Facebook has launched a twitter-style lite interface at http://lite.facebook.com/,
This is mostly the news feed, so it's basically a "media rich" version of twitter. There's no technical reason I can see that prevents Facebook from completely duplicating twitter's interface (if they wanted to). Not sure what twitter's response should be -- sell to Google? I think Facebook has the upper hand here, even if twitter has more buzz.
In March, I suggested that Facebook could easily implement all of Twitter's functionality. Today, TechCrunch is reporting that Facebook is testing Facebook Lite, "a faster, simpler version of Facebook".
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As with RSS, it is always a mistake to underestimate the power Winer’s bearhugging of technology can muster. But the context in which RSS emerged has as many differences as similarities with today’s circumstances. In particular, RSS was supported by two kinds of media — the emerging blogosphere and, eventually, the mainstream media. Today, these two medias have merged, primarily as a result of RSS and its democratic impact. It’s as though the New York State Thruway suddenly smashed all of its toll booths and allowed free travel. The impact was seismic, like the Guttenberg press. Shelf space became infinite. -- [techcrunchit]
Emphasis mine, but how could anyone compare RSS to the Guttenberg press with a straight face?
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iTunes genius just suggested that I purchase "Halle Berry (She's Fine)" by Hurricane Chris. If you don't know who Hurricane Chris is, he's sort of a poor man's Soulja Boy Tell'em.
If you don't know who Soulja Boy is, then the following youtube videos are for you:Comments [0]
"The drive to explore and learn -- to learn about the physical world and the inner self -- is a basic human trait. Without exploration and risk, and without facing the problems that come with risk, cultures are doomed to secondary status. Societies atrophy. We have to fight that tendency all the time."
Buzz Aldrin, in Life
When you see a reference to American Idol, remember that societies atrophy, and we all have a responsibility to fight that entropy. I should probably also stop reading Page Six.
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