Comments on: If FriendFeed Has No Chance, What Do We Say About Seesmic Desktop?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

if loic was not so well liked, seesmic would be deadmic by now

By: Alan Chamberlain

Alan Chamberlain — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve been a beta user of the various twhirls and the Seesmic for FB clients, and I have to say that they, severally, consolidate the principal social media I pay attention to. I tend to arrange them on an extended desktop in a foursquare (heh, now *that’s* a solution in search of a problem) grid, alongside my email client. The XDT becomes my messaging display. Alerts pop up on my main screen, and if it looks interesting, I can easily go check out the latest stream in any of the five windows. It’s like a stock ticker; I only drill down on the “stocks” I’m invested in, while keeping the door to serendipity ajar.

I’m really looking forward to Seemic Desktop, a lot more than I care at all about the UX issues at FB, FF, or Twitter. I’m much less interested in the default apps that come with the social nets than I am with the third-party client-side value-add.

–Ax

By: Loic

Loic — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Thanks for your patience and interest Allen, I don’t think we’re competing with Friendfeed though, and please do not expect too much from tonight we’re really launching to get feedback and improve it.

By: centernetworks

centernetworks — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

but if friendfeed is a competitor to twitter (says Michael), then wouldn’t seesmic also be a competitor to twitter?

By: Alan Chamberlain

Alan Chamberlain — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I think that’s more a function of Arrington and TechCrunch viewing technology evolution through a zero-sum lens. I think the platforms are complementary, and inasmuch as none of them has an (apparent) monetization strategy, I would expect further integration or even consolidation. I understand why the leadership of each company wants to remain independent and build their own brand presence, but in venture circles, that’s called “founder’s disease”. At some point, these platforms will be compelled to make common cause. I know that since I started using the Seesmic suite, I use the native form of FF, FB, and Twitter less frequently. That doesn’t mean I don’t read/post to all three, however.

Another critical distinction is that of generating/aggregating content, and furnishing an elegant UX. Two different competency silos, which is why I think more partnership and less less competition is the likely future.

–Ax

By: Markus Goebel's Tech News Comments

Markus Goebel's Tech News Comments — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Michael Arrington said on Techcrunch that he wanted to uninvest from all these startups. This must include Seesmic. So it’s not his problem anymore.

By: centernetworks

centernetworks — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

has that happened yet?