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Special Event: The secrets of Social Network Platform Apps

WebInno is hosting a super secret special event on January 8th at 6:30pm about developing for Facebook, Bebo, Opensocial. Local companies are going to share their experience with those platforms. It should be a great networking opportunity to meet people in the space. Registration is free (password protected) and space is limited.

Here’s the link to register, drop me a comment with your email for the password.

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Facebook cuts off apps emailing non-users… today!

Do you hear that?
It’s the sound of silence. It’s the sound of my inbox no longer receiving email from applications my “friends” use. Ninjas vs. Pirates, do I really care. Here’s one I received recently: Read the rest of this entry »

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It’s the freakin beacon speakin

I added a new review to Yelp! and understood Facebook’s Beacon all at the same time. It’s powerful, and a very good idea. Im slightly impressed Read the rest of this entry »

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What’s really going on with facebook apps?

When we built Gossipr, the focus was pretty simple - make something that people will be compelled to use. Unfortunately, the motivation we’re using is largely a negative one: “I hope that it’s not about me”. It took an email from my friend Kristian to realize the full magnitude of how evil (and not in a good way) the app is. Read the rest of this entry »

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Gossipr now live on facebook

Gossipr, the application I have been working on for a couple of weeks is now live. It is essentially a Web 2.0 way to spread gossip and rumors about your friends. People usually spread rumors and gossip on the phone or even in email. Now, there’s a better way Read the rest of this entry »

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As addictive as crack, as evil as satan?

That’s the hope… here’s the first glimpse of Gossipr, the first ultra-viral facebook application by me and my buddy Dan Choi.

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Google pulls down their pants and exposes a huge PR Department

Google announced today their OpenSocial APIs reportedly located at this address http://code.google.com/apis/opensocial. As of this writing, there isn’t anything there yet. But when there is it will be huge? Read the rest of this entry »

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Tearing open facebook

That isn’t Zuckerberg in the picture… yet. Facebook continues to establish itself and gain a foothold in the online identity aggregation market. By that, I mean facebook is the most comprehensive place I can learn about my friends. As facebookers get superpoked, nerds with lofty ideals are trying to unseat Zuckerberg and Facebook. Read the rest of this entry »

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Going’s Naughty Party

Going has a facebook application called Naughty Gifts. At first they were unsure if they wanted to associate their brand with the application. Now they’ve gone full out! It’s naughty gifts in real life. They’re hosting the naughty party in Boston on the day before halloween - the 30th October at 10pm. If you’ve got a flithy mind and like to party, this will be a killer event. Make sure to RSVP! Im going to be there. My interest is purely in how virtual communities can translate in to real communities and events

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One in five facebook users set to receive stupid unicorn

For those of you living under a rock, facebook has virtual gifts that they sell. The gift for October 25th, a unicorn is set to a limit of 10,000,000 before it sells out. So, based on facebook’s october user numbers of 47,000,000 users, you have about a one in five chance of getting this stupid unicorn sent to you before stock runs out. Read the rest of this entry »

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