Monthly Archives: November 2008

Presentation Recap

Posted on November 21, 2008 by jessestay

I’ve had a presentation every week for the past 3 weeks. I shared with you my Facebook Development for Beginners Presentation, so you have the first week. Last week, I had the opportunity to speak in front of Ignite, Salt … Continue reading →

Posted in b.e.s.t, Bebo, Facebook, fbml essentials, gewutah, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, ignite, oreilly | Leave a comment

SocialToo Announces SocialSurveys!

Posted on November 19, 2008 by jessestay

I’ve been talking about the “next new feature” of SocialToo for awhile now. Tonight, in a partnership with Guy Kawasaki of AllTop and Garage Technology Ventures, SocialToo.com announced the release of SocialSurveys, a viral way of polling your followers in … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, identi.ca, social surveys, socialsurveys, SocialToo.com, surveys, Twitter | 28 Comments

Facebook Development for Beginners

Posted on November 8, 2008 by jessestay

This morning I had the opportunity to present via O’Reilly Webinar on Facebook development. I covered the basics of how to get started in Facebook development, and the resources that would get you going. I mentioned I’d post these slides … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, fbml, fbml essentials, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, OSS, Social Coding, software development | 5 Comments

Hate

Posted on November 8, 2008 by jessestay

[swfobj width=”400″ height=”300″ src=”http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2184623&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1″ type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” allowfullscreen=”true” allowscriptaccess=”always”]Salt Lake City No on Prop 8 Rally from Reid on Vimeo. I came across this video tonight after a protest they called a “hate rally” in downtown Salt Lake in front of the … Continue reading →

Posted in anger, Changing the World, fear, gay, hate, homosexual, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, lds, mormons, proposition 8, Religion, the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints | 1 Comment

How to Stop a Snowball – Using Social Media in the Enterprise

Posted on November 6, 2008 by jessestay

I presented this in Dallas in September to a room full of 100+ CIOs at the Dallas Chamber of Commerce CIO Symposium. We had CIOs from Mary Kaye, Boy Scouts of America, Bank of America, and the moderator was the … Continue reading →

Posted in enterprise, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, snowball, Social Media, Technology | 2 Comments

TechCrunch No Longer the #1 Tech Blog

Posted on November 6, 2008 by jessestay

It would appear that in the last 2 days, TechCrunch has again gone down a spot in the Technorati top 100 from #2 to #3. This would put Gizmodo in the #2 spot, making Gizmodo now the #1 Tech Blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, readers, tech blog, techcrunch, Technology, technorati | 6 Comments

Chick Fil A Stores Miss Out on Very Important Opportunity

Posted on November 4, 2008 by jessestay

I’m a sucker for a deal. Let’s just say I’m a cheapskate. That’s why I was excited when I heard that Chick-Fil-A stores were offering free chicken sandwiches nationwide today. So I went out and voted, excited to celebrate my … Continue reading →

Posted in chick-fil-a, Politics, Social Media, voting | 26 Comments

Let’s Meet in Person!

Posted on November 4, 2008 by jessestay

The end of this year is turning out to be quite an eventful one for me. This Friday I’ll be doing a free O’Reilly Webinar, “Creating Facebook Applications — A Beginner’s Guide”. The webinar starts at 10:00am PST, and I’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Facebook, facebook marketing, fbml essentials, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, presentations, Social Media | Leave a comment

Open Source – Do You Share Your Experiences for This Life or the Next?

Posted on November 1, 2008 by jessestay

This is a picture of my Great-Grandfather, Joseph Stay. With a son named after him, I’ve spent some time reading about him and learning about the experiences of his life that I can pass down to my son. One of … Continue reading →

Posted in genealogy, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, OSS, personal history, transparency | 1 Comment