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Monthly Archives: February 2010

More on the @replies subject

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

I just stumbled on a Buzz by DeWitt Clinton about a possible solution to the use of decentralized @replies. From the Buzz:
I want to throw some ideas out there about how it can someday be done in a decentralized fashion using open technologies such as WebFinger, Portable Contacts, AtomPub, and Activity Streams. (And maybe Salmon. [...]

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On the use of the @ syntax by Google Buzz

Monday, February 15, 2010

Just a quick note to archive the way Google Buzz is using the @ syntax. From “Google Buzz Tips“:
If you’d like to send a private message to someone, type @ and use Gmail’s autocomplete feature to find the email address of your contact.
In practice, you address other users by typing an @ symbol followed by [...]

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