Google Reader adds comments for sharing

This is a big deal for social web addicts. One of the first articles posted to this site was about the inadequacies of Google Reader as a sharing platform when compared to FriendFeed. Yesterday, one of FriendFeed’s advantages over Google’s sharing platform was mitigated as Google unveiled comments for shared items. Google Reader makes it easy to share stories with friends, but it hasn’t fostered...

Tumblr vs. Posterous: microblogging throwdown

I’ve been auditioning the two heavyweights in the greater-than-140-characters microblogging space for a bit over a week now. I can tell you right off the bat, there is no clear winner here. Both services certainly have a place. In fact, the services are not quite as similar as I first thought. Registration is an easy win for Posterous. It is one of few services that do not require a registration form to...

The Facebook TOS controversy

Facebook recently updated their terms of service to include language which made users of the service a little uncomfortable. The new terms gave Facebook “perpetual worldwide license” to any content shared on the service. There was an outcry from the community regarding the open-endedness of these new terms of service. I can attest that, upon sharing content on any social network, my intent is not to...

Jinni invites for your favorite movie

Jinni is a really cool movie suggestion engine. It has developed a movie “genome” that defines certain traits in movies in much the same way Pandora does for music. I have five Jinni invites for the first five commenters who post their favorite movies. Go to...

Posterous: minimalistic microblogging and sharing

Ready to start a microblog at Posterous? OK. Send an e-mail to post [at] posterous [dot] com. Now you’re done! They will reply with your Posterous URL, and your blog setup is complete. Of course, you can go to the site and flesh out your profile, but the initial setup is done without a single form to fill out or password to create. Most anyone who uses the Internet is familiar with e-mail making Posterous the...