Monthly Archives: August 2009

Hey Businesses, You’re Using Facebook Wrong

Posted on August 30, 2009 by jessestay

Robert Scoble just finished a great blog post on why he thinks Twitter is worth much more than people give it credit for.  He cites its ease of use for businesses and open nature as an easy way for businesses … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Facebook, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, marketing, success, Technology, Twitter, value | 40 Comments

When Did Facebook Remove RSS for Friends’ Status Updates?

Posted on August 28, 2009 by jessestay

Yesterday it was mentioned in an interview with Facebook iPhone developer, Joe Hewitt, on Dave Winer and Marshall Kirkpatrick’s podcast, “Bad Hair Day”, that Facebook did not have the ability to retrieve your friends’ status updates via RSS. I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, open standards, rss, social, Technology | 15 Comments

Facebook Takes a Page Out of iTunes With "Credits Enabled" App Directory

Posted on August 28, 2009 by jessestay

What has been speculated for awhile now seems to be out in the open.  Facebook is rolling out what appears to be an iTunes-esque version of the Facebook Application directory, in which users can easily find and purchase from “credits-enabled” … Continue reading →

Posted in credits, e-commerce, Facebook, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, itunes, social, Technology | 5 Comments

USAA Shows How Americans Make Software With New iPhone App

Posted on August 28, 2009 by jessestay

I’ve been a proud member of USAA since I was old enough to drive.  The organization, originally a car insurance company for members of the military, veterans, and their families, has always offered some of the best customer service on … Continue reading →

Posted in bank, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, insurance, iphone, iphone app, social, Technology | 5 Comments

Comcast – Definitely a Different Company Than They Used to Be

Posted on August 19, 2009 by jessestay

I’ve been a Comcast customer most of my adult life. I have to admit unfortunately that most of that was not by choice.  I remember the days of going day after day of support calls trying to just get internet … Continue reading →

Posted in comcast, comcastcares, Consumer Electronics, customer service, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, internet, service, social, Technology | 4 Comments

Don’t "Feed" the Regator App – it Finds News for You

Posted on August 19, 2009 by jessestay

Recently at a speaking engagement I took part in I was asked by one of the audience members, “How do I find good blogs to follow if I don’t want to worry about an RSS reader?”  It was a valid … Continue reading →

Posted in http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, iphone, news, regator, rss, social, Technology | 2 Comments

Never Lose Your Remote Again With i.TV’s Remote Control Framework

Posted on August 17, 2009 by jessestay

When the iPhone was first released, one of the strongest draws that convinced me towards purchasing an iPhone was a cool little app that enabled me to control iTunes, straight from my iPhone. The “Remote” app, provided by Apple, essentially … Continue reading →

Posted in http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, i.tv, iphone, itunes, push notifications, remote, social, Technology, tivo, tv guide | 4 Comments

Best Buy Fails to See Amazon as Competition

Posted on August 17, 2009 by jessestay

This last week, along with traveling back to Salt Lake City from Boston, I was also able to celebrate my birthday for the 32nd time.  I decided, in celebration, I was finally going to bite the bullet and go out … Continue reading →

Posted in amazon, best buy, circuit city, compusa, Consumer Electronics, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, price match, social, Technology | 23 Comments

Will I Jump? Louis Gray and I Talk the Facebook/FriendFeed Acquisition

Posted on August 12, 2009 by jessestay

[audio:http://cinch.blogtalkradio.com/jessestay/300064.mp3%5D As I was walking over Horseshoe falls at Niagara Falls today, Louis Gray and I chatted a bit over BlogTalkRadio’s Cinch service. In our discussion we talked about the Facebook acquisition of FriendFeed, and I think we both came … Continue reading →

Posted in acquisition, cinch, Facebook, FriendFeed, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, jump, niagara falls, Technology | Leave a comment

Facebook Prepares to Compete With Gmail: Launches Messaging API

Posted on August 12, 2009 by jessestay

Facebook is moving too fast this week for me to keep up.  On the heels of the Acquisition of Gmail-creator-founded FriendFeed, along with the launch of their new search interface, Facebook just took it one step further today.  In an … Continue reading →

Posted in api, Facebook, gmail, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, inbox, mail, platform, social, Technology | 15 Comments