Update 2: Given how this is now seen as a reference point for the hot bloggers on FriendFeed, we're going to try and keep it updated. Added in this round includes folks like Allen Stern of CenterNetworks, Tris Hussey, Chris Pirillo and others...
Also See: Stephanie Booth of Climb to the Stars: FriendFeed Appeals to Women, Too!.
New adds are marked as *NEW*.
Update 1: Welcome visitors from TechMeme, Susan Mernit's Blog, Mark Evans, Scobleizer and The Last Podcast! I've added links for Jeremy Toeman, Susan Mernit, and Jeremiah Owyang.
Although it hasn't even been a month since FriendFeed opened up to the masses, and announced Series A financing of $5 million, momentum is definitely on the company's side. Garnering incredible media and blog coverage, FriendFeed has also been a magnet for a significant number of top tier "name brand" bloggers. And while not every one of these A-Listers is using the site to its fullest, their information is there for subscribing, letting you follow their daily Web activity.I've taken the first step in capturing some of the most recognizable names out there in the blogosphere who have joined FriendFeed. Is it complete? By no means, and of course, making this "elite" list is subjective. So please, if you should be included here, or you know somebody on FriendFeed who should be here, please let me know, and I can update this list. Of course, while I'm not elite in any way, you can always find me on FriendFeed at http://friendfeed.com/louisgray.
Adam Ostrow / Mashable
http://friendfeed.com/adamostrow
Allen Stern / Center Networks *NEW*
http://friendfeed.com/allenstern
Andrew Chen / Futuristic Play
http://friendfeed.com/andrewc
Andy Beard / Niche Marketing
http://friendfeed.com/andybeard
Ben MetCalfe / Dot Ben
http://friendfeed.com/dotben
Brian Solis / Bub.blicio.us
http://friendfeed.com/briansolis
Chris Brogan / ChrisBrogan.com
http://friendfeed.com/chrisbrogan
Chris Pirillo / Chris.Pirillo.com *NEW*
http://friendfeed.com/l0ckergn0me
Corvida / SheGeeks
http://friendfeed.com/corvida
Dan Farber / ZDNet Between The Lines
http://friendfeed.com/dbfarber
Dave Winer / Scripting.com
http://friendfeed.com/davew
David Sifry / Sifry's Alerts
http://friendfeed.com/dsifry
Don MacAskill / SmugBlog *NEW*
http://friendfeed.com/donmacaskill
Dosh Dosh (Maki) / DoshDosh.com *NEW*
http://friendfeed.com/doshdosh
EngTech / Internet Duct Tape
http://friendfeed.com/engtech
Eric Eldon / VentureBeat
http://friendfeed.com/eldon
Erick Schonfeld / TechCrunch
http://friendfeed.com/erick
Fred Oliveira / WeBreakStuff *NEW*
http://friendfeed.com/fredoliveira
Fred Wilson / A VC
http://friendfeed.com/fredwilson
Frederic Lardinois / The Last Podcast
http://friendfeed.com/frederic
Gabe Rivera / TechMeme
http://friendfeed.com/gaberivera
Ian Kennedy / MyBlogLog
http://friendfeed.com/iankennedy
Ionut / Google Operating System
http://friendfeed.com/onu
Jason Kaneshiro / Webomatica
http://friendfeed.com/webomatica
Jeff Jarvis / BuzzMachine *NEW*
http://friendfeed.com/jeffjarvis
Jeremiah Owyang / Web Strategist
http://friendfeed.com/jowyang
Jeremy Toeman / Live Digitally
http://friendfeed.com/bigtoe
Jeremy Zawodny / JeremyZawodny.com
http://friendfeed.com/jzawodn
Josh Quittner / Fortune Magazine
http://friendfeed.com/jquit
Kent Newsome / Newsome.org
http://friendfeed.com/kent
Kevin Rose / Digg
http://friendfeed.com/kevinrose
Kristen Nicole / Mashable *NEW*
http://friendfeed.com/kristennicole
Leo Laporte / Twit.TV *NEW*
http://friendfeed.com/leolaporte
Liz Gannes / GigaOm
http://friendfeed.com/lizgannes
Loic LeMeur / LoicLemeur.com
http://friendfeed.com/loic
Mark Hopkins / Mashable
http://friendfeed.com/rizzn
Mark Krynsky / Lifestream Blog *NEW*
http://friendfeed.com/krynsky
Marshall Kirkpatrick / ReadWriteWeb
http://friendfeed.com/marshallk
Mathew Ingram / Mathew Ingram.com
http://friendfeed.com/mathewingram
MG Siegler / ParisLemon
http://friendfeed.com/parislemon
Michael Arrington / TechCrunch
http://friendfeed.com/techcrunch
Muhammad Saleem / muhammadsaleem.com
http://friendfeed.com/msaleem
Nicole Simon / Cruel to be Kind *NEW*
http://friendfeed.com/nicolesimon
Paul Kedrosky / Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed *NEW*
http://friendfeed.com/pkedrosky
Pete Cashmore / Mashable
http://friendfeed.com/petecashmore
Philipp Lenssen / Google Blogoscoped
http://friendfeed.com/philipp
Rafe Needleman / WebWare
http://friendfeed.com/rafe
Rex Hammock / RexBlog.com
http://friendfeed.com/rexhammock
Richard MacManus / ReadWriteWeb
http://friendfeed.com/ricmac
Robert Scoble / Scobleizer.com
http://friendfeed.com/scobleizer
Scott Beale / The Laughing Squid
http://friendfeed.com/laughingsquid
Stephanie Booth / Climb to the Stars *NEW*
http://friendfeed.com/sbooth
Steve Rubel / MicroPersuasion
http://friendfeed.com/steverubel
Steven Hodson / WinExtra
http://friendfeed.com/stevenhodson
Susan Mernit / Susan Mernit's Blog
http://friendfeed.com/smernit
Tamar Weinberg / Techipedia *NEW*
http://friendfeed.com/tamar
Thomas Hawk / Thomas Hawk's Digital Collection *NEW*
http://friendfeed.com/thomashawk
Tom Foremski / Silicon Valley Watcher
http://friendfeed.com/tomforemski
Tony Hung / Deep Jive Interests
http://friendfeed.com/tonyhung
Tris Hussey / Maple Leaf 2.0 *NEW*
http://friendfeed.com/trishussey
I keep hearing how FriendFeed might be under attack from new services like SocialThing, or that there are too many lifestreaming options out there. But if the above list is any indication, FriendFeed doesn't just have the very best feature set out there, but it also has the very best people out there, as those bloggers who know good Web services when they see them come in droves. If you're not on FriendFeed yet, you should be. And if you're on FriendFeed, be sure you add a good number of these folks.
That's definitely quite a list to find my own name in...
ReplyDeleteThanks for putting this list together - I added a number of people I didn't even know were on FF.
You slickster you! Great list!
ReplyDeletenow I am definitely blushing - me .. an elite blogger ... wow .. thanks Louis :)
ReplyDeleteI'm no elite blogger, Louis, but even I know that part of the value of these services is their low investment requirement. You can join several aggregators without being incredibly active on any one site. Input your feeds, and behold! You've got a presence that virtually runs itself.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure part of the reason so many "elites" are on the site is that it's sort of their job to check out the hot new shiz. Once their feeds are in, many return to shepherding their Tumblrs and Wordpresses and Google Reader link blogs.
While I kinda dig FriendFeed, I'm a normal guy with very few tech pals. The inability to read my pals' updates unless I add them manually is a big drawback.
SocialThing, while less elegant, does allow me to read my non-tech friends' Flickr / Facebook updates WITHOUT having to manually add them. And I can reply to my pals Tweets, but they show up on Twitter, where they'll actually be read.
Perhaps the elites are all hanging out on the admittedly pretty FriendFeed. But those of us doing the grunt work (i.e., evangelizing to friends who DON'T read dorky tech blogs), well, we have to wait for a practical feature set that starts up simply and builds upon communities that already exist.
is a very nice service whit big usability!, thanks for the recomendatios, Louis, goodday
ReplyDeletehey, I *know* a lot of those folks and have a friendfeed, so can I pretend to be an elite tech blogger? friendfeed.com/joeduck/
ReplyDelete"Elite" and "Droves" in the same sentence = Cognitive Dissonance
ReplyDeleteFriendfeed is definitely a step forward. I'm interested in whether other bloggers have the same requirements for ranked feed of topical blogs as I outlined
ReplyDeleteon my blog ?
Thanks to you, I signed up too
ReplyDeletehttp://friendfeed.com/jowyang
Feel free to add me to the list
And of course, you need to add me:
ReplyDeletehttp://friendfeed.com/martindale
Nice to know these A-Lister's followed me to FriendFeed.. HA!
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, shouldn't this just be another post about how massively addicted all these folks, including me, are to wonderful beta goodness?
I bet in six months there will be another amazing must have beta, ZEBRA will be out and then, we'll all be over there giving that thing a whirl and so on.. and so on..
They may be elite bloggers but they aren't elite beta kids, cause we've been here for months already.
If elite bloggers and beta kids faced off in kickball, we'd kick elite bloggers ass any day, by default really, we'd get to the party first.
Very clever ;)
ReplyDeleteThanks for adding me...
Let's catch up soon.
I will cry in a dark corner..
ReplyDeleteChris :-)
IdoNotes a/k/a TheSocialNetworker
Thanks for the heads up. I'm not an elite blogger either, but certainly a whore for beta social media tools.
ReplyDeletehttp://friendfeed.com/abhilashpatel
Funny, I just recorded a video webinar on friendfeed this afternoon! You can find me on Friendfeed too, if you're really a complete blogger junkie:
ReplyDeletehttp://Friendfeed.com/davetaylor
Thanks for the list too: some people I've added now too.
What, I do not count anymore?
ReplyDeletewww.StartupStoryRadio.com
Feel free to add me as well:
ReplyDeletehttp://friendfeed.com/drewolanoff
No trackback? Anyway, I sorted your list by Technorati rank, added Alexa rank, and updated a few URLs (Kevin Rose's blog; Fortune's TechLand for Josh Quitner). Plus covered many reactions to Duncan's and then your followup post.
ReplyDeleteLouis, part of being somebody in this space is signing up for services not because they are good but because they are there and we test them.
ReplyDeleteSuch a list of 'a list using friendfeed' is nothing more than the people knowing their game and seeing an additional value for spreading the content even further.
Your enthusiams for friendfeed is honorable, but it should not cloud your judgement that much ...
Thanks for including me Louis!
ReplyDeletewow Louis - thanks for including me on your list *blush*
ReplyDeleteyippee! more people to follow on friendfeed.
ReplyDeleteI just started using it:
http://webpoet.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/i-just-started-my-friendfeed/
friendfeed blows...it's a link circle jerk as your post proves.
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