Interview with FriendFeed Steve Gillmor and I did a video interview with Bret Taylor from FriendFeed. There are some interesting responses and content in here and it expands on a few points that were discussed during a panel today at the Supernova 2008 conference. To begin with, Bret states that they re-thought how FriendFeed could work as a communication tool, and are contemplating supporting the XMPP format (Jabber). XMPP support would mean that a whole suite of products could be used with FriendFeed. While Bret didn’t offer a firm commitment, it is apparent how their development of the product and their planning has adapted since the product launched. We also touch briefly on formats, and FriendFeed will be adding support for generic media feed types, in the same way it currently supports blogs. This will be based on Media RSS, which allows for photo, audio and video enclosures within RSS feeds. It means that developers of applications who currently aren’t directly supported by FriendFeed will be able to publish a standards-based feed and have their users plug it into FriendFeed. We hope that the other data types (events, short-form messaging etc.) are also developed into standards, and it seems that we are heading in that direction (albeit slowly). Bret also gives us a bit of a background into how FriendFeed was developed, its growth and popularity. http://qik.com/player.swf?streamname=9e8feaed95af48088dcecbcfa9fe20db&vid=106659&playback=false&polling=false&user=stevegillmor&userlock=true&islive=&username=anonymous SuperNova 2008: Panel on Liquid Conversations → Read More
In case you missed your chance to present at O’Reilly’s Web 2.0 Expo, which wrapped up last week in San Francisco, Kevin Werbach’s Supernova conference is gearing up for its own launch on June 20-22 at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco under the theme Defining the New Network. There is just one week left to submit your company for consideration for the Connected Innovators program, which is being co-sponsored by TechCrunch to spotlight the companies most likely to make a significant impact on the connected future of the Web. Twelve buzzworthy companies will have the opportunity to deliver on-stage presentations during a Supernova general session on June 21. TechCrunch will provide coverage of the presentations. The company submission form, along with additional details on selection criteria, marketing benefits and program features are available here. The submission deadline is April 27. Last year’s presenting companies include: Attensa, Ether, Lifeio, Netvibes, PostApp, PROTOMOBL, Sharpcast, SoonR, StumbleUpon, Vpod.tv, Webaroo and Zixxo. As a reminder, SuperNova has extended a $200 registration discount to TechCrunch readers through May 11. Register using “crunch2e” for the two-day main conference or “crunch3e” for the full conference. → Read More
The “early bird” discount for Supernova (June 21-23 in San Francisco, CA) expires tomorrow, Friday May 12 – If you are thinking of going, please be sure to register and save hundreds of dollars on the full registration price. Also, if you use the codes below to register you will receive an additional $200 discount on the conference. The discount codes are: Two-day main conference — crunch01 Full conference — crunch02 By the way, the TechCrunch co-sponsored Connected Innovators session at Supernova is going to be awesome. We had over 100 applications for the 10 spots. There are going to be some really cool new product announcements. → Read More
Supernova, including the TechCrunch New Company Showcase, is being held in San Francisco on June 21-23, 2006. There are a number of deadlines coming up. The early bird (significant) discount period expires on May 12, 2006. Note that TechCrunch readers have an exclusive $200 discount off normal registration fees, including the already discounted early bird rate. Send an email to tcreg@supernova2006.com to receive the discount code by return email (or ping me and I’ll give it to you). If you would like to present your company at the New Company Showcase, the firm deadline for application is April 28, 2006 (this Friday). If you would like to be one of the ten presenting companies, please complete the application form and submit it to techcrunch@supernova2006.com. See you there! → Read More
