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Why am I just now discovering soup.io?

by Andy DeSoto on August 19, 2008

It has been unofficial lifestreaming month here on andydesoto.com, and although we’ve talked about Swurl, Sweetcron, Friendfeed, and other lifestreamers and aggregators, there’s been one microblog platform quietly chugging along that I didn’t even know existed: soup.io.

If you’ve known about this service for quite some time now, feel free to move along; released in the last quarter of 2007, it’s hardly new, especially in the rapid-fire world of Web 2.0 startups.  But if you’ve never heard of it like I hadn’t, read along: soup.io just might be what you’re looking for.

Soup.io: Tumblr or Swurl with a different flavor

I became aware of soup.io thanks to an offhanded mention in a Read/Write Web article earlier today, and I must say that I’m awfully impressed with the service so far.  It seems as though every new lifestreaming service I discover is more and more credentialed to serve the niche.  Much like these two other services, the concept of soup.io is simple: it aggregates onto one attractive-looking page your activity on any of the following sites:

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Assembling your “party”: Five kinds of friends you should make on social networks

by Andy DeSoto on August 18, 2008

Making friends on social networking sites like Digg, Facebook, Twitter, or FriendFeed is a lot like assembling an old-school RPG party: it takes certain kinds of people, carefully balanced, to make the social networking experience a pleasant one.  Just like you wouldn’t walk into an ominous dungeon without healers and support characters at your side, you shouldn’t brave the world of social networks without the aid of these five kinds of friends:

The Content Creator

Creative, charismatic, and talented, content creators provide the backbone of any social networking experience: quality content.  Ranging from the new media titans over at Revision 3 to your neighbor filming his dog in the backyard, these guys provide the foundation for discussion and innovation all across the internet.

Their true gift of a content creator is the ability to conjure something out of nothing.  Make friends with them by appreciating the time and effort that goes into their creations, and provide complimentary comments often.

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Flip Camcorder provides easy access to video

by Andy DeSoto on August 17, 2008

Just a few days ago I wrote a post emphasizing how necessary different types of multimedia are for an optimal lifestreaming and social media experience.  As I continued to think about this topic, I decided to actually practice what I preach for a change, went to my local Circuit City, and picked up a neon orange Flip Ultra camcorder.

The handheld delight is so much fun I’ve almost forgotten to blog!  I took it out to a Washington Nationals baseball game last night and put it to work in the varied conditions of the brand new Nationals Park.  Catch my test video after the cut.

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