Monthly Archives: October 2009

Google’s Walled Garden

Posted on October 29, 2009 by jessestay

Among the things Robert Scoble is good at he is definitely good at getting us bloggers talking.  Today he shared on Posterous (which I am subscribed and read in Google Reader) his reasons for not using Google Reader any more. … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, Google, google reader, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, social, Technology, Twitter | 20 Comments

It’s About Technology That Creates Community

Posted on October 28, 2009 by jessestay

I’ve been rambling on Twitter, FriendFeed and Facebook tonight about the differences in how Facebook, Twitter, and FriendFeed’s founders participate in each community.  Look at Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook Fan Page.  Notice how he basically talks at the community?  I’m not … Continue reading →

Posted in building community, community, employees, entrepreneurship, Facebook, founders, FriendFeed, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, Social Coding, Technology, Twitter | 20 Comments

What News Has Me Excited About Twitter Again?

Posted on October 27, 2009 by jessestay

No, it’s not lists.  Facebook has already had those for over a year now (of which we featured in I’m on Facebook–Now What??? when it first came out).  What has me excited is the hiring of a new employee today. … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, josh elman, platform manager, product manager, Technology, Twitter | 4 Comments

Introducing the FB Share Button WordPress Plugin for Facebook Share

Posted on October 26, 2009 by jessestay

Today Facebook launched a nifty little tool enabling website owners and bloggers to allow their users to better share and track their content on Facebook.  The new tool provides a piece of HTML and javascript that renders a little “Share” … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, facebook share, facebook share button, fb, fb share, fb share button, Geeky, Howtos, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, share, share button, Technology | 130 Comments

Hey Utah, Where are the Tech Bloggers?

Posted on October 24, 2009 by jessestay

I’ve discussed before that Utah (the state I live in) has a PR problem when it comes to Technology.  We have some amazing businesses that have come out of Utah, but they all get snatched up, bought, and Utah continues … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, eric schmidt, Google, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, tech blogging, Technology, utah, utc | 36 Comments

Twitter Keeps Fighting While Facebook Continues to Grow

Posted on October 22, 2009 by jessestay

Ev Williams was quoted recently saying, “The world is big enough for both Facebook and Twitter”, almost as though we were supposed to think Twitter wasn’t trying to be a competitor.  Don’t be fooled though, Twitter’s recent lists feature is … Continue reading →

Posted in bully, Facebook, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, lists, open, privacy, Technology, Twitter | 39 Comments

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Posted on October 22, 2009 by jessestay

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Comcast Fails to Innovate With Versus/DirectTV Debacle #vfbyu #vftcu #vsstreamit

Posted on October 21, 2009 by jessestay

Versus, the Sports broadcast network owned by Comcast, Inc., has been in a turf war recently as it has pulled customers in the middle of a fight between DirectTV and its Sales team unwilling to give way until DirectTV pays. … Continue reading →

Posted in comcast, directtv, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, social, Technology, versus, vftcu, vs, vsstreamit | 4 Comments

The Framework of the Building Block Web – An MVC Perspective

Posted on October 20, 2009 by jessestay

Recently I talked about the new web being that of “building blocks”, or “Lego bricks” setting the foundations for each application or website which encompasses the new internet.  Applications that embrace this new architecture will both embrace the strengths of … Continue reading →

Posted in building block web, controller, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, lego brick web, model, mvc, platform apis, social, Technology, view | 4 Comments