"FriendFeed has several viral distribution and attention optimization features that make it a valuable resource to bloggers wishing to increase their readership." - huixing
The only thing I'm not so sure about is the viral effect. In the pictures, Hutch shows many degrees, but I tend to think it only travels two degrees: to your friends and the friends of your friends who commented on or liked it. If a FOAF liked/commented it, it wouldn't show up in the FOAFOAF's feed. Err..did that make any sense? - Hao Chen
FF traffic to isn't really viral per se but it does create loyal subscribers... - Anthony Farrior
Hao - good observation. I was thinking of people outside your network sharing, and their subscribers seeing that. But perhaps the diagram could be clearer on things. Leave a comment on the knol! - Hutch Carpenter
Anthony - exposure of the blog post is viral. You can get a blog post in front of many more people than just those subscribe to your blog or your FriendFeed. - Hutch Carpenter
Nice Hutch - Using it as an example for a friend who's also doing one today - Charlie Anzman
Hutch - This is the 1st FF Knol, and the 1st FF Author of a Knol! You are a trail blazer. - Russellreno
I'm sure Hutch is right for those blogging about social media and new technology that early adopters love. But I'm still on the fence about whether it's a worthy time spend if you're blogging about other topics. - Robert Seidman
Thanks guys. Robert - I expect over time that broader subject discussion will occur here. There's no core reason social media has to dominate discussions here. We could be discussing the merits of NASCAR's engine specs. - Hutch Carpenter
Hao - I remember one more thing about my viral "rings". With the FOAF feature, you see content from a person to whom you don't subscribe. You then subscribe to that person, and your Like or comment makes it visible to your social graph on FriendFeed. Technically, adding a FAOF as one of your new subscriptions moves you into the blogger's 1st level ring. I skipped showing that step. - Hutch Carpenter
Ohh, makes sense. Yeah, that or like you said before, if someone reshares it or bookmarklets it using one of their feed services, a new ring will start. - Hao Chen
