The tools of constant distraction - Friendfeed gets new desktop app

Friendfeed just launched a cool new adobe air app that let's you see the latest posts from your 'river' of friendfeed buddies in the lower right hand corner of your screen, giving you a constant update on what's happening in your network, similar to some twitter apps, RSS readers or stock market tickers.

My problem with all these apps is that a lot of what I see in my river is actually quite interesting, constantly tempting me to 'go fishing' when I see them pop-up. This kind of ambient awareness can be an interesting juggling exercise but by and large I find that the distraction is just too much, unless you're 17, maybe;). Constantly getting new pings with interesting new things is a seriously tough challenge when you're trying to a one tiny slice of a job done - so my FF app stays off until I want the river.  Yours?

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Comments

[Bas]

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Hmmm, I never really 'got' FriendFeed. I'm sticking with StumbleUpon and Twitter.