I’m not leaving the Internet just because FriendFeed will be gone

It’s clear that FriendFeed as it stands most likely will not continue in the long run. I mentioned to my husband last night that the general feeling of FriendFeed was akin to those last two weeks of high school as a senior.  Yes, that includes people who ignored or insulted you all of sudden expressing great sadness at the possibility of missing you. (I told y’all I am cynical)

Needless to say that while there is some sadness, there is also great relief. I won’t have to hide photos of scantily clad women, iPhone apps or LOLcats. But I’ll also miss out on varying viewpoints and experience of others. Conversations on topics I didn’t know I had interest in, introductions to cool things and websites. There are some people who are incredibly private and I know that I will not be allowed into their circle on other sites. I am the same to an extent. I keep sites like Facebook, Netflix and LinkedIn off my social media radar.  “Faboo Mama” allows me to be a little more open, yet still have parts of my life private. There was some overlap on FriendFeed that I didn’t always enjoy, but managed to ignore. [looks at husband who shared a little too much, IMO].

The point here, is that even though FriendFeed may disappear into the Wayback Machine, we are not. There will be another site. There are other sites.  Below is where you can find me if you are so inclined:

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  • I've met a lot of smart people on FF and had recently intensified my interest in FF as the future of social collaboration (I found your blog via FF). I know many FFers are hurt by the acquisition news - it's hard to watch your social investment appear to take a hit.

    But we all know that the Web is a thing of change, ever accelerating in speed and growing in connectivity. I don't think there will ever be a perfect place - one community where we all share knowledge and experiences in exciting ways.

    Of all the things I've learned on FF it's this: it's prepared me for the future distributed life-streaming. It's given me a vision of a web where good, smart people can congregate - even if momentarily - as opposed to the closed mundane cage of FB.

    Regardless of FF's future (or if FB is smart enough to engender a remarkable community), I know my investment in FF isn't sunk - I'll reap the benefits of what I learned on, and through, FF for a long time.
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