patter" feed that you could switch to from your "regular" feed, sort of a greatest hits way of looking at the current stream of info. Interesting, Logan and I were discussing in a separate thread how recommendation engines still don't work very well (i.e., my friends help me pick movies better than Netflix can). I think the same problem will exist here if you try to jumble everything together and hope the computer can spit back what you really want just based off some previous star ratings.

But your idea of tracking usage patters is really interesting. It'd be cool if you could have a “usage patter” feed that you could switch to from your “regular” feed, sort of a greatest hits way of looking at the current stream of info.

]]> By: tom4cam http://bobcaswell.com/2009/04/01/my-social-networking-spring-cleaning/comment-page-1/#comment-5335 tom4cam Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:35:34 +0000 http://bobcaswell.com/?p=1469#comment-5335 The more you customize, the more it becomes complicated. I don't really care about making the distinction between family, friends, coworkers, etc. -- a simple 5-star rating system would be fine with me. I just want the content to bubble up in order of importance to me. Tweets, blog articles, and delicious tags from "5-star" people I am following should always be at the top when I look at incoming content because I may not have time to get to much else. Better yet, why can't it just keep track of my use patterns (which blogs and tweets I read) and adjust accordingly. Rating/classifying stuff gets old, but I would be willing to do it once if there were a clean, consistent widget that would pop up as I added each person to some service. Thoughts? The more you customize, the more it becomes complicated. I don't really care about making the distinction between family, friends, coworkers, etc. — a simple 5-star rating system would be fine with me. I just want the content to bubble up in order of importance to me. Tweets, blog articles, and delicious tags from “5-star” people I am following should always be at the top when I look at incoming content because I may not have time to get to much else. Better yet, why can't it just keep track of my use patterns (which blogs and tweets I read) and adjust accordingly. Rating/classifying stuff gets old, but I would be willing to do it once if there were a clean, consistent widget that would pop up as I added each person to some service. Thoughts?

]]> By: Bob Caswell http://bobcaswell.com/2009/04/01/my-social-networking-spring-cleaning/comment-page-1/#comment-5328 Bob Caswell Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:06:38 +0000 http://bobcaswell.com/?p=1469#comment-5328 Here's hoping! I like the way you put it. And don't forget that with the compartmentalization and seamlessness, it has to be super intuitive and easy to setup quickly. At least, in my wishful thinking mind... Here's hoping! I like the way you put it. And don't forget that with the compartmentalization and seamlessness, it has to be super intuitive and easy to setup quickly. At least, in my wishful thinking mind…

]]> By: Logan Beaux http://bobcaswell.com/2009/04/01/my-social-networking-spring-cleaning/comment-page-1/#comment-5327 Logan Beaux Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:43:39 +0000 http://bobcaswell.com/?p=1469#comment-5327 I totally get where you're coming from here. I just want to be able to customize my social media experience fully and completely. Is that so much to ask? :)<br><br>Seriously, though, you're on to a real issue. And since there's a real need to have both compartmentalization and seamlessness at the same time, I gotta believe some smart buggers out there will come up with just the thing. I totally get where you're coming from here. I just want to be able to customize my social media experience fully and completely. Is that so much to ask? :)

Seriously, though, you're on to a real issue. And since there's a real need to have both compartmentalization and seamlessness at the same time, I gotta believe some smart buggers out there will come up with just the thing.

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