Well it looks like we got our bitchmeme this weekend after all courtesy of a post on TechCrunch that took a look at the data behind the Leaderboard 100; which for those that care WinExtra placed somewhere in the 70’s. In the meantime here’s some things that caught my eye on my FriendFeed pipeline.

Signal vs Noise :: SocialTech - Josie has some interesting thoughts on how some days that the signal to noise ratio might actually be the thing you need.

Sources: Microsoft Signs Letter Of Intent To Acquire Xobni :: TechCrunch - Michael lets us all know the news about Microsoft buying up Xobni - which is a plugin for Outlook to enhance its social media / networking abilities.

Twitter: Talk to us when things go bad :: The Last Podcast - Frederic has some advice for Twitter during its times of trouble - talk to us.

What does an algorithm think? :: Scripting News - Dave has another go at the supposed ties between Gabe Rivera and Michael Arrington (even though he won’t name the actual names) that enables TechCrunch to always be at the top of Techmeme.

Man builds rad trimaran sailboat in yard, now it’s stuck there :: CrunchGear - all I can say on this is - oopps

Conversation Tags: SocialTech, Xobni, Twitter, Dave Winer, CrunchGear