Comments on: Streamy is? http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/09/streamy-is.html Tech' views that are 667% more interesting than the tech' news itself... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:12:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Wayne Smallman http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/09/streamy-is.html#comment-2686 Wayne Smallman Thu, 01 May 2008 22:23:17 +0000 http://sv2.mhlists.net/~wwwblah/index.php/2007/09/18/streamy-is/#comment-2686 Hi Christopher and thanks again for the comment! Although I think this was actually your first. To be honest, I haven't looked at Streamy once since this review. But then again, why would I? And if what you're saying is right, that Streamy is still in private beta pretty much tells the real story, certainly for me at least. I hope things work out for you. But for me, I just don't have the time. Speak soon! Hi Christopher and thanks again for the comment! Although I think this was actually your first.

To be honest, I haven’t looked at Streamy once since this review. But then again, why would I?

And if what you’re saying is right, that Streamy is still in private beta pretty much tells the real story, certainly for me at least.

I hope things work out for you. But for me, I just don’t have the time.

Speak soon!

]]> By: Megapixels http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/09/streamy-is.html#comment-2683 Megapixels Thu, 01 May 2008 21:17:22 +0000 http://sv2.mhlists.net/~wwwblah/index.php/2007/09/18/streamy-is/#comment-2683 I'm an avid RSS feed reader, but have only recently heard about Streamy. Just wondering Wayne if your feelings about Streamy have changed any since this post? Other stuff I've read got me kind of excited about it. I've requested an invitation to the "private beta" but am still waiting. I’m an avid RSS feed reader, but have only recently heard about Streamy. Just wondering Wayne if your feelings about Streamy have changed any since this post? Other stuff I’ve read got me kind of excited about it. I’ve requested an invitation to the “private beta” but am still waiting.

]]> By: ob81 http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/09/streamy-is.html#comment-631 ob81 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:02:00 +0000 http://sv2.mhlists.net/~wwwblah/index.php/2007/09/18/streamy-is/#comment-631 Well, Streamy won't be replacing Digg, pownce, or twitter any time soon.<br/>It is an RSS reader. A damn good one at that. Right now I am sharing stories with friends a lot faster and covering more information in a shorter period of time. You as a blogger Wayne, I am a little shocked that you haven't dived in and given it a chance. It is also an easy way to share posts with friends. I created a blogger group, and with drag and drop, bloggers can share their posts with other bloggers. For an average web user, Streamy can provide the functions of pownce, twitter, digg, and stumbleupon in one, but that isn't the point of it. It is sharing your RSS feeds with friends. Don't let the ill hype that you have heard on pownce fool you. A lot of them frequent Streamy a lot, and I have learned more about them and what they like, within a matter of minutes of chatting and sharing with them on Streamy. <br/>There was a big hype behind Streamy, and I know that you wanted to be awed, but I can't stress enough, as a blogger, I am shocked that you aren't seeing the potential with it. Well, Streamy won’t be replacing Digg, pownce, or twitter any time soon.
It is an RSS reader. A damn good one at that. Right now I am sharing stories with friends a lot faster and covering more information in a shorter period of time. You as a blogger Wayne, I am a little shocked that you haven’t dived in and given it a chance. It is also an easy way to share posts with friends. I created a blogger group, and with drag and drop, bloggers can share their posts with other bloggers. For an average web user, Streamy can provide the functions of pownce, twitter, digg, and stumbleupon in one, but that isn’t the point of it. It is sharing your RSS feeds with friends. Don’t let the ill hype that you have heard on pownce fool you. A lot of them frequent Streamy a lot, and I have learned more about them and what they like, within a matter of minutes of chatting and sharing with them on Streamy.
There was a big hype behind Streamy, and I know that you wanted to be awed, but I can’t stress enough, as a blogger, I am shocked that you aren’t seeing the potential with it.

]]> By: Wayne Smallman http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/09/streamy-is.html#comment-630 Wayne Smallman Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:03:00 +0000 http://sv2.mhlists.net/~wwwblah/index.php/2007/09/18/streamy-is/#comment-630 Hi Mike and thanks for taking the time to comment. Always appreciated.<br/><br/>I made the comparison because most of the people I've spoken to who seem won over by Streamy are saying that Pownce, Twitter, StumbleUpon and Digg are just going to fade away and Streamy is just going supersede them, which is quite frankly laughable.<br/><br/>"For me, Streamy is a new breed of real-time aggregator."<br/><br/>Since when is any other feed aggregator not real-time?<br/><br/>"What is cool and interesting about Streamy to me is that I can read news and blogs as I have in other readers in the past, but now I'm able to share and discuss them in real-time on the site."<br/><br/>Which can all be accomplished easily and more efficiently with Firefox and a tab for Pownce, Twitter, StumbleUpon and Digg.<br/><br/>"... and once it has IM integration with AIM and Gtalk I'll be ditching meebo as well."<br/><br/>Having used web-based IM, that's certainly not a plus point for Streamy.<br/><br/>Given the very poor user interface that Streamy has right now, additional features will only worsen the experience and hamper usability.<br/><br/>"... just by reading content and participating in groups I'm building my profile."<br/><br/>All of which are happening elsewhere and doing fine for it, too.<br/><br/>Right now, Facebook is just barely holding its own after taking the same "let's be all things to all people" approach.<br/><br/>As I see it, unless someone has never used the likes of Pownce, Twitter, StumbleUpon or Digg, and are unfamiliar with the broader web, there's little appeal.<br/><br/>I stand by my claims, Streamy doesn't not add value to the Social Networking experience... Hi Mike and thanks for taking the time to comment. Always appreciated.

I made the comparison because most of the people I’ve spoken to who seem won over by Streamy are saying that Pownce, Twitter, StumbleUpon and Digg are just going to fade away and Streamy is just going supersede them, which is quite frankly laughable.

“For me, Streamy is a new breed of real-time aggregator.”

Since when is any other feed aggregator not real-time?

“What is cool and interesting about Streamy to me is that I can read news and blogs as I have in other readers in the past, but now I’m able to share and discuss them in real-time on the site.”

Which can all be accomplished easily and more efficiently with Firefox and a tab for Pownce, Twitter, StumbleUpon and Digg.

“… and once it has IM integration with AIM and Gtalk I’ll be ditching meebo as well.”

Having used web-based IM, that’s certainly not a plus point for Streamy.

Given the very poor user interface that Streamy has right now, additional features will only worsen the experience and hamper usability.

“… just by reading content and participating in groups I’m building my profile.”

All of which are happening elsewhere and doing fine for it, too.

Right now, Facebook is just barely holding its own after taking the same “let’s be all things to all people” approach.

As I see it, unless someone has never used the likes of Pownce, Twitter, StumbleUpon or Digg, and are unfamiliar with the broader web, there’s little appeal.

I stand by my claims, Streamy doesn’t not add value to the Social Networking experience…

]]> By: Mike http://www.blahblahtech.com/2007/09/streamy-is.html#comment-629 Mike Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:28:00 +0000 http://sv2.mhlists.net/~wwwblah/index.php/2007/09/18/streamy-is/#comment-629 Wayne,<br/><br/>Your comparison to Streamy seems to focus on the following products:<br/><br/>Pownce, Twitter, StumbleUpon and Digg<br/><br/>For me, Streamy is a new breed of real-time aggregator. While it certainly covers features of those other sites, none of them attempt to be an RSS reader, which is at the core of Streamy, and none of them have true real-time interaction or the web-OS like interface.<br/><br/>What is cool and interesting about Streamy to me is that I can read news and blogs as I have in other readers in the past, but now I'm able to share and discuss them in real-time on the site. There are shortcuts and an intuitive interface that allow me to read quickly and efficiently.<br/><br/>While not perfect, it has certainly replaced all other RSS readers for me and once it has IM integration with AIM and Gtalk I'll be ditching meebo as well. I'm not sold on replacing Pownce/Twitter yet, and not being able to add just a URL limits comparison to SU/Digg, so at least for now I can add my accounts on those sites so it's still aggregated together in my Streamy profile.<br/><br/>I'm certainly suffering from social-web burnout as well with all the new sites cropping up, one interesting thing about Streamy though is that just by reading content and participating in groups I'm building my profile. Actually inputting data for it is very minimal which I like. Wayne,

Your comparison to Streamy seems to focus on the following products:

Pownce, Twitter, StumbleUpon and Digg

For me, Streamy is a new breed of real-time aggregator. While it certainly covers features of those other sites, none of them attempt to be an RSS reader, which is at the core of Streamy, and none of them have true real-time interaction or the web-OS like interface.

What is cool and interesting about Streamy to me is that I can read news and blogs as I have in other readers in the past, but now I’m able to share and discuss them in real-time on the site. There are shortcuts and an intuitive interface that allow me to read quickly and efficiently.

While not perfect, it has certainly replaced all other RSS readers for me and once it has IM integration with AIM and Gtalk I’ll be ditching meebo as well. I’m not sold on replacing Pownce/Twitter yet, and not being able to add just a URL limits comparison to SU/Digg, so at least for now I can add my accounts on those sites so it’s still aggregated together in my Streamy profile.

I’m certainly suffering from social-web burnout as well with all the new sites cropping up, one interesting thing about Streamy though is that just by reading content and participating in groups I’m building my profile. Actually inputting data for it is very minimal which I like.

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