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Wordpress 2.5 finally launched after a few delays, and it hasn't disappointed. I was glad to see them concentrating on revamping the Dashboard and the general Admin area. Wordpress has proven itself to be a solid extensible platform, but their admin area lacked in usability and flexibility. The upgrade process was a snap thanks to this guide.

There I said it. Is it true? You tell me. Comparing FriendFeed to SocialThing is not like comparing gelato to ice cream (regular, fatty kind). Rather, they are really two sides of the same coin. FriendFeed aggregates your activities. SocialThing aggregates your friends' activities. Why people get into flame wars over this is beyond me. But clearly, people feel strongly either way. Unfortunately, during this heated school yard brawl, I fear ...

Stephen Paul Weber released a new Actionstreams Wordpress Plugin today at the DiSo forums. You can see a live version powering the "My Lifestream" section to the right. Inspired largely by the MovableType Actionstreams plugin, this one is really fast, extensible and supports a wide range of services (I'm working with Stephen to add support for Tumblr, Google Reader and others that aren't supported just yet) Download: Download Actionstreams Wordpress ...

I just got back from Graphing Social Patterns conference earlier this week in San Diego, where Dave McClure of 500Hats put together a fun and informative 2-day event. The events were littered with people you expect to see in this space. David Recordon was on the "Need for Feeds" panel. Chris Messina did a quick trip to present on DiSo. Charlene Li had an insightful ...

If you hadn't already heard, FriendFeed opened up to everyone a couple of days ago after securing $5 million in funding. FriendFeed competes in the highly crowded lifestream space with others like LinkRiver, ImInta, SocialThing, lifestrea.ms (and catchup attempts by Facebook too). But most would agree that FriendFeed is leading the pack in features, usability and stability. And now it would seem that their business model is ...

There's plenty of news and opinion about what will ultimately happen with the Yahoo buyout deal. What with news of talent exodus, golden parachutes, lack of formal rejection letters, and proxy battles. But stepping aside from the mainstream opinion clouds, let's look at some of the other pervasive and completely tangential what-if scenarios: Apple buys Yahoo! - As some have discussed here, Yahoo! provides Apple with a huge entry ...

... and not a moment too soon. Meh, only been waiting for about 2 years.

Is Google finally showing some signs of becoming too big for itself?

You should've heard of Mash by now, if not, get out of your cubbyhole and check out the latest social network offering from Yahoo! The social network aspect isn't new, but what is new is the fluid free-for-all profile mashing. Mash lets you change your friends' profiles - whether its content styling changes or adding modules. Luckily, for those who are paranoid about having their precious profiles tampered with, ...

Seems like my love affair with the wine industry is like the one between Jim and Pam in the Office. No matter how many times I reconsider, I can't help going back to it. (Must be the 14% alcohol) Anyway, after (more than) a few months of work, we're finally launching The Wine Shelf (www.thewineshelf.com). The Wine Shelf is the brainchild of Rod Haden - wine connoiseur, collector and marketing ...