SeoAlchemist

Sometimes we look at great innovation and are compelled to compare like creations in evaluating them. More often than not it is the differences between websites that appeals to us. All these startups of the last two years have so much in common, but useful aspects outside commonality are sometimes the reasons we choose one over the other. In the case of SecondBrain even slight differentiations mark a truly fascinating development. It is important to let people know about all their choices and that is the reason for this article – to make Search Engine Journal readers aware of a fantastic tool and a worthwhile community.

SecondBrain Is Not FriendFeed

In a conversation the other day someone in the know asked me the difference between SecondBrain and FriendFeed. SecondBrain has an entirely different philosophy and methodology when it comes to content. FriendFeed is essentially a “Twitter like” instant notification of people’s activity around content. The service is well designed and effective for what it does, but SecondBrain is a much deeper platform for sharing and building life streaming events and content. SecondBrain uses API access for more in depth access to services while FriendFeed utilizes RSS to grab snippets of information. Aside design differences and aesthetics, the ability to mix and share content on SecondBrain is not resident for the FriendFeed user.

While the FriendFeed content is generated by users from their services, it is not as dynamic as the collections of data on SecondBrain. (more…)