TodaysMama Launches a Laconi.ca Instance That Works
As long-time readers of my blog know, I am a very strong proponent of self-hosted, branded micro-blogging communities. Imagine, for instance, if ESPN were to create a Twitter-like site, just for sports enthusiasts (call me!). People are known for talking their minds on Twitter, but when someone mentions what they ate for lunch, they go […]
Read more...Participate in the First Community Barn-Raising for Modern Entrepreneurs
Awhile back I was Tweeting to Jeremy Hanks, local business owner and CEO of Doba.com, a direct-ship solution for small businesses, suggesting the idea of doing monthly entrepreneur/bootstrappers breakfasts here in Salt Lake and Surrounding areas. It was an idea I took from some out in San Francisco intended for entrepreneurs to meet and share […]
Read more...I’m On Facebook–Now What??? Now Available for the Kindle – Get Your Copy Today!
Recently when Amazon made their Kindle software available for the iPhone I told Jason and our Publisher Mitchell at HappyAbout that it was time we get our copy in the already strong database of books the Amazon Kindle Store provides. Now, not only would you not have to buy a Kindle to read our book […]
Read more...The Potential for Facebook Search Kicks Twitter’s Butt
Rob Diana recently did a post suggesting Facebook, rather than Twitter, was the real goldmine for data. I, as I’ve inferred before on LouisGray.com, wholeheartedly agree with that notion, and in fact, Facebook is already showing the potential for this with their Lexicon product. While not yet as public as Twitter search, right now anyone […]
Read more...What Would You Like To Learn About Social Web Development?
One of my strongest expertise is developing web apps that utilize Social APIs and technologies. My website, SocialToo is built all around these. I’ve written a book on the subject, and reviewed others. I’ve blogged about it, and written many apps myself, and consulted for many others. I wrote one of the first howtos on […]
Read more...How Do I Only Allow Certain Friends to See (insert feature here) on Facebook?
I was interviewed on our local radio station, KSL News Radio (1160 AM and 102.7 FM) about Facebook etiquette recently, and the article aired today. I get asked frequently how you can separate your professional and personal life on Facebook. Paul Nelson (@paulthereporter on Twitter) was kind enough to take a video of me showing […]
Read more...Everything I Learned About Social Media I Learned From Professor Harold Hill
Coming out of High School I had a dream, like many Mormon boys of my age, to have good grades and get accepted to Brigham Young University. It was the “Notre Dame” of the Mormon faith, and having sat through many BYU football games with my family cheering them on and getting the nudge from […]
Read more...Has It Really Been a Year?
Exactly 1 year ago yesterday (the 19th) my baby, Jesse Stay III, was born. As our fourth child, we decided we would have a little fun with it, and we Twittered the entire experience, shared the first cries (with an idea from Scoble), and even Ustreamed right before and right after the event. You can […]
Read more...How Do I Import Google Reader, Delicious, and Other Services Into Facebook?
With the new Facebook home page design, the visibility of all my updates is making other people aware that I import my Google Reader, Delicious, and other activity into Facebook. It is one of my most frequent questions asked in the messages I get on Facebook. For this reason I thought I’d share how I […]
Read more...1 Prediction Down, 7 to Go – Facebook Launches Connect for the iPhone
Beginning of February I announced my 8 late predictions that I thought would happen in 2009. One of those, which I actually mentioned originally last year, was that Facebook would launch a developer platform for the iPhone. Such a prediction was hinted at last year by Facebook, was supposed to launch end of last year, […]
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