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At Friday’s Techcrunch Real Time Conference (crunchup), there was a panel on real time search. Several of the commentators argued that real time search was useless without filters and algorithms to refine the search. Philosophically, that approach is similar to Dick Cheney saying it’s okay to wiretap ordinary citizens without any accountability or disclosure [...]

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The last thing anyone wants in the middle of a blog redesign is a Wordpress update. Whatever you do, do not ever, ever, ever update Wordpress and redesign your blog in real time in front of everyone. I guarantee this: you will look as stupid as I did.
After 14 hours of blog blankness and database [...]

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real time

by Karoli on May 25, 2009

The rest pales in comparison. Take it from an adrenaline junkie ADHD me.
Facebook has it, Friendfeed has it, Twitter has it and withholds it via API limits and limited search/discovery capability.
Steven Hodson thinks real time sucks. On the other hand, Google is finally realizing that real time search is a major [...]

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Why am I pimping FriendFeed?

by Karoli on April 6, 2009

Not because I want to do my impression of Robert Scoble.
Not because they pay me (they do not), and not because I get anything other than warm fuzzies from seeing a real-time feed cross my screen again. Rule both of those out right now.
I am pimping FriendFeed because they have just rolled out a revolution. [...]

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How is it possible that an entire week is gone between posts? I’ve been productive, believe it or not. I’m writing for a new political effort here, I’m learning the camera, I’m still working on building US Health Crisis, and I’m trying to keep the pug at bay while I think.
Real time moves at…well, [...]

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Denver Plane Crash, Twittered

by Karoli on December 20, 2008

The good and the bad of news on Twitter is this: First reports can often be akin to a game of Telephone, where the original message gets exaggerated or twisted just a little bit until it’s completely inaccurate, while others are actually telling the tale in real time and after the fact.
The first reports hit [...]

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