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Facebook Launches Persian Version Amongst Iranian Unrest
0 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford June 18th, 2009 in Facebook News.Since the Iranian election last week, people around the world have increasingly been sharing news and information on Facebook about the results and its aftermath. Much of the content created and shared on Facebook related to these events has been in Persian - the native language of Iran - but the users have had to […]
A Must Attend Social Media Event For Business: Gravity Summit
0 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford June 11th, 2009 in Branding, business, social media.This is an event that I am producing. We have had 2 previous events at UCLA and Stanford that sold out and the feedback from attendees was phenomenal. We educate, inform and empower the attendees by having tier 1 presenters that share actual case studies, best practices and lessons learned.
This event is different from […]
Hey Amigo Check Out this Amazing Friend Feed iPhone App
0 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford June 11th, 2009 in Facebook Applications, Friendfeed, iphone. Amigo for FriendFeed Rating:
I have been working with David Hinson who is an amazingly talented developer and i had the privilege of being one of the beta tester of his latest iPhone creation: Amigo for Friend Feed.
I did some of the testing of the app and watched it evolve into an amazingly […]
Happy Birthday Facebook Platform
0 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford June 4th, 2009 in Facebook, Facebook Applications, Facebook f8 platform, facebook Business.I can’t believe how fast time flies when you are having fun. It seems like only yesterday when I ran the first Facebook developers garage in San Diego right after the facebook platform launched. Happy Birthday Facebook Platform!
The number of applications on the platform is in the tens of thousands. The ROI and engagement opportunity […]
Facebook Stream Breaks Out of the Walled Dam
0 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford April 27th, 2009 in Facebook, Facebook News.Facebook has frequently been criticized for not allowing info out of the facebook eco-system for developers. Well it now looks like Facebook is going to change that starting today. You can see what they are saying below in 2 different blog posts from the facebook team. It will be interesting to see how websites & […]
You Have to See the Future of Social Media Marketing at Gravity Summit
0 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford April 27th, 2009 in Facebook Marketing, business, social media, social networks.SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING FOR BUSINESS
AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 Stanford Faculty Club
8:30 – Registration
9:00 AM — Welcome and Introduction
Co—Hosts: Beverly Macy, Rodney Rumford
Setting the stage for a full day, Beverly and Rodney will introduce the core concepts of social media, review the speaker agenda and anticipated takeaways for the day.
9:15 AM — Social […]
Facebook Bill of Rights
2 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford February 18th, 2009 in Facebook, Facebook News.There has been quite a stir in the past few days about facebook changing their terms and conditions. Many facebook users, bloggers and the media have hopped on the bandwagon and decided to give facebook some push back on their new restrictive terms and conditions that effectively gave facebook ownership of all content uploaded to […]
Facebook Turns 5: Happy Birthday Facebook
4 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford February 3rd, 2009 in Facebook, Facebook News.Ahhh. Facebook is such a baby; it is just 5 years old and continues on it’s path for world domination. It is hard to believe that the site is only 5 years old tomorrow. In internet years that make it in its mid 20’s. The evolution of facebook and the rate of innovation and […]
Facebook Gifts: No More Missed Birthdays!
2 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford January 30th, 2009 in Facebook, Facebook Applications, Facebook News.Don’t you hate being late for friends’ birthdays? Well, as of today (in a limited rollout fashion) facebook is helping to put an end to “belated” birthdays on Facebook. Now, on your friend’s profiles, you’ll be able to schedule the delivery of a gift up to seven days in advance of a birthday. This will […]
EVENT: Social Media Marketing For Business: Gravity Summit
0 Comments Published by Rodney Rumford January 30th, 2009 in Branding, Marketing, business, social media, social networks.I wanted to share this information with all of my readers of this great event that is coming Feb. 25, 2009 to Los Angeles. Full Disclosure: This is an event that I am producing with Beverly Macy who is an instructor (of the social media class) at UCLA. You can follow the event on Twitter […]
