Monthly Archives: May 2008

Twitter Kills Important Features on the API With Just a Few Hours Notice

Posted on May 31, 2008 by jessestay

I saw some very concerning issues on the Twitter development list today, and my frustration has only been increased after reading some of the claims of Blaine Cooke today on TechCrunch. Yesterday, the one thing that seemed evident, and perhaps … Continue reading →

Posted in http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, OSS, Social Media, Twitter, twitter api, twitter features, twitter problems | 76 Comments

Scoble and Twitter, Behind the Scenes

Posted on May 31, 2008 by jessestay

Today I had a very unique opportunity to in many ways get in the middle of the Twitter Fiasco, the VentureBeat article suggesting that Robert Scoble was the reason for Twitter’s failures, and Robert’s response to it. It was an … Continue reading →

Posted in http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, OSS, robert scoble, scoble, scobleizer, Social Media, Twitter, venturebeat | 31 Comments

Where is Jaiku???

Posted on May 29, 2008 by jessestay

I don’t know if it’s the horrible logistics at yesterday’s keynote and that I had to sit on the floor to watch it, or the T-Shirts that in binary say, “GoogleKO” (Mike, I’ll give you mine if you have lunch … Continue reading →

Posted in Google, google io, io2008, jaiku, OSS, Twitter | 7 Comments

Lifting Up Serenity – New Website and How You Can Help

Posted on May 27, 2008 by jessestay

I mentioned earlier that we were working on a Fund for Phil Burns’ daughter, Serenity, and would post information about it today. Well, we have a bank account set up, but unfortunately the fund will take a little bit to … Continue reading →

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My Trip to Google I/O

Posted on May 26, 2008 by jessestay

Tomorrow evening I’ll be heading off to Google I/O at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. I’m very excited to look over the various new technologies Google is offering, including OpenSocial, Google App Engine (keep an eye out for Bungee … Continue reading →

Posted in events, Facebook, fbml essentials, Google, google io, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, I'm on Facebook -- Now What???, jesse stay schedule, OSS, san francisco, Social Media, Social Network Optimization | 14 Comments

Would you Like to Donate to the Burns Family? Use This Widget.

Posted on May 26, 2008 by jessestay

I’ve created a ChipIn Widget that goes straight to the Burns‘ Paypal account, which you can donate to help them with their miscellaneous expenses over the next few days. I’ll also be adding it to the right-sidebar of this blog. … Continue reading →

Posted in Changing the World, leukemia, leukemia causes, OSS, serenity, serenity burns | 100 Comments

Twitter!

Posted on May 25, 2008 by jessestay

The first 1 word post on Techmeme. Just saying…

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New Series: Social Coding

Posted on May 25, 2008 by jessestay

I’ve been contemplating for awhile now a good way to share what I know about Social Software Development and helping business owners, marketers, and developers learn how to set up their own social apps. Especially for developers, I know there … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Projects, Facebook, facebook coding, facebook development, facebook platform, fbml essentials, Google, Google Apps Engine, Howtos, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, MySpace, OpenSocial, OSS, Perl, Pligg, Social Coding, Social Media, Social Network Optimization, Twitter | 3 Comments

My Old Partner, Phil Burns’ Daughter has Leukemia

Posted on May 25, 2008 by jessestay

For those unaware, my old partner and good friend, Phil Burns (aka @phil801 on Twitter) just found out today that his daughter, Serenity, has Leukemia. She has been pricked, prodded, and the stories Phil and Adria tell are heart-breaking! Phil … Continue reading →

Posted in Changing the World, leukemia, leukemia causes, OSS, serenity, serenity burns | 44 Comments

Finally! Twitter Adds an Official "Twitter" Account

Posted on May 22, 2008 by jessestay

Today Twitter announced the creation of an official “twitter” account on Twitter. This update has been a long time coming – other companies are doing it – why hasn’t Twitter all this time? I brought up multiple times on the … Continue reading →

Posted in http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, OSS, Social Media, Social Network Optimization, Twitter, twitter development blog, twitter status, twitter user | 4 Comments