Friendfeed is showing off their beta version, and SPEED is the word. This real time interface is something akin to the way the public Twitter stream would look, if you could watch it flow past.

The video is just seconds captured yet it shows the rapid updates and flow down the screen. Comments now 'appear' under a post, and posts 'jump' to the top while you watch.

What will this mean to frequent Friendfeed users? Lists will become the only practical way to view the stream. I've set up Favorites, Personal and Professional, but even that isn't fine enough to avoid a steadily changing stream.

Searches are enabled though, and those create a slimmed down stream of information. Also, creating a list of experts on a topic seems like a possible approach.

How this plays out has yet to be seen. There's already a Friendfeed room against this change.

Cheers,
Todd
@tojosan