Which one is worth more? Apples and Oranges?

Interesting post on GigaOm that asks the question, but there’s an even more fun discussion on FriendFeed courtesy of Robert Scoble liking the article in his Google Reader Shared Items:

Soon subscribing and following won’t matter. Publishing good stuff that people “like” will matter most with the only little advantage in having a lot of subscribers or followers will be that your good content might reach more people faster. – Charbax

via RSS Subscribers or Twitter Followers: Which Are… – Robert Scoble – FriendFeed.

Which is “worth” more? I’d say they are both pretty worthless if you’re a hack and have no idea how to monetize your followers or subscribers (*cough* Sam points finger at himself *cough*). However, their worth is totally dependent on your platform, the audience and how you interact.

Nevertheless, I think it is very telling that the conversation is much better on FriendFeed via Robert’s Google Shared Items… which got there because he “liked” the post.

With this type of activity on Google and especially on Facebook, the future will be very likable, not just subscribable.

Btw, my Google Shared Items page is here if you’d like to follow what I “Like.”