Comments on: FriendFeed gains search. Hey Twitter, where’s your search?

By: FriendFeed goes where Twitter can’t: IM » VentureBeat

FriendFeed goes where Twitter can’t: IM » VentureBeat — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 21:02:33 +0000

[...] say FriendFeed is helping Twitter “once again” because FriendFeed previously installed search functionality when Twitter still had no such option (Twitter has since bought the Twitter search engine Summize). Again, because FriendFeed pulls in [...]

By: Searching Twitter ability finally coming to Twitter? » VentureBeat

Searching Twitter ability finally coming to Twitter? » VentureBeat — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:49:18 +0000

[...] can search Twitter messages from the Twitter client Hahlo. I can search Twitter messages from FriendFeed. I can search Twitter messages from the iPhone app Twittelator. Hell, I can search Twitter from [...]

By: Twitter has its search, now it’s time to embrace mobile » VentureBeat

Twitter has its search, now it’s time to embrace mobile » VentureBeat — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:18:09 +0000

[...] last fall, and yet it never came. Meanwhile others, including upstarts doing other things such as FriendFeed added the ability to search tweets (Twitter messages). With its purchase of Summize now complete, Twitter finally has its search and [...]

By: Is the road to Twitter search paved with Summize? » VentureBeat

Is the road to Twitter search paved with Summize? » VentureBeat — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:00:27 +0000

[...] of search has been a black eye for Twitter for a long time, especially when FriendFeed added the ability to search tweet archives of those users you follow back in March. Now it appears that could be [...]

By: Twitter: Adding employees, losing features » VentureBeat

Twitter: Adding employees, losing features » VentureBeat — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:53:02 +0000

[...] laughably still has no real search functionality, and now it has a crippled reply functionality. Summize has no problem handling either of these. [...]

By: FriendFeed takes noisy tracks and makes a best-of collection » VentureBeat

FriendFeed takes noisy tracks and makes a best-of collection » VentureBeat — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:54:15 +0000

[...] FriendFeed isn’t going to kill Twitter, but its ability to solve problems and evolve with seeming ease continues to make Twitter look bad. [...]

By: The only thing Twitter has to fear, is Twitter itself » VentureBeat

The only thing Twitter has to fear, is Twitter itself » VentureBeat — Sun, 25 May 2008 06:29:05 +0000

[...] I checked, didn’t have a mission statement about becoming the new Twitter (even though it is schooling Twitter in search capabilities). One of the most vocal in this regard was Steve Gillmor, whose transcribed lucid dream on [...]

By: Intel lets you mash up different web pages » VentureBeat

Intel lets you mash up different web pages » VentureBeat — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:39:59 +0000

[...] Since there are only a finite number of pre-made tools, Intel’s other big selling point is the fact that you can design your own mash-ups. It’s hard to know, however, how many users will take the time to actually do that. If they do, look for some pretty cool things. Yahoo allows users to create their own mash-ups of RSS feeds using Yahoo Pipes, and users have created some useful things such as custom hot deal finders, Flickr filters and Twitter search functionality (since, you know, it doesn’t have its own yet). [...]

By: Friendfeed, the site for conversations, launches API and keeps getting more relevant | Information Center

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:35:10 +0000

[...] One large difference between two services is just how quickly FriendFeed listens to user requests and implements changes. As Mathew Ingram noted yesterday, FriendFeed took only a matter of days to integrate with Twitter as users were requesting. This stands in contrast to Twitter which has remained largely unchanged for the past year — many people have event started using FriendFeed to search past Twitter messages because FriendFeed offers that option while Twitter still does not (our coverage). [...]

By: Friendfeed, the site for conversations, launches API and keeps getting more relevant » VentureBeat

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:22:20 +0000

[...] One large difference between two services however is just how quickly FriendFeed listens to user requests and implements changes. As Mathew Ingram noted yesterday, FriendFeed took only a matter of days to integrate with Twitter as users were requesting. This stands in contrast to Twitter which has remained largely unchanged for the past year — many people have event started using FriendFeed to search past Twitter messages because FriendFeed offers that option while Twitter still does not (our coverage). [...]

By: Another killer feature for FriendFeed: Reply to Twitter » VentureBeat

Another killer feature for FriendFeed: Reply to Twitter » VentureBeat — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:54:59 +0000

[...] FriendFeed implemented its search functionality which many saw as a killer feature for the service (our coverage). This made it possible to search through old FriendFeed items from the wide range of services it [...]

By: Between the Lines mobile edition

Between the Lines mobile edition — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:23:36 +0000

[...] VentureBeat: FriendFeed has search; Where’s Twitter’s? [...]

By: Now You Can Search FriendFeed « Crazynetechstuff

Now You Can Search FriendFeed « Crazynetechstuff — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:43:25 +0000

[...] See also: TechCrunch Mashable FriendFeed Blog VentureBeat [...]

By: Observer

Observer — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:05:28 +0000

tweetscan and terramind?

By: John McCrea

John McCrea — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:47:53 +0000

Thanks, MG!

I also think there is an interesting question about the whole space of social aggregators, “As we watch more and more companies jump over the low barrier to entry, what is each one’s strategy for sustainable differentiation?”

With Plaxo, we have clarity that our source derives from being able to quickly scale up the “true” social graph, based on the foundation of the largest network of unifed, networked address books — and by taking a leadsership role in enabling the emergence of an “open” Social Web, based on open standards and user control of data portability.

Stay tuned for more on how we’re progressing on both fronts!