I've got a few invites to Hellotxt and Jaiku available if anyone wants them.Hellotxt is a nice little idea.Their description sums it up:HelloTxt is an aggregate of microblogging services through which the user can insert their messages on all main microblogging services in a simply and simultaneous way.Of course the downside to it is that it makes it all that much easier to … [Read more...] about Hellotxt and Jaiku Invites Available
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StumbleUpon, Jaiku and Travian
I signed up for a StumbleUpon account nearly 3 years ago. Of course I lost the login details and ended up creating another account last year, which I then forgot about. Bernie was inviting people to connect with him earlier this evening, so I dugout the original emails...While I can appreciate that StumbleUpon is free and useful it's got some really annoying UI / "user … [Read more...] about StumbleUpon, Jaiku and Travian
Twitter’s UI Makes Me Cry
Several months ago I wrote about Twitter.I've since started using Jaiku and I really like it. Yes there are server issues from time to time, but the user interface is quite intuitive and you can actually follow a conversation.Twitter really sucks.The user interface is simple. Simply awful!There's an API. Wow! While twitter could be useful it's lack of basic functionality, such … [Read more...] about Twitter’s UI Makes Me Cry
Jaiku Offline For Maintenance
I normally don't mention when sites or services are offline, as it's the kind of whining that I hate.However in the case of Jaiku the 24 hours or so downtime is actually welcome.If Jaiku can resolve some of their scalability issues by going offline for a couple of days, then I'm more than happy to do without my daily dose.There's more information on their official blog, where … [Read more...] about Jaiku Offline For Maintenance
Google Screwing Up Another Cool Service Post-Acquisition
I mentioned how much I liked Jaiku some time ago and then was shocked to see it had been nabbed by Google.It now seems that my fears were not without some grounds. Anyone using Jaiku regularly has probably noticed how slow the entire system has become in recent weeks and how so many of the cool features are either not working or extremely slow.It now seems that there are issues … [Read more...] about Google Screwing Up Another Cool Service Post-Acquisition