Monthly Archives: July 2008

The National Bloggers Blood Drive – How You Can Get Involved

Posted on July 30, 2008 by jessestay

My good friend, Phil Burns (@phil801), whose daughter was recently diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, has organized a cool concept that is starting in Salt Lake City today, but could be organized soon in your area as well. The idea … Continue reading →

Posted in bloggers, Blogging, blood donation, Changing the World, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, leukemia, serenity burns, TSFBlood | Leave a comment

The TechMeme Factor – is it Good for Blogs?

Posted on July 28, 2008 by jessestay

I received a lot of criticism for my post recently stating my reduction in use of the service Twitter towards other services like Identi.ca and FriendFeed. In a series of personal attacks through both Twitter and the comments on my … Continue reading →

Posted in bloggers, Blogging, techmeme, traffic | 6 Comments

SocialToo.com Now Supports Identi.ca

Posted on July 27, 2008 by jessestay

If you log into your SocialToo.com account (or register if you haven’t already!) you can now click on the “Identi.ca” link at the top, provide your Identi.ca credentials, and you’ll now have the capability to automatically follow those that follow … Continue reading →

Posted in http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, identi.ca, SocialToo.com | 4 Comments

My Hiatus From Twitter – Why You Should Join Me

Posted on July 26, 2008 by jessestay

Yesterday I announced I am permanently and officially on hiatus from Twitter. Bloggers and other Twitter users, while annoyed, are giving them too much attention in both the negative and positive forms, and frankly, both of these only help Twitter. … Continue reading →

Posted in FriendFeed, identi.ca, OSS, Social Media, Twitter, twitter problems | 402 Comments

Facebook, May I Please Have a Shirt???

Posted on July 24, 2008 by jessestay

http://seesmic.com/embeds/wrapper.swf Okay, I’ll admit, I did beg and get an “F8” shirt from the booths (which I lost and I’m still bitter about), but any chance you could send me (or even let me buy???) a shirt with the Facebook … Continue reading →

Posted in f8, Facebook, Social Media, swag | 2 Comments

Facebook Confirms Launch of Platform on iPhone

Posted on July 23, 2008 by jessestay

Ben Ling just announced that the iPhone will be an official Facebook Connect launch partner. As I mentioned earlier, this is part of the developer course today. I’ll be staying tuned today to try and find out more information on … Continue reading →

Posted in f8, Facebook, facebook mobile, facebook platform, Social Coding, Social Media | 1 Comment

SixApart Announces Comment Integration With Facebook

Posted on July 23, 2008 by jessestay

In an announcement about the launch of FacebookConnect, and going head-to-head with commenting services such as Disqus, IntenseDebate, and others, David Recordon from SixApart has announced the integration of MovableType comments with Facebook. When commenting, the service recognizes your Facebook … Continue reading →

Posted in f8, Facebook, facebook connect, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, movabletype, sixapart, Social Media | 118 Comments

Facebook Quietly Announces New iPhone/Mobile Platform

Posted on July 23, 2008 by jessestay

In a recent blog post announcing the developer track at F8, Facebook made brief mention at the very end of one simple, yet very significant announcement. From the post: 7:00-7:45pm Made for Mobile Jed Stremel and Pedram Kayani (Q&A with … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, f8, Facebook, iphone, mobile, Social Media | 3 Comments

The iPhone Needs Privacy Controls

Posted on July 22, 2008 by jessestay

The iPhone seems to have created a huge security and privacy problem recently that I think many more people should be watching. By launching a developer platform and SDK, Apple has essentially created one of the largest social network platforms … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, iphone, privacy, Security, Social Media, user data | 31 Comments

The Rise of the Twittering Church-Goers

Posted on July 21, 2008 by jessestay

I knew Twitter had hit mainstream when I was Twittering about speaking in Church awhile back, and the CIO of a major Church organization Twitter’d me back, wishing me luck, while he himself was in church. Both he and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Changing the World, church, church technology, FriendFeed, Religion, Twitter | 21 Comments