This Is Why GReader’s “Like It” Functionality Is Stupid

Posted by Doug on August 26th, 2009 | No Comments

I mean, did people like the fact that Kennedy died, or did they appreciate Gruber pointing it out, or…?
And yes, this same complaint extends to Facebook, Friendfeed and any other “social” service that employs such a limited functional metaphor for “I thought this piece of information was important and would like to bring it to [...]

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Kudos For Praized

Posted by Doug on July 10th, 2008 | 3 Comments

Yes, I avoided the “praise for Praized” pun. My buddy Stephane (he of fellow WPhone fame) and his workmates have gone live with their social app, Praized. Think of it as a Web 2.0-ish Angie’s List, with local business/hotspot search and reviews (“Praize”/”Raze”, depending upon your level of Customer Support Mojo™). They’ve [...]

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