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Comment on I’m On Twitter Now What? by Waterski the Web » Blog Archive » Facebook Changes Again – Wants to Make Your Actions Public

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:26:34 +0000

[...] Twitter was the public side of you, where you could share your expertise in hobbies, industry, and passions and at the same time, inform people that you just took your dog to the dog park. I’ve often suggested that Twitter is best when its a mix of business & pleasure. [...]

Comment on Google Mail: 7 Reasons it’s Keys to the Web City by Burt Hayes

Burt Hayes — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:46:18 +0000

Thanks again for a nice site.

Comment on #WatchOut!- A Twitter Virus Warning by Kirk

Kirk — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:00:09 +0000

The issue is every Twitter related website/tool requires you to enter your login info for Twitter. I never understood or trusted that, no matter what site it is.

If the site says “Don’t worry, we won’t give out your info” that’s not very believable (yet people do it anyway).

In fact, if you want to harvest Twitter accounts, make a semi interesting tool, and do just that.

I’ve seen similar issues with Gmail accounts (log in and we’ll check to see if your friends are on our service). Google fails at this as well by not providing a custom address book feed. This is a simple fix. Enter the url of the site asking for your contacts, Gmail generates a unique url w/random code (for that site’s URL only). You’d have to do this for each site that asks, but that would lock it down so the url can’t be given out (granted if the site is shady they can just strip that list and do whatever with it) but it does give the user some safety and they never have to give out their login info.

The “Web 2.0″ world is really just a bunch of suckers, that are way too trusting with their data.

Comment on Technorati: Center of the Blog Universe by Tony Berkman

Tony Berkman — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:07:48 +0000

Technorati certainly has the numbers and enables you to easily identify the A list bloggers. Unfortunately without some form of human involvement in the screening process, they are swamped with spam blogs. BlogCatalog, which I am part of, reviews each blog submission making it easier for readers to discover great blogs, that are less known. Add to that a community crowd sourcing element, which Technorati lacks, and BlogCatalog is a platform where many media pros visit to find great blogs and connect with their writers.

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Comment on Google Wave: Real Time Communication and Collaboration by Waterski the Web » Blog Archive » 5 Ways To Get An Invite For Google Wave

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:05:01 +0000

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Comment on Technorati: Center of the Blog Universe by uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:01:28 +0000

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Comment on Google Reader: Plug into the Matrix by Waterski the Web » Blog Archive » Technorati: Center of the Blog Universe

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:53:21 +0000

[...] lot of blogs in a short period of time. When in doubt, add the blogs that catch your eye to your Google Reader. You can always fine tune and cull (haha) your subscriptions [...]

Comment on Mint.com – Give it ALL of the logins to your Bank Accounts? by Casey Cheshire

Casey Cheshire — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:49:45 +0000

Exactly, most banks will require you to confirm any new transfers by mail. I remember having to wait for a letter (with a confirmation code) to arrive before they would allow me to transfer any funds.

Comment on Mint.com – Give it ALL of the logins to your Bank Accounts? by f1vlad

f1vlad — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:44:28 +0000

Even if someone finds out your login to your bank account. What bad can they do? Check the balance? Or transfer money between checking to saving? I thought about this, too and don’t see how mint overall is insecure.

I use it and love it.