Monthly Archives: August 2008

Why Do I See So Many Open Source Advocates Using Twitter?

Posted on August 28, 2008 by jessestay

As I am speaking, Utah is having their yearly Open Source conference. If you’re in Utah or outside Utah (most of my audience is outside Utah), it is well worth the trip with some great topics from ssh tips and … Continue reading →

Posted in http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, identi.ca, microblogging, open microblogging, open source, OSS, Social Media, Twitter | 16 Comments

Facebook Puts on Its Chain Mail

Posted on August 25, 2008 by jessestay

With all the recent talk of spam and viruses lately it appears Facebook has truly hit mainstream. You know when the spammers have hit there is truly value in a service. Today I noticed a new trend on Facebook, previously … Continue reading →

Posted in chain email, Facebook, Security, Social Media, spam | 6 Comments

Facebook Rumors, Religion, and the LDS Faith

Posted on August 21, 2008 by jessestay

It all started with this post today. A supposed “employee ‘close to the deal’” told blogger, Zach Klein (who doesn’t seem to allow comments on his blog) that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Family History division had … Continue reading →

Posted in acquisitions, Blogging, Facebook, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, lds, New Media, OSS, Religion, rumors, Social Media | 18 Comments

Facebook Announces Go-Live Date for All on New Design

Posted on August 20, 2008 by jessestay

It appears that Facebook has very quietly announced when the new profile redesign will go live to all users of their site. In a developers wiki article about infinite sessions posted on August 7th, Facebook announced under the question, “I … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, facebook redesign, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, redesign, Social Media | 6 Comments

Posted on August 18, 2008 by jessestay

Last week I spoke about how the ‘@’ on Twitter and other microblogging services may no longer be necessary due to the addition of the in_reply_to_status_id API call on services like Twitter and Identi.ca. In the comments of that article … Continue reading →

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With Threaded Replies, Do We Really Need the ‘@’?

Posted on August 16, 2008 by jessestay

I broke news last night on LouisGray.com about Twitter enabling a new API feature, “in_reply_to_status_id”, to allow developers to tie replies to their original reply source. Immediately afterwards Evan Prodromou of Identi.ca added the same functionality to the Laconi.ca source … Continue reading →

Posted in FriendFeed, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, identi.ca, laconi.ca, microblogging, OSS, replies, Twitter | 25 Comments

Laconica’s Not the Only Cool Kid In Town – Introducing OpenMicroblogger

Posted on August 15, 2008 by jessestay

There’s a new kid in town in the microblogging space, and no it’s not just “another microblogging site”. I talked to Brian Hendrickson, the lead developer behind OpenMicroblogger.org and its accompanying service OpenMicroblogger.com today and he may just have something … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, identi.ca, laconi.ca, microblogger, microblogging, openmicroblogging protocol, OSS, Social Coding, Social Media, Twitter | 1,047 Comments

What a Year!

Posted on August 15, 2008 by jessestay

It’s amazing what can happen in one year. Just one year ago today (the 14th) I turned 30. Today just happens to be my 31st birthday (yes, I’m almost exactly as old as Louis Gray, and no, we are not … Continue reading →

Posted in adversity, birthday, Blogging, Changing the World, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post | 2 Comments

Identi.ca Will Succeed Because Its Technology is Viral

Posted on August 14, 2008 by jessestay

Yesterday I guest-posted on LouisGray.com about how the technology behind Identi.ca, Laconi.ca, could pose as the launching platform to brand many smaller microblogging services. Today I’d like to share one more power of the service – its working API. Identi.ca/Laconi.ca … Continue reading →

Posted in apis, developers, groundswell, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, identi.ca, laconi.ca, OSS, Social Coding, Social Media, Technology, Twitter | 841 Comments

Secret Crush Worm Resurfaces

Posted on August 11, 2008 by jessestay

TechCrunch and several other publications recently blogged about new worms surfacing that target Facebook through various means. Some are sent via e-mail with links to malicious videos, while others link directly to phishing sites that look just like Facebook and … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, Security, Social Media, social responsibility, viruses | 2 Comments