http://simonwillison.net/2008-10-16T19:05:46+00:00Simon Willison2008-10-16T19:05:46+00:002008-10-16T19:05:46+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2008/Oct/16/follow/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/16/go-get-yer-shiny-new-yahoo-profileand-make-some-connections/">Go Get Yer Shiny New Yahoo Profile... And Make Some Connections!</a></strong></p> I’m surprised to see Yahoo! going with mutual friendships as the core of their new social platform—I’ve personally found social sites which support a one-way “follow” relationship far more useful. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/connections">connections</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/follow">follow</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/friends">friends</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/social">social</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/techcrunch">techcrunch</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/yahoo">yahoo</a></p>

2008-06-30T09:27:52+00:002008-06-30T09:27:52+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2008/Jun/30/comet/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://cometdaily.com/2008/06/30/enough-already-with-the-connections/">Enough Already with the Connections!</a></strong></p> Comet doesn’t mean making long-lived HTTP connections (which most browsers do anyway thanks to HTTP keep-alive), it means making long-held HTTP requests. I’m guilty of spreading this misinformation in the past. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/comet">comet</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/connections">connections</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/correction">correction</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/http">http</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/keepalive">keepalive</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/requests">requests</a></p>