Comments for Flying Flashlight http://flyingflashlight.com Journalism, storytelling, news, video, media analysis, Web strategies and gravity-free curiosity | M. Amedeo Tumolillo Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:40:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on The Failures of Borg Blogging: My Blog Connects to Buzz, Facebook and Twitter, but Promises Are Broken by Jonathan http://flyingflashlight.com/2010/06/30/failures-borg-blogging-blog-connects-buzz-facebook-twitter-promises-broken/comment-page-1/#comment-621 Jonathan Mon, 05 Jul 2010 15:40:37 +0000 http://flyingflashlight.com/?p=1793#comment-621 I've actually gone through a similar process of trying to automate things and aggregate my own posts into a single location. Actually vie gone through this several times but never finished because every time I run into things that don't work as well as they should and give up until I think of a new approach and try it only to have it repeat. It's a vexing question on how best to organize our online lives. I've seen tweets piped to linked in that don't fit the tone of that site and all sorts of variations. For now I've just paused most of my status updates and posts, only share interesting articles through google reader. Though some of the best I read with instapaper and though starred there, don't make it into any other feed. Sigh I’ve actually gone through a similar process of trying to automate things and aggregate my own posts into a single location. Actually vie gone through this several times but never finished because every time I run into things that don’t work as well as they should and give up until I think of a new approach and try it only to have it repeat.

It’s a vexing question on how best to organize our online lives. I’ve seen tweets piped to linked in that don’t fit the tone of that site and all sorts of variations. For now I’ve just paused most of my status updates and posts, only share interesting articles through google reader. Though some of the best I read with instapaper and though starred there, don’t make it into any other feed. Sigh


]]> Comment on Publishing a blog with nothing more than Google Reader by flyingflashlight http://flyingflashlight.com/2010/06/15/publishing-a-blog-with-nothing-more-than-google-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-569 flyingflashlight Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:15:33 +0000 http://flyingflashlight.com/?p=1683#comment-569 I gave up on my approach. It was more just an experiment to see if it worked. It did, but I hated the formatting on the blog posts, and I had to check my Buzz for duplication. I played with your method; Shareholic is awesomely useful and speeds up my blogging. Posterous is interesting, but I won't be using it. My fix for now is to simply note my own blog entries in my Google Shared Items; that sends it to Buzz. Addons take care of sending my blog entries to Twitter and Facebook. I gave up on my approach. It was more just an experiment to see if it worked. It did, but I hated the formatting on the blog posts, and I had to check my Buzz for duplication. I played with your method; Shareholic is awesomely useful and speeds up my blogging. Posterous is interesting, but I won’t be using it. My fix for now is to simply note my own blog entries in my Google Shared Items; that sends it to Buzz. Addons take care of sending my blog entries to Twitter and Facebook.


]]> Comment on 5 steps to get your blog entries on Twitter, Facebook and Google Buzz all at once, using only your WordPress blog by Publishing a blog with nothing more than Google Reader http://flyingflashlight.com/2010/03/27/5-steps-to-get-your-blog-entries-on-twitter-facebook-and-google-buzz-all-at-once-using-only-your-wordpress-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-567 Publishing a blog with nothing more than Google Reader Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:23:10 +0000 http://flyingflashlight.com/?p=1052#comment-567 [...] Related post: 5 steps to get your blog entries on Twitter, Facebook and Google Buzz all at once, using only your W... [...] [...] Related post: 5 steps to get your blog entries on Twitter, Facebook and Google Buzz all at once, using only your W… [...]


]]> Comment on Publishing a blog with nothing more than Google Reader by Todd Lohenry http://flyingflashlight.com/2010/06/15/publishing-a-blog-with-nothing-more-than-google-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-566 Todd Lohenry Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:00:44 +0000 http://flyingflashlight.com/?p=1683#comment-566 Interesting, but overly complicated. I can accomplish much more more effectively with Google Reader, Chrome, Shareaholic and Posterous to WordPress and all the others. I'm glad this is working for you, though. See http://e1evation.com/2010/06/02/consume-create-communicate/ Interesting, but overly complicated. I can accomplish much more more effectively with Google Reader, Chrome, Shareaholic and Posterous to WordPress and all the others. I’m glad this is working for you, though. See http://e1evation.com/2010/06/02/consume-create-communicate/


]]> Comment on Publishing a blog with nothing more than Google Reader by flyingflashlight http://flyingflashlight.com/2010/06/15/publishing-a-blog-with-nothing-more-than-google-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-565 flyingflashlight Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:47:35 +0000 http://flyingflashlight.com/?p=1683#comment-565 I admit the number of steps involved in this are prohibitive. The result is also far from ideal - unless you want a Web site full of nothing but tweet-length entries, and you don't mind all of your entries linking back to a Google buzz post. This was a fun experiment, but I am abandoning it; it creates as many problems as it solves. I admit the number of steps involved in this are prohibitive. The result is also far from ideal – unless you want a Web site full of nothing but tweet-length entries, and you don’t mind all of your entries linking back to a Google buzz post. This was a fun experiment, but I am abandoning it; it creates as many problems as it solves.


]]> Comment on Publishing a blog with nothing more than Google Reader by RhoRho http://flyingflashlight.com/2010/06/15/publishing-a-blog-with-nothing-more-than-google-reader/comment-page-1/#comment-563 RhoRho Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:18:26 +0000 http://flyingflashlight.com/?p=1683#comment-563 very interesting, i just starting 6 weeks ago, so any steps to eliminate steps are very helpful. havent tried wordpress though, maybe will look into it very interesting, i just starting 6 weeks ago, so any steps to eliminate steps are very helpful. havent tried wordpress though, maybe will look into it


]]> Comment on Photo: The Canine Art of Gluttonous Zen by SueVo http://flyingflashlight.com/2010/04/16/photo-the-canine-art-of-gluttonous-zen/comment-page-1/#comment-444 SueVo Sat, 17 Apr 2010 02:45:14 +0000 http://flyingflashlight.com/?p=1237#comment-444 That's a satisfied looking dog :) That’s a satisfied looking dog :)


]]> Comment on Link: To make your media masterpiece with the masses, divide projects into specific steps by With Google, $1,300 could get your blog a national advertising campaign on TV, beginning the end of another middle man http://flyingflashlight.com/2010/03/26/link-to-make-your-media-masterpiece-with-the-masses-divide-projects-into-specific-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-414 With Google, $1,300 could get your blog a national advertising campaign on TV, beginning the end of another middle man Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:46:25 +0000 http://flyingflashlight.com/?p=1023#comment-414 [...] Would it be possible, for example, to leverage your personal or business’s network to make an ad of satisfied customers? You know, Customer A does a short Web cam clip of saying how great your product is. Customer B repeats. So on and so forth.  To see how one band did just this for a music video, check out this post I wrote about it: To make your media masterpiece with the masses, divide projects into specific steps. [...] [...] Would it be possible, for example, to leverage your personal or business’s network to make an ad of satisfied customers? You know, Customer A does a short Web cam clip of saying how great your product is. Customer B repeats. So on and so forth.  To see how one band did just this for a music video, check out this post I wrote about it: To make your media masterpiece with the masses, divide projects into specific steps. [...]


]]> Comment on Link: How to see if your Tweets have brainwashed anyone by SueVo http://flyingflashlight.com/2010/04/02/link-how-to-see-if-your-tweets-have-brainwashed-anyone/comment-page-1/#comment-389 SueVo Fri, 02 Apr 2010 15:37:18 +0000 http://flyingflashlight.com/2010/04/02/link-how-to-see-if-your-tweets-have-brainwashed-anyone/#comment-389 It's like those guys at <a>Elitist Jerks</a> who came up with the calculus formula for warrior gear and damage... I think a flying flashlight donut might be sort of dangerous, for several reasons. But the maple bacon doughnut at <a href="http://voodoodoughnut.com/menu.php" rel="nofollow">Voodoo Doughnuts</a>? mmmmm.... It’s like those guys at Elitist Jerks who came up with the calculus formula for warrior gear and damage…
I think a flying flashlight donut might be sort of dangerous, for several reasons. But the maple bacon doughnut at Voodoo Doughnuts? mmmmm….


]]> Comment on Robert McKee on how to make stories matter by 22 helpful tips for better storytelling and writing from David Mamet, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and Robert McKee http://flyingflashlight.com/2009/06/26/robert-mckee-on-how-to-make-stories-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-351 22 helpful tips for better storytelling and writing from David Mamet, Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and Robert McKee Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:11:49 +0000 http://flyingflashlight.com/?p=133#comment-351 [...] Robert McKee, whom I’ve written about before. This collection of inspiring quotes provides more technical insight into the machinery driving the [...] [...] Robert McKee, whom I’ve written about before. This collection of inspiring quotes provides more technical insight into the machinery driving the [...]


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