Comments on: Blogging overtaken by life streaming http://freelancingscience.com/2008/05/15/blogging-overtaken/ visualization, protein science, open science and freelancing science Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:15:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: FriendFeed: where the conversation happens « Freelancing science http://freelancingscience.com/2008/05/15/blogging-overtaken/#comment-442 FriendFeed: where the conversation happens « Freelancing science Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:39:57 +0000 http://freesci.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-442 [...] around these happens on the FriendFeed. While I didn’t set up a dream system I wanted to (see my comment on previous post on the FF), I don’t have any issues with so-called “information overload“. Actually, I [...] [...] around these happens on the FriendFeed. While I didn’t set up a dream system I wanted to (see my comment on previous post on the FF), I don’t have any issues with so-called “information overload“. Actually, I [...]

]]> By: Pawel Szczesny http://freelancingscience.com/2008/05/15/blogging-overtaken/#comment-414 Pawel Szczesny Fri, 16 May 2008 09:23:48 +0000 http://freesci.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-414 I came to FF after seeing Deepak, Neil and few others over there. Twitter was even later. So I guess I'm also a late adopter :) I'm not really worried about amount of items on FF - with it's current structure filtering shouldn't be an issue (I can imagine, that it shouldn't be that hard to filter all but items at least two of your friends liked). I'm with Bill on that - I would love to have an issue of too many interesting people on FF. My goal with FF-Twitter-GR combo is to set up a system that interesting items would be distributed between this blog (as food for thoughts), Science X2 site (as signals) and my ONS wiki (as contributions to my projects). I came to FF after seeing Deepak, Neil and few others over there. Twitter was even later. So I guess I’m also a late adopter :)

I’m not really worried about amount of items on FF - with it’s current structure filtering shouldn’t be an issue (I can imagine, that it shouldn’t be that hard to filter all but items at least two of your friends liked). I’m with Bill on that - I would love to have an issue of too many interesting people on FF.

My goal with FF-Twitter-GR combo is to set up a system that interesting items would be distributed between this blog (as food for thoughts), Science X2 site (as signals) and my ONS wiki (as contributions to my projects).

]]> By: Deepak http://freelancingscience.com/2008/05/15/blogging-overtaken/#comment-412 Deepak Thu, 15 May 2008 20:48:07 +0000 http://freesci.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-412 It's always a fine balance. If you're like Scoble, you pretty much break human capacity to consume information. I tend to be relatively selective on whom I follow and what sources are of relevance, but it's always a battle It’s always a fine balance. If you’re like Scoble, you pretty much break human capacity to consume information. I tend to be relatively selective on whom I follow and what sources are of relevance, but it’s always a battle

]]> By: bill http://freelancingscience.com/2008/05/15/blogging-overtaken/#comment-411 bill Thu, 15 May 2008 20:32:32 +0000 http://freesci.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-411 <blockquote>Maybe down the road dilution will be a problem but it is still manageable now.</blockquote> I've been wondering about that. I ended up trimming my blog reading back to about 150 sources, managed through bloglines; presumably I'll eventually work out how many FF subscriptions I can handle as well. Eventually, the community will be large enough that one will have to be selective, and won't be able to keep up with everyone who's doing/interested in Open Science. But that's a problem I would love to have!

Maybe down the road dilution will be a problem but it is still manageable now.

I’ve been wondering about that. I ended up trimming my blog reading back to about 150 sources, managed through bloglines; presumably I’ll eventually work out how many FF subscriptions I can handle as well.

Eventually, the community will be large enough that one will have to be selective, and won’t be able to keep up with everyone who’s doing/interested in Open Science. But that’s a problem I would love to have!

]]> By: Jean-Claude Bradley http://freelancingscience.com/2008/05/15/blogging-overtaken/#comment-410 Jean-Claude Bradley Thu, 15 May 2008 19:37:04 +0000 http://freesci.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-410 Cameron - I certainly hope that doesn't happen! It is really useful right now. Maybe down the road dilution will be a problem but it is still manageable now. Cameron - I certainly hope that doesn’t happen! It is really useful right now. Maybe down the road dilution will be a problem but it is still manageable now.

]]> By: Cameron Neylon http://freelancingscience.com/2008/05/15/blogging-overtaken/#comment-409 Cameron Neylon Thu, 15 May 2008 19:33:01 +0000 http://freesci.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-409 How long before people abandon friendfeed and retreat to their blogs for a reminder of 'how calm life was in the old days...' How long before people abandon friendfeed and retreat to their blogs for a reminder of ‘how calm life was in the old days…’

]]> By: bill http://freelancingscience.com/2008/05/15/blogging-overtaken/#comment-408 bill Thu, 15 May 2008 17:14:41 +0000 http://freesci.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-408 As a very late adopter of FF (and still a holdout on Twitter), I agree. I'm getting as much in terms of useful links and feedback from interesting people out of my FF subs as I do out of my blogroll/blog reading. I've been saying "blogs are conversations" as long as I've been reading them, and FF just makes the conversation faster. As a very late adopter of FF (and still a holdout on Twitter), I agree. I’m getting as much in terms of useful links and feedback from interesting people out of my FF subs as I do out of my blogroll/blog reading. I’ve been saying “blogs are conversations” as long as I’ve been reading them, and FF just makes the conversation faster.

]]> By: Jean-Claude Bradley http://freelancingscience.com/2008/05/15/blogging-overtaken/#comment-407 Jean-Claude Bradley Thu, 15 May 2008 17:01:38 +0000 http://freesci.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-407 Speed rules FriendFeed Speed rules FriendFeed

]]> By: Marshall Kirkpatrick http://freelancingscience.com/2008/05/15/blogging-overtaken/#comment-406 Marshall Kirkpatrick Thu, 15 May 2008 16:27:59 +0000 http://freesci.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-406 Agreed, and I blog for a living :( oh well! Agreed, and I blog for a living :( oh well!

]]> By: Deepak http://freelancingscience.com/2008/05/15/blogging-overtaken/#comment-405 Deepak Thu, 15 May 2008 15:01:41 +0000 http://freesci.wordpress.com/?p=111#comment-405 As a very early adopter of Twitter and Friendfeed, I wholeheartedly agree. I still blog regularly, but very early on, the role of the blog changed. It wasn't about just links anymore, but more about what one could say that you can't in a few sentences. What's changed is the presence of more interesting people on Twitter/Friendfeed. The recent influx of science types there has definitely made things more fun As a very early adopter of Twitter and Friendfeed, I wholeheartedly agree. I still blog regularly, but very early on, the role of the blog changed. It wasn’t about just links anymore, but more about what one could say that you can’t in a few sentences.

What’s changed is the presence of more interesting people on Twitter/Friendfeed. The recent influx of science types there has definitely made things more fun

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