Monthly Archives: February 2009

Making Auto-Follow a Little Easier by Removing the DMs

Posted on February 28, 2009 by jessestay

As of today on my service SocialToo, we’re taking a stand and removing the ability to auto-dm your followers. This service, as it grew, was getting out of hand, very impersonable, and people were just ignoring them. It was a … Continue reading →

Posted in auto-dm, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, SocialToo.com, spam, Twitter | 10 Comments

My Hiatus From RSS – Is RSS Really Necessary?

Posted on February 26, 2009 by jessestay

Recently, I have become increasingly aware of my dependance on RSS for news and information. Like Louis Gray, I am a data sponge. I like new news, when it happens – I really think I should have majored in Journalism … Continue reading →

Posted in FriendFeed, Google, google reader, news, rss, tech news, Technology, Twitter | 19 Comments

I Want to Meet You

Posted on February 16, 2009 by jessestay

I want to meet you. I’m no TechCrunch, nor am I aspiring to be, but I really do enjoy meeting my readers in person. I’ll never forget the day I met Daniel Ha and Jason Yan at Disqus Headquarters with … Continue reading →

Posted in consulting, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, Social Media, speaking, teaching, Technology | Leave a comment

Is Facebook Testing Popups?

Posted on February 9, 2009 by jessestay

Today I was visiting a friend’s Facebook Group, when out of nowhere a popup appeared, asking me to take a survey. Being on a Mac, I’m pretty sure it wasn’t spyware or a virus. I checked the other sites I … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, groups, popups, Security | 8 Comments

One More Thing…

Posted on February 6, 2009 by jessestay

In addition to the Twitter Bowl results today, we also launched the ability to comment on SocialToo SocialSurveys over on the SocialToo blog today. Similar to the way TwitPic comments work, this means your followers can now comment on each … Continue reading →

Posted in comments, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, socialsurveys, Technology | 5 Comments

Announcing the Twitter Bowl 2009 Results

Posted on February 6, 2009 by jessestay

Today Brian Solis announced the results of the promotion my company, SocialToo did with him, Jeremiah Owyang, Louis Gray, Chris Heuer, and Guy Kawasaki. The promotion was to encourage everyone to prepend their Tweets about the Superbowl ads with #superbowlads, … Continue reading →

Posted in ads, commercials, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, socialsurvey, socialtoo, SocialToo.com, superbowl, superbowlads, Twitter, twitter bowl | 2 Comments

8 Late Predictions That Will Change the Web in 2009

Posted on February 2, 2009 by jessestay

I’ve been intending to write this all month, and until now have had to put it off due to a really busy month on SocialToo. I’ve been tracking multiple web startups this last year, and many news stories around technology. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2009, change, Changing the World, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, lists, predictions, Social Media, Technology | 23 Comments