Pingbacks And Nimble Business
Within an hour of my post, Mark Fletcher, CEO of Bloglines, left a comment saying all will be well with regards to the speed of the Bloglines service. I’d like to clarify that the fairy-tale post is somewhat embellished as all fairy-tales are.
I’m a huge fan of Bloglines, they’re the only aggregator I use currently. They’re without peer when it comes to having a web-client that deals in traditional syndication. I can see their technology as possibly supplementary to the new aggregator I’m going to take a poke at writing, as the new client will have a penchant for distribution of large media files, a task that seems incompatible with the Bloglines model.
Let these events stand as proof that pingbacks are useful, and allowed a Mark to know about (some small) buzz regarding his business and react quickly. While it’s refreshing to see companies that are accessable and have a more personal public face, it’s amazing to see a CEO respond so quickly in a blog. It’s really cool to see technology at work in a practical way.
As an aside, it’s interesting to see Mark’s blog about some of the recent hurdles Bloglines has had to jump.