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Today I was pleasantly surprised when I saw that my Facebook Messages had finally been integrated with the Facebook email functionality. Facebook email is a feature that was announced November 2010, but hasn't been fully rolled out to all users. Now that i've seen it first hand here are some of the changes I've noticed: Read More…

Facebook Places Last August the CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, announced a new Application called "Facebook Places" which aimed to accomplish three goals: Read More…

As a long time Google Ad user, I've been a big fan of the ability to submit ads on Google. It's (relatively) easy and allows you to tailor your ads based on : Search term Location (Geographically) Time All of this is great, right? Compared to everything out there it was really great and very affordable. But that was close to 2006. Fast forward to 2010 and the rates aren't so affordable anymore. In the space for web development key words, I've seen costs go from as little as $0.50 per click to more than $4.00 per click for top billing for the same keywords. That's 800% of what costs used to be. With that kind of rate, I found I needed to turn down and then turn off Google Ads. Read More…

The toad just finished a small project involving the Facebook API and by far the most confusing aspect of the project was the terminology regarding the many, many different API's and what each one actually does. I thought this merited a write-up and I hope you find it helpful. FBML, Frames and the Canvas Read More…

Facebook networks are one of the major ways that it allows people to connect to each other. Networks come in a few different types including: Regions (geographic) Colleges Workplaces High School Read More…

How can your nonprofit generate buzz without spending any money? Leveraging social media channels is a great way to start. Read More…