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BallHype Acquired by Future US In Attempt to Join Big Leagues (6)
on louisgray.com (923) permalinkAfter 18 months of progressing beyond the rookie stages of product development, Ballhype, the sports story discovery, submission and voting site, announced this morning that they have been acquired by Future US, a San Francisco-based media company. The purchase, for an undisclosed amount, enables the company's properties, including BallHype and a sister site, ShowHype, focused on entertainment news and gossip, to continue, but with a partner to help increase their monetization as traffic and engagement ...Contribute comment
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louisgray.com: The Importance Of Blog Linking Seems to Be Declining (41)
on louisgray.com (923) permalinkI am a strong believer in the power of linking between blogs, and I still go out of my way to link, especially to peers, to smaller blogs, and to developers of services I write about. At one time, I thought being linked to by the most prominent bloggers could have a significant impact on my traffic. And for a short time, it did. But now, I've seen traffic from other blogs to be driving ...Shared by Adam (496) Adamo (122) AJ (1214) atul (513) Bill Gaffney (6) Brittney (78) Bwana (251) carmilevy (3) charlie anzman (377) Chris. F. Masse (274) Corvida (510) dobata (1581) DOCBook Howto (403) Eric (110) Evgeni L. / Reepicheep (150) Franklin P (143) gabopagan (170) james svenson (29) jerobins (100) Joe (230) Ken Burbary (7) kenmat (69) Kyle (56) Laughing Squid (292) louisgray (702) Lu Tao (511) Maria Reyes-McDavis (10) mfdez (18) Mike F (2195) Nathan Ketsdever (69) prattmic (280) Rob (378) Ron (40) ShuTian (1946) Sid (51) Srinvard (280) Svetlana Gladkova (110) Tommaso (33) Tris Hussey (40) Tyler Roehmholdt (20) Yuvi (261)
- Maria Reyes-McDavis said: Amazing insights and shared traffic results on linking.
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louisgray.com: TinyURL Adds Custom Alias Feature To Shortened URL Service (58)
on louisgray.com (923) permalinkThe URL shortening service TinyURL was first useful for sending longer URLs to friends over e-mail to avoid line breaks that would often disable links in many e-mail programs.With the advent and massive growth of SMS and microblogging services, like Twitter, TinyURL and other services like it have become omnipresent, an integral part of sharing blog posts, news, and other items.In fact, Steve Gillmor of TechCrunch recently wrote, "Who controls TinyURL... controls the high ground ...Shared by Adamo (122) adrcc2 (24) AJ (1214) Allison (107) Anand Sharma (216) andylenz (35) Azeem (97) Barbara K. Baker (132) Benjamin Golub (129) bhc3 (84) Brian Phillips (5) Bryan (49) charlie anzman (377) ChrisR (13) Corvida (510) Dimitar D (65) dobata (1581) Donnie Berkholz (93) ehu4ever (535) Eric Peloquin (11) Evgeni L. / Reepicheep (150) Fred (44) gastaoss (281) grow (56) HejGustav (150) Henry Webb (272) Jake McKee (33) Jesús Dugarte (68) Justin Rains (48) Keith Bloemendaal (71) Kenneth LeFebvre (27) kukoo (88) Laughing Squid (292) louisgray (702) mahdi (198) Marianne (116) Mike F (2195) neeraj (29) nikan (146) Nikke (145) Nishith Shah (29) Nkululeko Masondo (155) oliver gassner (53) patrickj (117) Phonkmeister (115) Pradeep (46) Razzu (65) Rob (378) Russellreno (123) sarahintampa (390) Sean McBride (582) SFSlim (250) Shane Conder (42) Steve Rubel (169) svartling (152) Vahid (601) Yuvi (261) zsafwan (260)
- mahdi said: خیلی خالب بود
- Shane Conder said: Fascinating: http://tinyurl.com/shaneconder
- Pradeep said: This is, functionally, similar to is.gd's "Additional Keywords" feature. See "Additional Keywords" here: http://is.gd/instructions.php
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AssetBar Launches Fanflow for Premium Messaging and Content (15)
on louisgray.com (923) permalinkOne of the major issues hindering the growth of many Web services today is that users are not willing to pay. We don't want to pay for using their service, we don't want to pay for content, and we usually don't want to see or click through ads. Yet, free services, like Twitter, Google Reader, or any other Web activity aggregator have a cost of creating an infrastructure to support user growth. The more popular ...Shared by Aditya (9) AJ (1214) Ashub (16) charlie anzman (377) Corvida (510) dobata (1581) Duncan (234) Edwin Khodabakchian (32) Gerard (410) louisgray (702) Mike F (2195) oliver gassner (53) Rafi (71) Rob (378) sarahintampa (390)Contribute comment
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TweetDeck: New Twitter AIR App With Summize Integration, Groups (146)
on louisgray.com (923) permalinkFor many, given the up and down status of Twitter, the search functionality of Summize has become a must-have to find conversations, replies, and topics. A new AIR app, debuting today, called TweetDeck, features full integration with Summize, and lets you customize your Twitter experience, through dedicated columns for your feed, your replies, searches, and even the ability to create custom groups of those you follow on Twitter for a micro-feed.Authored by Iain Dodsworth, TweetDeck ...Shared by AJ (1214) Alan (101) Aleksander (278) Andreas (13) Andrés David (50) Andrew (18) Andrew Hite (9) atul (513) Atul Karmarkar (16) Avi (3657) baardoa (60) Benjamin Golub (129) Bjorn Tipling (28) Blake Hall (86) Bo Stern (5) Bwana (251) Caleb Brown (35) Caleb Elston (67) Chabarred (330) charlie anzman (377) Cheryl Allin (44) Chetan Thaker (406) Chris Thomson (6) Christopher Elliott (749) Corvida (510) Craig Stokes (73) Czar (283) dagorret.digg@gmail.com (2018) Daniel Sale (84) Danielle Brigida (778) David (35) David Worrell (111) Deborah Petersen (3464) Digg Boss (2967) Dmitriy Kopylenko (12) dobata (1581) DOCBook Howto (403) Doctor Setebos (76) Dominik (20) Doug (396) Duncan (234) embee (626) etorsten (22) Evgeni L. / Reepicheep (150) Felix Bredoteau (1978) Fumi (207) Gil (2076) Gordon (40) Greg (30) guy (2711) haggaret (64) Head Ov Metal (14) Hisham (127) History of Blogging (874) Igor Poltavskiy (237) Inthenameofmine (780) irCuBiC (3) J. Abdul-Qahhar (97) J. Phil (668) James (293) janequigley (68) Jeff (1751) Jeffrey Blais (171) Jemm (65) Jigar Mehta (170) Joost Schuur (15) Justin Copeland (59) Keith Bloemendaal (71) Kenneth LeFebvre (27) Kevin Federline (1741) Krazy (411) Langley Zhu (85) Leena (3429) Leslie (26) Liz Tufte (33) louisgray (702) m.0 (25) Marci Maleski (9) Margaret Kerr (5) Mark (524) Mark (35) Mark Drapeau (13) Mark Dykeman (44) markus1970 (77) Marten (30) MG (201) mhking (203) Michael Religioso (283) Mike Doeff (47) Mike F (2195) Mike Lastname (18) MissM (16) Mitch Wagner (65) Mladen (139) morberg (11) Mosi (25) Mr. BabyMan (1809) Muhammad Saleem (2375) Nice Fish Films (137) Nick Cowie (24) Nico (107) Niklas (59) Nils (23) Nishith Shah (29) oblonski (90) OnkelSchark (150) p0ps (139) Paul McIntosh (228) Peety (484) ProfVegas (1276) Rahul Das (11) Rakesh (19) Ramon van Belzen (12) Rebkin (11) Reg Saddler (Zaibatsu) (1872) Rob (378) Ross (25) Ru> (34) Ryan (134) Ryan Stewart (12) sadiq kassamali (320) sarahintampa (390) Scott (51) Scott Watermasysk (27) Sean (41) Shane (427) ShuTian (1946) Simon Doggett (23) Smiley One (43) somenice (138) Sonciary (48) stargratrix (44) StevieB (171) Sun Tzu (2971) SuzyiMac (39) svartling (152) timepilot (34) Trevor Wermund (659) Vaughn (46) Vince (42) Warner (82) zsafwan (260)
- charlie anzman said: Just loaded it. Best one yet
- Sean said: Looks cool. Seems like it would be very nice with FreiendFeed integration.
- haggaret said: This is cool. I'll have to look at installing this on the macbook and trying it out.
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July's Jewels: Five Obscure Blogs that Sparkle (22)
on louisgray.com (923) permalinkNear the beginning of each month, I try to highlight five bloggers who have recently caught my eye, who I think you should take a look at, who are offering good insight, especially into the world of tech or social media.While there's no specific criteria for naming what's well known or what's obscure, each of the blogs mentioned don't get mentioned often alongside so-called A-List bloggers, and rarely, if ever, have made the rarified air ...Shared by (jeff)isageek (314) atul (513) charlie anzman (377) Corvida (510) Dimitar D (65) dobata (1581) DOCBook Howto (403) Franklin P (143) J. Phil (668) Julian (161) Mark (524) Mike F (2195) Rob (378) Romain Péchard (23) Russellreno (123) sarahintampa (390) Shawn (74) Srinvard (280) Svetlana Gladkova (110) Tech For Novices (361) Tim Probst (73) Unseen (54)
- DOCBook Howto said: Thanks Louis!
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Sarah Comes Home, Making Our Family Whole (8)
on louisgray.com (923) permalinkAfter a seemingly long ten days of seeing Sarah, the smaller of our twins, in the special care nursery at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, we had the good fortune to pick her up yesterday morning and take her home, meaning our family of four is now complete. The doctors' concerns as to Sarah's low weight, small appetite and inability to regulate her own temperature were largely alleviated, and we now have the great opportunity to ...Shared by charlie anzman (377) Drew Olanoff (568) Franklin P (143) Mike F (2195) Rex (839) Rizzn (278) Rob (378) Zahra HB (485)
- Zahra HB said: تیشرت فرندفیدو داشته باشید کنار اون موچی لی ها:)
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FriendFeed Doubles Share of Comments in 2nd Month Tracking (21)
on louisgray.com (923) permalinkLast month, in Has FriendFeed's Comment Activity Eclipsed Native Conversations?, I reported that comments on blog posts and Twitter post notifications on FriendFeed represented about 40% of the total comments I received on the same number of posts, natively, on louisgray.com, for the month of May.As June drew to a close, the issue of FriendFeed owning the comments flared up again, with Robert Scoble claiming "blog comments are dead". I can report they're not dead, ...Shared by AJ (1214) atul (513) Azeem (97) Benjamin Golub (129) bhc3 (84) Brittney (78) DOCBook Howto (403) Eric (110) Franklin P (143) J. Phil (668) Joe (230) louisgray (702) mario r (49) markus1970 (77) Mike F (2195) Ontario Emperor (251) Rainer Helmes (48) Rex (839) Rob (378) Russellreno (123) Unseen (54)Contribute comment
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State of the Blog: June 2008 Recap (4)
on louisgray.com (923) permalinkJune 2008 In Summary (Archive Page)Total stories published to date: 1,389Total stories published in June: 38(About 1.3 per day, down from 1.5 in May)Total stories in June with comments: 37(97% of all stories, from 43 and 91% in May)Total comments on June posts: 493, approx. 15 per post.(From 456 or 9.7 per post and 10.6 per commented post in May)June statistics from SiteMeter, with that service's numbers.(Why show real data? See blog post)Technorati Authority Ranking: ...Contribute comment
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louisgray.com: mioNews Brings New Foldered Interface to FriendFeed (49)
on louisgray.com (923) permalinkAnother day brings another interesting new application using FriendFeed's API, attempting to give a new way for active users to sort their stream. Today's entrant, called mioNews, instead of trying to mimic the spartan FriendFeed interface, as many others have, brings an approach more commonly seen in RSS readers like Google Reader, or even e-mail applications, like Microsoft Outlook. The new, professional, look also comes with some new features to help users indicate stories they ...Shared by AJ (1214) Alex (109) Andy C (110) Arin (27) Arjan Writes (2) atul (513) Azeem (97) Caleb Elston (67) charlie anzman (377) Corvida (510) daniel (149) Daniel Sale (84) djah (12) Edwin Khodabakchian (32) Evgeni L. / Reepicheep (150) Franklin P (143) gastaoss (281) J. Phil (668) James (293) Jase (87) Joe (230) Julian (161) Laughing Squid (292) Le prof. (90) louisgray (702) Mark (524) Matthew (17) matthooper (29) Mike F (2195) Morten (26) nikan (146) oliver gassner (53) p0ps (139) Patrick Lightbody (11) Rex (839) Rui (55) Russellreno (123) sarahintampa (390) Sasha Kovaliov (42) Scott (111) Sean McBride (582) Srinvard (280) Steve Rubel (169) Timothy (292) Todd McKinney (19) Todd Mundt (133) ultraviolet (183) Warner (82)Contribute comment
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http://www.louisgray.com/live/2008/06/on-web-if-youre-not-growing-youre-dying.html (48)
on louisgray.com (923) permalinkOften, perception of a site or service's momentum can be self-fulfilling.Even over the last two years of my writing on this blog, the companies I cover have changed, as what used to be relevant has become less so, and new hotshots have come to take their place. But while some niche services are on their way to becoming household names, others that could have done so are fading, when compared to their peaks of 1, ...Shared by AJ (1214) Alexandre Solleiro (1) ali1k (3) Andreas (13) Aspi (23) atul (513) Azeem (97) Benjamin Golub (129) charleshudson (35) Charlie (11) charlie anzman (377) Claude (57) Craig (18) Damon (868) danblank (27) DrBaher (70) DXL (31) Edwin Khodabakchian (6) Edwin Khodabakchian (32) Eric (110) gastaoss (281) hubmacfan (62) Inetgate Writer (3) Joseph Miller (0) Julian (161) Keith (22) kenmat (69) louisgray (702) mario r (49) Mark (524) Michael D (11) Mike F (2195) Mike Reynolds (127) Mitchell Tsai (216) Nick Cowie (24) Pete (179) Rick Turoczy (127) Rob (378) Russellreno (123) rveguilla (56) sarahintampa (390) Tina K.J (97) Tom (29) Unseen (54) Wayne Sutton (124) Yuvi (261) Zahra HB (485) zuzur (84)Contribute comment
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New NoiseRiver App Adds Interest Filters to FriendFeed Stream (55)
on louisgray.com (923) permalinkFor those looking for FriendFeed Friday Tips #6, consider this post in lieu of the series. Our visits to see Sarah in the hospital prevented Friday posting. I'll look to be back on track next Friday. As FriendFeed has grown its user base, the number of people to follow and items they add to their personal streams is increasing. Some are finding the resulting noise to be too much in its native form. While I've ...Shared by .dean (35) (jeff)isageek (314) adang001 (33) AJ (1214) Alan (101) atul (513) Azeem (97) Ben (772) bhc3 (84) cgranier (14) ckaroli (279) directeur (80) dobata (1581) Evgeni L. / Reepicheep (150) Franklin P (143) Galtenbergs (34) Gerard (410) homo superior (71) IRWebReport.com (9) J. Phil (668) Jeremy (389) jerobins (100) Joe (230) John (95) knv (44) Kreg (92) kukoo (88) Laughing Squid (292) louisgray (702) Mark (131) Maryam (635) mhmazidi (419) Mike F (2195) Mitchell Tsai (216) mr94 (45) n8k99 (83) nikan (146) Ozgur Alaz, Marketallica (175) pF (15) Rex (839) Rob (378) Robert Scoble (126) roedward (212) Russellreno (123) Ryan (134) sarahintampa (390) Scott (111) Seth (20) soufron (120) Susan Beebe (8) Tom (29) Tris Hussey (40) ultraviolet (183) wAsh (40) Yuvi (261)Contribute comment
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Browzmi Lets You Share Browsing Experience With Friends (16)
on louisgray.com (923) permalinkYou name the online activity, and new services are emerging to find ways to let you share that experience with friends. There are new RSS readers with social aspects. There are any number of ways to answer the proverbial "what are you doing?" and keep friends updated, and seemingly, each day, a new site debuts to try and corral all your online updates. Browzmi, a small site that hasn't gotten much attention, has developed an ...Shared by AJ (1214) atul (513) cgranier (14) charlie anzman (377) dobata (1581) griflet (37) louisgray (702) Mike F (2195) Mitchell Tsai (216) Rex (839) robert sørensen (6) Russellreno (123) sarahintampa (390) Summer (141) Tina K.J (97) Yuvi (261)Contribute comment
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Smart People, Stupid Tweets. Fake News Spreads Fast on Twitter. (65)
on louisgray.com (923) permalinkShared by ~ Cindy Stanford ~ hci (73) Alex (109) Andreas (13) Andrew Long (15) Azeem (97) brad (69) cgranier (14) Ch (197) Charlie (11) charlie anzman (377) Corvida (510) danblank (27) Daniel Backhaus (20) Daniel Dočekal (54) Daniel Sale (84) Dave Winer (50) David Erickson (427) dobata (1581) Doug (6) DrBaher (70) Drew Olanoff (568) Duncan (234) Fernando (25) fmanjoo (62) Frank (14) Frederic (199) grow (56) Harshil Karia (19) Ian Betteridge (65) idhorat (63) Igor Poltavskiy (237) Igor The Troll (94) J. Phil (668) Julian (161) Keef (91) Keith Childs (1) kenmat (69) Laura (0) louisgray (702) Mark (524) Mark (131) mathewi (64) Mike F (2195) Nikhil Narayanan (3) Nils (23) Ontario Emperor (251) Paul Dunay (106) Picketwire (90) prexec (94) Rex (839) rexy (133) Richard Joerges (0) Rick Turoczy (127) sam (67) sarahintampa (390) Shane (45) Shey (156) Spudsstuff (144) Steve (50) SuzyiMac (39) Timothy (292) TweetCrunch (21) Vahid (601) Zahra HB (485)Contribute comment
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We're Home, But One Baby Was Left Behind (11)
on louisgray.com (923) permalinkThis afternoon, my wife and our son Matthew were discharged from Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, four days after the arrival of our twins. And while we're excited to be home, in a comfortable environment, we have had the unenviable position of leaving Sarah, our second twin, behind. While she's expected to gain weight and strength to the point she can round out our home by the end of the week, the gap between what we ...Shared by Ben Pettit (21) Brandon (76) Drew Olanoff (568) Franklin P (143) louisgray (702) Mark (524) Mike F (2195) Rob (378) Russellreno (123) sarahintampa (390) Tim Probst (73)Contribute comment
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louisgray.com: Crowdsource Software Payments to Reward Alert Developers (27)
on louisgray.com (923) permalinkNot all software is free, and not all of it should be. Unless you are the type who can break out your C and Python manuals with ease, the time may come where you have an idea for a great application, and you're going to need someone else to do it. Why not leverage others who have the same need, and combine to provide a bounty, by which, if your solution is delivered to satisfaction, ...Shared by atul (513) Azeem (97) Benjamin Golub (129) bhc3 (84) Buzzworkers (180) Carlo (3) charlie anzman (377) Dennis Laumen (89) dobata (1581) Drew Olanoff (568) Franklin P (143) Frederic (199) handir (196) Igor Poltavskiy (237) jerobins (100) Joe (230) Julian (161) louisgray (702) Mike F (2195) morgan180 (102) reechard (48) Rob (378) Robert (27) sarahintampa (390) simonpure (25) soufron (120) Timothy (292)Contribute comment
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Is Your Web Getting Filtered? What's Blocked or Unlocked? (14)
