Comments by Mark Krynsky

Hi Thao, actually Lifestreaming isn't exactly new, just starting to gain more popularity and momentum. Wired may end up delegating Lifestreaming to the tired pile, but I think it's here to stay. It may morph into some other variations both from a tools and content perspective but the concept isn't going anywhere.

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I very much agree with you Chris. Also the average user (ie. Mainstreamer) for the most part couldn't care less about where their content lives or worrying about claiming ownership. All they care about for the most part is having a simple tool or site for sharing stuff with friends.

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I agree with the need for a "Lite" version except I would recommend it be a classic Lifestream. By that I mean it would offer all the services available but not opt the user in to the community. This would be done by not having the comment & like features available. That would also ensure that it maintains the standard reverse chronological order of a Lifestream. New users could then explore other feeds on FriendFeed and then get a better understanding of how likes and comments are used before turning the feature on for their own feed. I have other ideas as to what features should be turned off by default but the UI and path to graduate users on to more advanced feature set would also be a challenging task from both a logic and UI perspective.

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Good points Louis. Especially that last paragraph. Many of these other social media services just act as outposts where we can engage with users outside the confines of our own blogs.

Think of it as an analogy where your house was your blog, you can't always expect your friends to come over. You have to go out and meet them in environments where they choose to hang out. Ultimately though you will develop relationships where they are invited back to your home.

I pulled up my top 10 referrer stats for 2008 for Lifestream Blog and guess what? FriendFeed came in at #1 and Twitter came it at #5. So I think the value of hanging out and engaging on those sites are valueable and a must to get your message out there.

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Nice list Stowe. Plenty of Lifestreaming services that have tried to tackle #5 but none of them in such a way to make it simple and compelling enough to gain the mainstreamers mindshare. Tumblr has probably been the most prominent service to attempt this and another great service to come out this year is Storytlr. I'm not too sure anyone can as the barrier to entry is to also be using several social media services to aggregate the content in the first place. Unfortunately I feel only Facebook will capture the mindshare of most users as they offer a one stop shop for both publshing and customizing the display of Lifestreaming data as their user base continues to grow in 2009

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Congrats on another well deserved role Louis. Way to end such an incredible year you've had with a bang. I'm very glad to have gotten to know you and was honored to have written a guest post here. I look forward to a continued friendship and great things from you in the coming year.

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Louis, I feel there is a distinct difference between true Lifestreaming services that are built specifically with the functionality front and center versus those that bolt it on as an added feature. It's a hard proposition for the latter to become leading services in the area since they prioritize another primary function as a service to their users.It can also be either confusing or a distraction if not implemented well. Adding Lifestreaming functionality should be well thought out in these cases and that's not always the case. I think that is the primary reason why some of the other services in this sector have suffered.

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There are many terms used to describe what I've chosen to refer to as Lifestreaming. I wrote a post on many of the terms used back in April '07. There have been many more terms added since then. I don't believe in trying to label the varying forms of it because (a) it confuses people and (b) chances of mass adoption are pretty slim. Ultimately I don't care what people call it as long as they do it :)

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John, I have covered Plaxo quite a bit on this blog. Beginning in October of '07 I wrote about when Wired ran a story about them bringing Lifestreaming to the masses and when Scoble interviewed you about Pulse. I applaud Plaxo for being there early on and helping pioneer Lifestreaming. You also pointed out the Comcast acquisition which I failed to mention in my post (an edit may be in order). Glad you came by to read and reflect and I wish you and your team the best in the coming year.

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I love the plan Paul. I'm hoping to do the same next year. I spend way too much time thinking through my posts, along with editing and adding images and such. I'm hoping to do more brain dump posts just to get useful content out there. Thanks for reminding / reinforcing my thoughts on it.

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I fully agree with the overall assessment of the Uber blog but I also feel that for many of these larger scale sites to succeed they will also need to implement some method of either an internal or 3rd party services aggregation plan. I think primarily this would be for mobile media. With the proliferation of mobile photo and video services along with the need to the first and fastest to get scoops, this will be a must. I think those that incorporate this into their site plans will reap large benefits. Also, some form of micro-blogging needs to be incorporated for similar reasons as well.

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Hi Allen,

I've been enjoying the site as a new reader this year and I discovered the site initially on FriendFeed. I'm a big fan of your videos and hope you continue to make them next year.

I've been working in the online field for over ten years and am currently managing all of the websites and services for the X PRIZE Foundation. I'm also the author of Lifestream Blog.

Keep up the great work. I look forward to many more visits in the coming year.

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Regarding the FriendFeed stats I agree that they need a bit of an overhaul. Several folks questioned and complained about the results. Sure you can use Likes and Comments as part of the calculation, but I would also like to see some old school analytics as part of the equation including clickthroughs of items, profile page visits, etc...hopefully they do this in the coming year.

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Great post Mike. One thing that may not be clear is that you can download the source and run the app on your own server/site (source is here: http://github.com/dominiek/kakuteru/tree) or you can apply for a beta invite and use it as a service at http://kakuteru.com/ which also allows you to change the domain name used to something personal as well.

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Louis, thanks for the update. Sounds like this version will add some very nice enhancements. This is one Christmas present I'm really looking forward to. Now when are they releasing their iPhone version again? :)

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