Roger Kondrat

Oh! : ) - Erhan Erdogan

Thank you Louis, it's nice to see our work in action :) - FFholic.com

I think it's cool FFholic actually *uses* FF too!! :) - Susan Beebe (Santa Claus)

Time to put on my lemming hat. Me too... Let's go! - Bwana

great job on the widget guys. Love what you've done and I'll love it even more if you eventually provide styling options in the future. - Bwana

I grabbed a widget for one of my blogs. - Ian May

Saturday Night Duncan FTW! - Mona N.

Sunday night,but yes ;-) - Duncan Riley

Duncan, don't you know? The world revolves around US. (pun intended) :P - Mona N.

I keep trying to move out of town, but... - Jim Jannotti

Now, to turn that into a stamp, and pass it along to some high school teacher friends of mine... - Pete Delucchi

Duncan opened a big can of funny today :D - Zee.

I tried it a couple of years ago, but found it awkward to use. Has the ap improved at all? - Bill Sodeman

Version 3 has a lot more of changes. Not sure if good or bad, I haven't used it before - Leandro Ardissone via IM

Oh yeah, version 3 is excellent. I bought this. - flammable

It will set you back a whopping $2.35/User/Day. Elements SBM for Windows for Windows will roll out at Phase II. System requirements call for Mac OS X 10.4.11 or later, an active Internet connection, and 1024 x 768 or greater resolution. - Jonathan Kong

MacWorld has a article on this one. http://is.gd/51ju - Jonathan Kong

interesting i tried this quite a while back as a beta tester...just didn't cut it for me unfortunately - Zee.

Ya and loose all your followers in one day! - Sweyn

I'd very likely drop anyone I knew did this... - abacab

"Magpie: Get money for ads on Twitter!* *Note, we are not responsible for any emotional damage you may incur due to follower loss." - Zach Flauaus

Perfect for me. No one reads my Twitter - Outsanity

magpie may very well be the death of Twitter. too many folks start using it and we lost the conversation and connection. - Scott Overpeck

Leo Laporte posted a tweet saying that he could make over 1.5 thousand euros a month. The problem is that by the end of the month he would have no more followers. On the other hand this may be good for accounts like NPR and big name news accounts. - Sweyn

and is twitter making the money? or magpie? - Gregory Lent

The user makes the money, and Magpie must have their share in it. Twitter is not earning anything - Keshav Khera

I signed up for Magpie. After I saw the very first ad go out to everyone that follows me I realized that it wasn't worth the purported 15 Euros a month and I cancelled it right away. I'd say that the purported value is inversly proportional to the number of followers you have too. - Troy Forster via twhirl

funny, all the good ideas twitter lets slide by - Gregory Lent

I am going to try it out for a month, already adjusted my tweets to one every 10. Honestly I don't think they will notice it. Also agreed if everyone did it then it would be a disaster but in all fairness most (90%) of Twitter'ers only follow 10-50 people so it is us 'connectors' that will do most of the hating. Either way I will give it a go as I want to be able to validate it for clients in the future. - Roger Kondrat

I'm not sure if I want ads on anything that is that "personal" as twitter.... Wouldn't want to annoy my friends... - Markus

I dropped the two peeps I followed using this as soon as I saw they were using it, I think its a horrible idea and hope it fails. At the very least its a way to loose followers! - Dave Pook

not worth it, rather have the folllowers - Kim Landwehr

PITA - but thanks for the reminder - Ian May

I wish they'd just get rid of DST...it serves no purpose anymore...it's been dark here at 7am...just ridiculous. - Alex Scoble CISSP

I read somewhere that having DST saves a ton of money. It's still a PITA though - Ian May

It used to save money in our agricultural past when it was invented. It actually costs today. - Bora Zivkovic

Yay. An extra hour of sleep tomorrow - Monique

if DST saves money... cool... let's be on DST year round... the back and forth is the problem - Sean Reiser

so don't do anything. - Monique

You have a talent for that too. :) - Morton Fox

Robert - you're using your own Fast Company account to like your own stuff?? HAHA! PS...that post looks all garbled.... "On Friday <!– /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:”Cambria Math”; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1610...." - Justin Korn

Justin: heh, yeah, why not? It's a video I did for FastCompany so should be included in its liked list. :-) Thanks, I fixed that. - Robert Scoble

Excellent...watching now. I am SO glad that you've been focusing on Healthcare recently. I've been screaming about how far behind we are using technology to improve healthcare. ...Please keep a focus on this: it's a HUGE economic and humanitarian opportunity. - phil baumann

Robert - still seems to show up the same. Did you copy and paste from Word? - Justin Korn

All this is unnecessary, Lord Barry will be melding it all into the a nationalized system, not much different than our wonderful DMV's. Oooh boy, I can't wait! - Trevor Carpenter

Trevor: there won't be the money left to nationalize it. - Robert Scoble

Justin it works here now. - Fast Company

Looks like it's time for some ground rules. If Fast Company can 'Likey' Robert Scoble than SEO and Tech Daily is going to start commenting on ME! (Good luck with the new feed :) - Charlie Anzman

Charlie: let's write an article "gaming FriendFeed and why it's going to bring the downfall of America." :-) - Robert Scoble

Robert - Frankly, I'm contemplating a book "Surviving the downturn ... why to push the reset button now". Counting on YOU to pump it! - Charlie Anzman

My favorite way of surviving so far? Rackspace's going IPO three months before crisis hit. They didn't look brilliant at the time, but now, wow! - Robert Scoble

My way to 'survive' ? ... ugh ... (exclusive to a Scoble thread??) ... to get a 'real job' and cut my consulting back to 'by appointment only'. Less computer, more people, lovin' it. More next week (This was an outright miss by Fast Company but you and Lynne get a pass :) - Charlie Anzman

ugh ... no ego ... - Charlie Anzman

Is it true Fast Company has a new Friendfeed feed ?? - SEO and Tech Daily

So you may want to follow my health care client @SutterEdenMed on Twitter and Sutter Eden Friends (http://friendfeed.com/suttered... on FF). This is the first known use of social media to create a community around the building of a new hospital, Sutter Health affiliate in Castro Valley—read more about it on our Tweetstream and new blog: http://suttermedicalcentercast... We're also on Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, MySpace and soon, other socnets. (Posted by Cathryn Hrudicka, @CreativeSage). - Cathryn Hrudicka

An Australian comic (Roy Slaven FYI!) said of the Americans (tourists and competitors alike) at the Sydney Olympics "Indivdually we find you to be wonderful, warm, interesting and compelling people. It's just that sometimes... collectively.... ummm. ahhh... (trails off)" - thomasrdotorg

I thought this kind of writing does blogging brand damage? - Robert Scoble

America as a country is no better or worse than others. I just wish that most Americans would accept this, and stop trying to say it's better or worse than others. Over the past half-century, most Americans have traveled too little, and understand almost nothing about the rest of the world. Please TRAVEL MORE. I just hope that more Americans pay more attention to their choice of elected officials in the future. - Paul Denlinger

Paul: the more I travel the more I realize that antismoking laws are a good thing. Will be in China in two weeks. - Robert Scoble

Unless you travel to places like Normandy or Iwo Jima. - Robert Hafer

You just convinced me of how ignorant you are. You're quoting the NYT? Hello? The far left in this country is unlike any other; they will bash the US to no end, with no bottom. If you spent this time volunteering at a teen suicide prevention cause in Australia, you might have saved a kid. Have some balls and think about that honestly. You won't. it's easier to hammer someone over there than, than to look inside. Same as it ever was. - Ed Shaz/NextInstinct

Ed is another reason I am not an American. Sigh. - Robert Scoble

I'm guessing Ed is in denial? Many Americans have figured that America was in trouble for the last 8 + years, but were shouted down or shut down until the current economic situation took over... - Helen Sventitsky

Robert, I was merely trying to note a positive shift in America away from we're the best and every one else sucks, and we don't care what they think, to true global citizen, where American's care about what the rest of the world thinks. If stating the positive trend makes my brand bad, so be it. - Duncan Riley

No Robert. You're prejudging because it's where you are lately. You will never meet a less jingoistic, mindlessly nationalistic person than me. I seem to confound friends and family because I will honestly dissect the ills, and the blessings present in all sides. I thought you were that way too. But right now, there is an unprecedented 'all in', black and white, hysteria that is dangerous, because it is dishonest. - Ed Shaz/NextInstinct

Dave, I take on board the gross generalization. But statistically there's a shift. I know you've always been a healthy skeptic. But significantly for the first time in one, maybe 2 or 3 generations, Americans are starting to care what the world thinks about them, and are accepting that although they are great, they are not perfect. - Duncan Riley

Being bilingual, living abroad, having friends abroad, and utilizing many international publications for my news resources, it's unfortunate but a lot of things you point out are true, Duncan. Thanks for this piece. - Mona N.

I'd note also Scoble that I've never been shy in offering my political broader opinion, even though that regularly makes me not popular. I'm hated by the left because I spent 12 years as a member of, and working for (at least for a good part) the Australian equivalent of the Republican Party. I'm disliked by the right because they see me as a turn coat. I'm just me. I accept that others won't always agree. But I'll always call it how I see it - Duncan Riley

Duncan what bothers me is this notion that we're all over here saying 'we're great!' I was on a forum, no it was blog comments the other day, and Aussies were ripping everyone as inferior idiots. They were acting like drunk Texas cowboys. I do ascribe that mindset to you, or indeed all Aussies. This country really is a melting pot, affected by cultural traits, international mores, and external socioeconomic pressures. If we are made up of Aussies, Israelis, Irish, Latvians, then who are these Americans... - Ed Shaz/NextInstinct

Thx Mona,and I'm glad you get it. Despite the implications of the title, this isn't an anti-American post. Hell, it's a pro-American post. America is becoming better, it's waking up to the idea that it isn't perfect, and that it can do better internally and internationally. Don't trust me, look at the polls. Every political instinct I have says McCain has the better message politiically, but people are flocking to Obama - Duncan Riley

Ed: you started out by calling Duncan ignorant. I find that kind of name calling to be demonstrative of the worst American thought has to offer. - Robert Scoble

...that suck? I clean up broken glass at the playground just like you. I am embarrased by our leaders mistakes, just like you. I've worked myself hard and shared, just like you. I ache over the health of our planet. There ARE millions of Aussies, and French, and Scobles that trash our shared Earth more than me. This very post proves my point; if I made a sweeping indictment against Aussies, then__________? True? - Ed Shaz/NextInstinct

I have to agree with Robert: Ed, I quoted the NY Times because it's what I read today. But did you even bother looking at the quotes I pulled, that how BOTH candidates are talking about international standing...that quote is accurate, because its been a repeated theme in the campaign. BOTH side see this as an issue now. As I noted in the post, OBAMA actually plays the nationalism card more than MCCAIN does. It's not as black and white as you suggest. To accept ones negatives doesn't mean you're bashing - Duncan Riley

your country. It means you accept flaws and you aspire to do better. That you can't see this proves my point (v Dave Winer) that some Americans are incapable of seeing negatives. I accept that Australia isn't perfect, and has MANY things that could be better, but can you say the same of your own country without putting down others to justify your position? - Duncan Riley

Duncan: the problem is there isn't one America. For instance the Mormon Church is funding the anti-gay-marriage bill. I abhor that bill but there are tons of Americans who think it's perfectly fine to change the constitution of a state to take away legal rights of people. Some of us see that America and hide our heads in our pillows and wonder where we all went wrong. Others say "fuck yeah." - Robert Scoble

Robert, I meant that literally, not as name calling. As in 'not aware enough of all the facts to make a brash statement'. It would be like me saying Australia? F-no, because I think they drink Fosters all day shooting crocs. You happen to be quite aligned with Left thinking in this season of your life, so the bias becomes inherent, and invisible. I don't see anyone bashing the French for covering up how many island they secretly poisoned with nuclear tests.(an example). I guess it's old for me personally :) - Ed Shaz/NextInstinct

Duncan et al, if you want a historic perspective on the US that's pretty deep, check out this op-ed in Friday's NYT. http://x.techwheat.com/2XR - Dave Winer

Ed, he's not bashing anybody... - Helen Sventitsky

America is no longer as myopic as it used to be -- major progress. - Mona N.

Yes, I saw that. I actually agree with the perception. I'd jail most of Bush's cabinet if I could, the filthy bastards whore this nations future, and thousands of lives down the drain while getting incalculably wealthy. Cheney is a piece of feces above all. My point is this; when do we all gang up on, say, Canada? China? Australia? And also, where are the Scobles, in AU? - Ed Shaz/NextInstinct

The United States is battered and drifting after eight years of President Bush’s failed leadership. He is saddling his successor with two wars, a scarred global image and a government systematically stripped of its ability to protect and help its citizens... - Indio Apache via twhirl

Ed, the mere fact that you'd say something like "because I think they drink Fosters all day shooting crocs" just really proves everything I say. I can't argue with your ignorance, only nature can. You're an ignorant nationalist, that even McCain would disagree with. Robert: agreed, there isn't "one America," and that's the positive in its favor, that one country remains under the same flag supporting so many different opinions. But there still is a shift where more people respect and understand that America - Duncan Riley

isn't perfect, and that it can do better. As I've said in the post, and here, despite people disagreeing, I believe that to be a GOOD thing. - Duncan Riley

I agree Apache. They raped this nation.In a perfect world, we take back every cent the insiders engineered the theft of. But in honesty, there are unpopular things the US had to do too. Other nations get sympathetic in a hurry when they have major terror attacks. I haven't enjoyed raising my children in this very ugly era for America or the world. But it is still hypocritical to constantly enumerate one nation's ills, while there is flesh rotting in the critics' own villages. - Ed Shaz/NextInstinct

Now listen, about 5 of my closest friends, folks I hold dear, just landed here in the US from OzzieStralia! So be nice or they all get it! ;~))) - Ed Shaz/NextInstinct

Ed, you protest a it too much... - chartreuse

Ed, your comment about why everyone is criticizing America and not other countries and where are the Scobles of AU can simply be answered by saying there are not many Scobles in AU nor in other countries but there are also not may Ed's there. I am not picking you out here but all I am saying is that the rest of the world is generally tired of hearing claims from politicians in America about how great they are and make world decisions pretty much unilaterally whereas they have a lot to introspect. This is... - Aditya

... not a criticism about the Americans in general but a pointer that the leaders need to be careful about what they say and do in an international media. I come from a very poor country, corrupted, disorganised and I would be the first to stand in the line to criticize it simply because I want to see it become better. I think that's what Duncan is trying to say effectively - Aditya

Facinating discussion. All I can contribute since so much has already been said is that Duncan you should read a really great book called "black mass" (http://bit.ly/4f0yRx) it may widen your view as well as lengthen it. Further it will make what is happening even more interesting as there is a very subtle but significant shift that has occurred over the last couple hundred years. Other than that I would say Nationalism is was makes America blind but not just them, its the nature of that political ideology. - Roger Kondrat