Category Archives: Thoughts

More on the @replies subject

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Bruno Pedro

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 … Continue reading →

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On the use of the @ syntax by Google Buzz

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Bruno Pedro

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 … Continue reading →

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For free? Why?

Posted on December 28, 2009 by Bruno Pedro

Great post by Pedro Pinheiro about making a business around art. I particularly like this excerpt: For free? Why? Because the money to be earned is not on things that can be copied. That’s a lost battle. If you’re a … Continue reading →

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Re: Twitter URLs: Are Microformats The Answer To A Real Problem?

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Bruno Pedro

Stowe Boyd writes about a possible approach to address different user profiles on different clients. After exposing a possible microformats based approach he talks about a microsyntax solution to the problem: A microsyntax approach would be something visible in the … Continue reading →

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Cliqset FeedProxy and the ActivityStreams format

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Bruno Pedro

Great news: the Cliqset FeedProxy tool will normalize feeds from more than 70 other services into new feeds in the ActivityStreams format. It may just be an initial inroad to interoperability between these networks, provided by a 3rd party and … Continue reading →

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