Archive for December, 2008
Santa Brings Twitter People Search Back!
2 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford December 23rd, 2008 in twitter.A month ago I wrote about the Twitter people search not working. Then Twitter simply shut it off and you could no longer find it. Well I am happy to report that twitter has brought this functionality back with some improvements.
Search for a username, first or last name. When you search by name it brings […]
Social Median Acquired by XING of Germany
0 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford December 19th, 2008 in social networks.I have been a user of Social Median for a while and I have found it quite useful for the past few months and have seen it gain traction in the past 2 months. Well, it just got an email from thier CEO a few minutes ago. It reads as follows.
“I am thrilled to announce […]
Twitter Releases New Widgets That Are Way Cooler, And It Just Might Be The Pathway to Revenue
24 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford December 19th, 2008 in twitter, widgets.Twitter Releases New Widgets That Are Way Cooler. Earlier this evening twitter just released a series of 3 newly skinned widgets with increased functionality and a much improved design.
The new widget design lets you customize the height and width of the widget so that you fit it nicely into your blog or website. They have […]
New Legal Legislation: When You Renew Your Drivers License You Are Issued a Facebook Account
4 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford December 18th, 2008 in Facebook, Facebook News.New Legal Legislation: When You Get Your Drivers License You Are Issued a Facebook Account: This is a bit of a tongue in cheek joke aimed at this just released statistic from facebook. The fastest growing demographic on facebook is those users 25 years old and older.
The reason for this post is to bring to […]
12Seconds.TV Brings Video Slideshows to the iPhone, Web and Twitter
6 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford December 18th, 2008 in iphone, social media, social networks, twitter.Rating: I have been an early beta tester of 12seconds.TV for a long time and simply think that this micro-form of communication has some real advantages. Ever since they have hooked it into the Twitter API I think it is even more relevant as a communication form. Well, sometimes a few pics with a […]
Twitter Does Not Have a Revenue Plan? Think Again
4 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford December 17th, 2008 in social networks, twitter.Twitter Does Not Have a Revenue Plan? Think Again. I normally don’t go down the rabbit hole on these topics; but I will touch on this issue as I think it has some merit and will hopefully stop some of the rumor mongering.
First: Twitter is run by some smart guys
Second: Their seasoned investors invested because […]
Google Friend Connnect And Twitter Hook Up
3 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford December 16th, 2008 in Google, social networks, twitter.Google Friend Connect And Twitter Hook Up. According to the Twitter Blog: “Google included Twitter in their Friend Connect program which means folks can stay connected with their Twitter network on web sites that have activated the service. This particular integration did not require effort on our part so it was a quick win for […]
5 Facebook Applications Each Win 250K from Facebook Fund
3 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford December 10th, 2008 in Facebook, Facebook Applications.Facebook has been trying to encourage application developers to create more engaging and useful applications for the platform. Part of that encouragement has come from financial rewards from the facebook fund. Facebook started a contest a few months back. They chose finalists and then let the facebook user community vote for the the apps they […]
Top iPhone Social Applications
0 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford December 3rd, 2008 in Facebook, iphone, social networks.Top iPhone Social Applications: We test a lot of iPhone applications in the social space and try to determine which are the most useful for people that want to stay connected to social networks while living a mobile lifestyle. What is important is application reliability, ease of navigation, functionality and user experience. Trying to replicate […]
Facebook Chooses Oodle to Power Marketplace Classifieds
0 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford December 2nd, 2008 in Facebook.Oodle announced today that it has been chosen to power Marketplace, an application for online classifieds on Facebook. Oodle was chosen because of its track record of innovation with online classifieds and will be developing an enhanced version of Marketplace scheduled for release in Q1 of 2009.
Facebook first introduced the Marketplace application in early May […]
