Some Cool Recent Scripts

Been working on a bunch of scripts lately and haven’t had a chance to write about some of them, so I thought I would take a minute to mention them.

1. Find Friendfeeders Across The Web v0.2

Type in your Friendfeed username, and this tool will display all the services your Friendfeed subscriptions use. You can then filter/sort the results. The Social Graph integration isn’t exactly accurate, but it can save you time by removing links to friends on other networks you already subscribe to. A really useful tool for adding your friends on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and lots others. Also, useful for seeing which services are popular among your friends.

2. Friendfeed Profile (Greasemonkey script) v0.35

Now supports beta.friendfeed.com. Adds a profile for Friendfeed users who import Twitter and LinkedIn, so you can easily see who they are and what they’re all about.

3. Friendfeed Buddy List (Greasemonkey script) v0.15

Shows you who is online by displaying a list of Friendfeed subscriptions who have liked, commented, or posted an entry in the last 10 mins. Supports beta.friendfeed.com.

4. Friendfeed 100++ (Greasemonkey script) v0.1

Appends ?num=100 to the URL of the Friends tabs to maximize the number of entries shown on each page.
Does not support beta.friendfeed.com yet.

5. Tumblr2WordPress v0.1

This tool will export your Tumblr blog to a WordPress/WordPress.com compatible XML file, which you can then save and import into WordPress as a WordPress type. I’m trying to get this code into the WP core with the help of some other developers.

Most of these scripts are still in the early stages, so any feedback is greatly appreciated! Thanks! :]

Social Media Songs

Here is a compilation of songs related to or inspired by social media. OK, and one about the iPhone. I couldn’t help it. Don’t hate me.

Social Media Mogul by Rahsheen

Listen to Social Media Mogul on Last.fm

 

ScobleizerREmix by Sonciary Honnoll

Listen to ScobleizerREmix on Facebook MP3

 

The Twitter Song by Alana Taylor

 

You’re No One If You’re Not On Twitter by Ben Walker

 

Facebook Gangsta by Nick Miller

 

Social Media Addiction Rap by Chuck at Pop Labs

 

3G iPhone Blues REMIX by Leah D’Emilio

 

New Friend Request by Gym Class Heroes

 

What other social media inspired songs do you know of?

 

Looking for some more rockin’ beats?
Check out Mashable’s Social Media Mix Tape.

Export your Tumblr blog to WordPress

Fresh off the press, just finished coding a tool to that will export all the posts in your Tumblr blog into an XML file. You can then import that XML file into your WordPress.com blog or self-hosted WordPress blog.

Please leave a comment here if you have questions, suggestions, feedback, requests, and/or bug reports.

Tumblr2WordPress: Export Your Tumblr To WordPress

Why Ebay should buy Linden Lab

Linden Lab, maker of Second Life, has made huge leaps pioneering the virtual world space. Unfortunately, they haven’t done so well recently. As I like the call them, the Netscape of virtual worlds.

With Phillip Rosedale stepping down, Linden Lab CEO is being replaced by Mark Kingdon. What does this mean for LL? They will probably sell or go public. If they do sell out, there could be many potential buyers (IBM, Google, Microsoft, Sun, etc). However, I think one company that could really benefit from LL is Ebay.

Think about it.

1) Ebay can afford $1-$2bn.

2) What is Ebay good at?

Ebay: exchange of goods for funds

Paypal: exchange of funds

Skype: exchange of conversations

Now, what makes a virtual world like Second Life really tick? The resident-driven virtual economy. For example, $1,812,380 real US dollars were spent in Second Life over the last 24 hours. It’s crazy.

That’s why SL studdered when gambling and banking were banned. With proper regulation and laws like we have in the real world, a virtual economy can thrive and grow.

Player-driven virtual economies in Second Life and MMORPGs like World of Warcraft are growing exponentially. If you could monetize the transactions of virtual goods as well as Ebay has monetized the transaction of real life goods, you’ve got yourself a winner.

Ebay: exchange of goods for funds

Paypal: exchange of funds

Skype: exchange of conversations

Second Life: exchange of virtual goods for funds