Category Archives: OSS

Announcing Follower Messaging and Follow Statistics for SocialToo.com

Posted on October 30, 2008 by jessestay

I’ve been throwing hints on Twitter over the last week or two that I’ve been working on this, and with a little extra time I finally got it together. Today I’d like to announce that, as of this moment, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, following, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, microblogging, OSS, social companion, Social Media, Social Network Optimization, social networks, socialtoo, SocialToo.com, Technology, tools, Twitter | 2 Comments

Web 2.0 – A Strange New World

Posted on October 17, 2008 by jessestay

Luke Stay is my younger brother, and fellow geek like myself. I like his writing style so I asked him to start guest-blogging on Stay N’ Alive. You can follow Luke on his blog at http://lukestay.com, or on Twitter at … Continue reading →

Posted in FriendFeed, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, identi.ca, luke stay, microblogging, OSS, Social Media, star wars, Twitter, web 2.0 | Leave a comment

WordPress Passes 4 Million Blogs

Posted on September 3, 2008 by jessestay

Joseph Scott, developer at Automattic, posted that WordPress.com has recently broken 4 million total blogs. He further mentions that it took just 4 months to go from 3 million to 4 million. Assuming the rate isn’t exponential, it will just … Continue reading →

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

The "Community WordPress Facebook Plugin" – Why You Should Contribute

Posted on September 3, 2008 by jessestay

There are rumors that Facebook has been working on their own WordPress plugin for Facebook. This is troubling for those of us developers that are developing for Facebook Connect, as it shows that Facebook could in one sweep, wipe any … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, OSS, Social Coding, Social Media, wordpress plugins | 16 Comments

I’m Changing Gears

Posted on September 2, 2008 by jessestay

I mentioned earlier I was going to announce a big change this week. I’m “on the move“, as Jeremiah Owyang would put it. Today was my first day working full time at a new Silicon Valley startup with offices here … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, Blogging, Business, change, entrepreneurship, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, iphone, jesse stay, mobile, OSS, Social Media, Social Network Optimization, Technology, Twitter | 10 Comments

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 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

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

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