Monthly Archives: May 2010

My Favorite Things: Spotify, the Social Music Streaming Service

Posted on May 29, 2010 by jessestay

I’ve been thinking about a new series for awhile.  The idea is I get to share my favorite applications, gadgets, and services that I use on a regular basis.  Each one I am either already paying for or I would … Continue reading →

Posted in Favorite Things, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, iphone, itunes, social, spotify, streaming music, Technology | 2 Comments

Facebook Shows its Hand in Privacy

Posted on May 26, 2010 by jessestay

I spoke earlier how I didn’t buy the claims against Mark Zuckerberg trying to steal away our privacy and con people into becoming more public if they didn’t chose to do so. Today Facebook made that even more clear in … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, instant personalization, mark zuckerberg, poker, privacy, Technology | 13 Comments

Want Your Business in a Dummies Book?

Posted on May 23, 2010 by jessestay

I’m looking for concrete examples of businesses, large and small, that have seen firm success by integrating Facebook either as an application, a Page, or on their own website via Facebook Connect or Facebook Graph API.  If you have analytics … Continue reading →

Posted in book, examples, Facebook, facebook api, Facebook Application Development for Dummies, graph api, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, social, Technology | Leave a comment

Pornography and Choice – The Dilemma Over the Future of Open

Posted on May 17, 2010 by jessestay

I’ve been following the Ryan Tate late-night rant (language) over Steve Jobs’ desire for a world “free from porn” and his objections therein (while still not completely sure the purpose for his rant).  While pornography was only one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Changing the World, children, choice, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, open standards, open web, porn, pornography, protection, solutions, Technology, web | 29 Comments

Adobe and Google Sitting in a Tree? Or Did Adobe Just Pwn Google?

Posted on May 14, 2010 by jessestay

There’s something really fishy going on with Adobe’s “I ♥ Apple” Ad campaign.  You might have noticed it yesterday as you were browsing websites such as TechCrunch and Google Reader.  Basically, somehow Adobe got around Google’s “no popups” ad policy … Continue reading →

Posted in adobe, adsense, Apple, flash, Google, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, popups, Technology, we love apple | 22 Comments

Mark Zuckerberg – A Cheater? A Stealer? I’m Calling Calacanis’ Bluff

Posted on May 12, 2010 by jessestay

I give – I call.  I’m getting really tired over all the “I’m deleting my Facebook because they have gone corrupt” posts all over the place.  Some of the smartest minds in the industry (and those I respect most) are … Continue reading →

Posted in Facebook, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, jason calacanis, mark zuckerberg, privacy, Technology, zuckerberg, zynga | 47 Comments

Yes, Facebook Broke Your Trust, and Yes, That’s a Good Thing

Posted on May 10, 2010 by jessestay

It seems like every other post I read these days is about whether Facebook violated users trust, or whether they were wrong, or right in opening up more.  It’s eerily repetitive for someone that’s written 2 (and 3rd on the … Continue reading →

Posted in anonymity, data, Facebook, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, open, privacy, social, Technology | 24 Comments