Today, FriendFeed unveiled a redesign of its product, focusing on real-time communication as a principle design goal. Expectedly, there are more than a few detractors of the decision to place real-time at the forefront (see Steven Hodson's post on Inquisitr, Michael Arrington's post on TechCrunch, or do a search on FriendFeed). I think they're stuck in a paradigm that's lasted for years that real-time has now rendered obsolete: the "follow."
