Checking Out the New Plaxo, It's No Facebook Killer

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I am on Plaxo checking out the new features.  I really was hoping to find a Facebook killer, but I have to say, so far all I’ve found is a mini feed clone.  It does have a great interface, but after a few minutes you can see how [...]

Are Social Networks the next incarnation of the Browser Wars?

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As a developer since 1996, I have dealt with my share of writing web apps so they work well with different browsers.  This has cost countless hours of unnecessary work.  If the standard was followed, we may all be a little further along now.

Now, with Facebook opening [...]

Damn, I guess I'm hooked on Facebook

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Facebook has been upgrading for over an hour now.  I have found myself refreshing the front page over and over to see if it is back.  I guess this means I’m hooked.

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Facebook? In My Day, We Used Email

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I was on Pownce for the first time this week to see if it was still kicking and there was Robert Scoble, not even 10 posts down.  Now I think Robert’s great, but there must be 3 or 4 of him, because he’s everywhere.  So his post [...]

Tag Your Friend, The Answer to Defining Friends on Facebook

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UPDATE  (8/24/2007) : I see this post is getting a lot more attention lately.  Especially from people searching how to tag friends on facebook.  Clearly this is a feature people want.  See: http://www.allfacebook.com/2007/08/facebooks-killer-feature/

There have been a number of people lately questioning the way Facebook allows you to define your friends.  [...]