FriendFeed is Like Salsa

March 3, 2009 By 9 Comments

salsaOk, so I’m weird.  I have an obsession with chips and salsa.  I seriously could eat it all the time and be perfectly happy with it.  So, while thinking about some great salsa I had a couple days ago interspersed with thinking about social media, I came up with a conclusion.  FriendFeed is like salsa.  How you may ask?

friendfeedWell, it’s actually quite a simple explanation.  The reason why salsa is so great is because it generally starts with the same few basic ingredients: tomatao, onion, jalapeno, cilantro, etc.  From those basic ingredients, and with the addition of others, you can create many different forms of salsa.  Everyone has their own variations.  That’s how FriendFeed isn’t it?  You start with all the same basic ingredients: Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, RSS or your other favorite services.  From those basic ingredients you create your own variations of FriendFeed.  That’s what so great about the service, it is a different experience for everyone that uses it.  Kinda like salsa.  Salsa is always different, even if you buy the same brand more than once.

See, told you it was a simple explanation.

Do you like salsa as much as I do?  See the connection that I’m making here?  What are your thoughts?

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  • http://twitter.com/justinlevy justinlevy

    So, I’ve decided that FriendFeed is just like salsa – http://bit.ly/gjIMw

    This comment was originally posted on Twitter

  • http://www.legaladmin.info Richard

    Very funny! Thanks for writing it!

    Richard’s last blog post..Eye Opening Alternative Fee Theory…

  • http://www.legaladmin.info Richard

    Very funny! Thanks for writing it!

    Richard’s last blog post..Eye Opening Alternative Fee Theory…

  • http://www.jeffisageek.net (jeff)isageek

    mmmm love salsa and love friendfeed :) i like the explanation!

    (jeff)isageek’s last blog post..Today Is The Big Day!!! Watchmen!

  • http://www.jeffisageek.net (jeff)isageek

    mmmm love salsa and love friendfeed :) i like the explanation!

    (jeff)isageek’s last blog post..Today Is The Big Day!!! Watchmen!

  • http://UnbalancedEquations RebGrL

    Reminds me of how I once came up with the “chicken in a blender” model of literary theory when I was in grad school…but your metaphor is probably more on point.

    Something similar could be said for the various mixtures of social media in general. Even when choices of services overlap, individuals vary on how they use them. But maybe that’s the pasta course?

  • http://twitter.com/justinlevy justinlevy

    Did you know that FriendFeed is just like salsa? – http://bit.ly/gjIMw

    This comment was originally posted on Twitter

  • http://twitter.com/philbaumann philbaumann

    FriendFeed is like salsa, from @justinlevy – http://bit.ly/gjIMw

    This comment was originally posted on Twitter

  • RebGrL

    Reminds me of how I once came up with the “chicken in a blender” model of literary theory when I was in grad school…but your metaphor is probably more on point.

    Something similar could be said for the various mixtures of social media in general. Even when choices of services overlap, individuals vary on how they use them. But maybe that's the pasta course?