I recently happened across SweetCron (via Mona's FF i think), developed by freelance renaissance geek YongFook who lives in Tokyo (gotta meet dude next time i'm over visiting the in-laws). SweetCron looks pretty cool -- "Automated Lifestream Blog Software" -- which i guess is kinda like FriendFeed for your own [self-hosted] blog.
first public release appears to have launched just a few hours ago. congrats to YongFook, pictured at right :)
here are a couple of screenshot videos he did that will give you an idea of how it works:
Admin Panel preview:
Write Panel preview:
just guessing, but i think SweetCron could be pretty Fooking Huge.
I'm not an Olympian, but some days i still get out and try to act like an athlete (if you count Ultimate Frisbee a sport, and i do).
I'm not a great entrepreneur, but i ran a small business for a few years & managed to make payroll happen (most of the time); these days i try to help others with theirs (or at least avoid some of my mistakes).
I'm not an A-list blogger, but every once in awhile i write a half-decent post and maybe get a headline on TechMeme for 15 seconds (but most folks still hate my fontchoices).
recently i've had a lot of stuff on my mind, and it's been a little tough to get rolling on some projects i'm working on. I don't really have any excuses; some days i just don't feel motivated. some days i just feel old & tired. some days i just do my best to put one foot in front of the other.
for those of you who occasionally feel the same way, i think you'll enjoy Ben Parr's 7 Lessons Olympians can Teach Entrepreneurs, and in particular the clip on Derek Redmond from Barcelona in '92 makes an impression:
All of these folks decided to push just a little harder, and finish... even after they knew they weren't coming in first. or second. or even twenty-second.
Here in Silicon Valley, so many of us are obsessed with the big home run, the grand slam win, the next Google or YouTube or PayPal or Microsoft or whatEVAR. Often, we don't stop to consider how important just getting on base is... whether it's a single, a walk, or even getting hit by a pitch.
Now i'm not saying it doesn't suck when you don't win... hey, no bullshit there: it sucks. But many times we tend to forget what an achievement it is just to finish the damn race... even if it means coming in dead last.
note to self: finishing dead last is still finishing.
so FINISH, dammit... get your ass across that line.
This is an initial brainstorm presentation i put together on Facebook fundamentals (social network, social platform, FB Connect, FB Payments), for a discussion with some folks in entertainment media about social networks & platforms. Much of it is high-level & speculative, however it might be useful for other folks to think about.
(Note: any guesstimates i make about Facebook Connect and/or Facebook Payments are highly subjective, and likely to be very, very wrong... so please don't assume i know what the hell i'm talking about here. Caveat Emptor.)