FriendFeed's Success?

Bret Taylor from FriendFeed gave a great talk at FOWA offering some of their secrets for the increasing problem of too much user created content.

During questions, I asked what made FriendFeed successful over other social aggregators out there. Bret's reply; seeing an opportunity and executing quickly, getting the basics nailed down early, fast reliable service and keeping interface simple & easy to use.

When it comes down to it, if your page loads slow, users won't come back.