September 2008 30
Succumbing to Immediacy
Posted By : Adrian Chan

News this past few wks has been nothing short of remarkable, and with each passing day it has seemed that our political theater couldn’t possibly get any more dramatic. And yet as the crisis we’re

September 2008 29
OF Lifestreaming and Feeds: Who’s Talking?
Posted By : Adrian Chan

Feeling overfed lately? Sidle up to the trough, there’s company here. Yes, subscribing to feed-based applications can be like drinking from a firehose, especially during times like these. When the daily news is itself the

September 2008 29
Swurl: lifestreaming and timelining
Posted By : Adrian Chan

Like many of you, I simply can’t keep up with the river of lifestreaming applications hitting public beta this year. Many seem to simply do the same thing, more or less, with a bit more

September 2008 29
Lifestreaming apps and designing time and flow
Posted By : Adrian Chan

Twitter’s success over the past year has given birth to a new category of social media applications. Lifestreaming apps, known also as flow applications, permit users to publish a steady stream of online activity. Readwriteweb.com