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1. This was a shocker. I don't think anyone expected USC to go down like they did. - Dave   - 09/26/2008
2. yes in deed. i was very happy to watch this and yes, i had no hope for a usc loss. - MageThufer   - 09/26/2008
3. The Pac-10 is looking ugly right now. Cal lost to Maryland, and UCLA got blasted by BYU. - louisgray   - 09/29/2008

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4. I've got it. I'm withholding judgement until Sunday. But it's free, so there really is no downside. - Dave   - 09/29/2008
5. Yeah... i dig it so far... great find Louis, that's for sure. - Matt   - 09/29/2008
6. man if they do this with nascar, looks like i may be standing in line. very cool, not plopping down U$D's yet, but getting close. my youngest son has one and i must say, they are very cool. - MageThufer   - 10/01/2008

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1. 1. Continue To Make Our Technology Easier and Simpler to Use
   
   So you can make more money
   
   2. Look Outward, Not Inward
   
   So you can make more money
   
   3. Partner With Complementary Skills to Achieve More
   
   So you can make more money
   
   4. Sell the Benefits to the Unconverted, but in Practical Ways
   
   So you can make more money
   
   5. Encourage Listening and Participation
   
   So you can make more money
   
   6. Apprenticeship
   
   So they can make you more money
   
   7. Focus on Long Term Payback
   
   So you can make more money
   
   8. Jettison Your Bratty Side
   
   a touch of conscience?
   
   9. Keep Exploring - There's Always a Cutting Edge Somewhere
   
   So you can make more money
   
   Fairness is in the eye of the beholder
   
   So you can make more money
   
   
   How about number 10 and the reason that Blogs came into existence in the first place:
   
   Because you actually cared about a subject, rather than So you can make more money - patchsms   - 07/23/2008
2. btw should have added - not meant as a personal attack, just an overall disappointment in the direction blogging has gone and the whole social media experience, my apologies if it came across as a personal attack. - patchsms   - 07/23/2008
3. No personal attack received. Keep in mind that this was on a blog with no ads that makes more money. It's a hobby and a fun one too! - louisgray   - 07/24/2008

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1. It's true... I visited the site at least twice during the event and every single time... it was up. Not only up... but at peak performance! (This post gave me a good chuckle.) - Matt   - 06/10/2008
2. I do what I can. Good thing I had all the data backed up just in case! - louisgray   - 06/10/2008

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5. i agree, this is a 'good sign' of popularity. as a daily user of shyftr....yes;
   >>is being used as a near realtime content discovery and sharing tool, <<
   a user expectation is somewhat fickle thing at best. your work and implementation with shyftr have been spot on so far.
   i sign on, i get my feeds, i see if others have something to share, i sometimes comment. what is important is that i can do this quickly and efficiently. not bogged down with unnecessary bloat. so far, you guys have done the job well.
   imho; what makes shyftr different, and frankly better that the others......it works. it works cleanly and i can get on with my day. - MageThufer   - 05/31/2008
6. I am confused, because I am not so smart. No data is being removed, but the statistics change? (Reads again and again) - louisgray   - 06/01/2008
7. Two things: Older feed content is going to be archived (not accessible), and numbers that track new items for your feeds will be limited to a month. We haven't yet decided how far back accessible feed content will go. Whether it'll be 3 months, 6 months, etc. But I'd love to hear how far back people read their feeds so that we can make an informed decision. - Dave   - 06/01/2008

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1. If I only had a grand. - thattalldude   - 05/28/2008
2. Funny, when I was at the data center the other week, I was staring at the rack thinking, I wish we had solid state drives in the server. If I remember correctly, 1 - 30gb SSD drive was a grand. - Dave   - 05/28/2008
3. My old boss and a good friend is the co-founder of Drobo. It's interesting to see people thinking these are expensive. It's some good technology there, and in theory, it should last you a real long time and keep your data safe. What's more important than your data? - louisgray   - 05/30/2008

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1. Could this be improve anywhere? - michael   - 05/22/2008
2. I want an iPhone (sort of). But strapped to my BlackBerry at work... which they pay for... why would I switch? I'd have to pay on my own, switch networks (if not numbers) and... nah. Dang. - louisgray   - 05/24/2008
3. you could keep your own phone number, but I would keep the blackberry if they are paying. I needed to switch carriers and it was less expensive to get an iphone. It may be the best phone I have ever had. However, I was much quicker texting on the pearl. - michael   - 05/26/2008

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5. You guys are all a PITA. - louisgray   - 05/22/2008
6. I'm starting to get a little 'behind' on this one. - Dave   - 05/22/2008
7. You know your not cool when you have to google PITA to find out what it means - michael   - 05/23/2008

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4. This is not new news. I think we have all known this for about ...
   
   wait...
   
   
   EVER - michael   - 05/16/2008
5. Anyone see this version yet?
   
   http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1815979 - Dave   - 05/16/2008
6. Lee, I was going to write something about the sky being blue, but it looks like you beat me to it. - louisgray   - 05/17/2008

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1. Toluu and Shyftr were really made for each other. Both great products with smart, fast-moving entrepreneurs at the helm. Nice job, all. - louisgray   - 05/17/2008

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3. Someday soon, I will have a double response to this picture. But... this photo is great. I was all too happy to share it with my wife this morning. - louisgray   - 05/17/2008
4. - MageThufer   - 05/18/2008
5. looks great - michael   - 05/19/2008

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8. I would have locked the bathroom door and forced people to dump in the aisles....pretty sure the pilot would have changed his tune after that..... - Lee   - 05/14/2008
9. LOL @ Lee... good point. (Though I'm sure there is more than one latrine.) - Matt   - 05/15/2008
10. 10 points for using latrine in a sentence. - Dave   - 05/15/2008

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2. Brat. The "We" in the first example is absolutely correct, in that Robert and I would like to be there. The second "We" was overstepping.
   
   When's the Shyftr open house? - louisgray   - 05/13/2008
3. Good question... Dave? - Matt   - 05/13/2008
4. Good things come to those who wait. - Dave   - 05/13/2008

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1. Are there any Facebook apps that you like that aren't a complete waste of time? I'm partial to Feedheads and FriendFeed, but that's obvious. - louisgray   - 05/06/2008
2. I'm not convinced Facebook itself isn't a complete waste of time: apps and all... but that's me. - Matt   - 05/07/2008

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7. Yeah they missed a bunch of mine too! - tehdik   - 05/06/2008
8. The opml import isn't working for me. I already sent in feedback. Gave me a few alerts about blog group already being present (can't remember the exact wording) and then got stuck at 56% for the longest time.
   The opml was exported from Google Reader. - galtroarc   - 05/16/2008
9. does not work so well with opml files from google reader. - laban   - 07/12/2008

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1. Huge news out of the expo... TC reports someone photographed a Google booth after, get this, being told not to. 2008 has already proven to be an earth shattering year for the Web 2.0 expo. news!! Really intense stuff...
   
   OR
   
   What to do with your uber-branded conference when the whole "high" of your buzzword wears off... 2009 = Web 2.5 expo?
   
   end sarcasm. - Matt   - 04/24/2008
2. The Google booth was pretty cool. It looked inflatable. Having set up our non-inflatable booth, I'm jealous. - louisgray   - 04/25/2008
3. Where are the super secret leaked photos of your non-inflatable booth? It could well be second coolest story to come out of the expo! - Matt   - 04/25/2008

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1. How can you mistake a child for a turkey. If this boy was outfitted in the proper hunting garb; orange vest/jacket and cap he should of been easily seen. If the boy was not properly outfitted then shame on the father and throw the book at him. He was responsible for this child and he robbed him of his life.
   Jerk. - kathy   - 04/20/2008
2. This is ... horrible. Remind me never to take my kids hunting. - louisgray   - 04/21/2008
3. Louis, don't take your kids hunting. - michael   - 04/22/2008

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1. This is an odd thing, in that BlogPulse looked interesting when I first found it, but they haven't updated their metrics since Monday. Why would that be? Is it a one-person shop? - louisgray   - 04/17/2008
2. Definitely looked interesting when I read your blog post overviewing the service. It does kind of defeat the point if your a metrics business and your charts aren't updating daily. - Dave   - 04/18/2008
3. Interesting.... although, because the service is unique perhaps it's weekly... a retrospective look at the past week is better than no look.
   
   I imagine as they gain traction they will be able to update daily/multiple times a day... from a technical standpoint I can imagine the processes at work there are very intensive. Either way... it's an interesting service to keep an eye on even if it's not a daily destination just yet. - Matt   - 04/18/2008

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4. Hilarious. I hope I can find a pack! - briansolomon   - 04/16/2008
5. I tried the Harry Potter jelly beans too. I thought the flavor names would be a gimmick and that the actual flavors would be normal. Boy was I ever wrong. Yuck. I threw most of them away. - louisgray   - 04/17/2008
6. Vomit flavored? I can see a pretty funny gag coming out of this. - Dave   - 04/17/2008

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1. Test comment on Shyftr - ColinWalker   - 04/15/2008
2. It is intended to be. But to be honest, if you move past the GUI and keyboard shortcuts, the reason I can't leave Google Reader is the link blog. It powers so many things now. - louisgray   - 04/15/2008
3. In the initial outset I believed there was potential for fav.or.it but I think they loss the badwagon by not inputting enough work into the infastructure and gaining moer publicity that was more then needed for that time. Do not get me wrong, publicity is great, but it was bad timing. Fav.or.it had the motto of explaning RSS to my Dad, but who was doing the explaining? A bunch of geeks! there was not a clear defining line between what caters for the publisher and user. The underlining principal was idealistic, but in a fast paced information age you have to be aggressive and timely in the manner you approach technology and deliver, in an every saturated market; shyftr has done a better job. You decide what you want and see if anyone has something to offer that you have missed, related or popular. The next person does not make the desicion for you. If fav.or.it wants to get back in the game in needs to shift (oops did not mean to use that word to sound like shyftr ) its direction and really get on the ball. - rapidfireblog   - 04/15/2008