A blog about Social Media by John Maver and Cappy Popp
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On May 6th, from 6:00PM to 9:00PM, Girls In Tech Boston is holding a panel discussion on best practices for social media in organizations.
Cappy Popp will be focusing on how companies can take advantage of the great features of the new Facebook Public Profiles. Register for the event here.
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John Maver will be presenting a makeover of the West Point Association of Graduates’ Facebook Public Profile at the Take Your Facebook Page to the Next Level Webinar on 4/23 from 3:00PM – 4:00PM EST. John will be going over how Thought Labs used best practices to improve the effectiveness and engagement of the Public [...]
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The HP ProLiant team wanted to create a social media hub for their new G6 Product launch. Thought Labs developed a comprehensive social media strategy for them that included:
A new Facebook Page that shows off their world-class servers
An Application Tab for the Page that lets users watch the latest episodes of The Guy in the [...]
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Thought Labs is now writing a book called Facebook Development: A Complete Guide to Smart Application Development for the Facebook Platform. It is due out later this year and will be published by Addison-Wesley.
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Thought Labs has released a branded Facebook Page and MySpace page for Kelly Services, a global staffing company that created the temporary staffing industry. Both pages feature interactive flash content, a job search and career tips. Also on the Facebook Page, a custom application was created around the popular SnapAttack game. Facebook users can challenge [...]
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Thought Labs has finished creating a a branded Facebook Page for Winter, Wyman, one of the largest staffing companies in the Northeast. The Page offers visitors news of upcoming events, links to job offerings, and an interactive application called Ask a Career Expert that answers a user-submitted question each week.
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On June 28, 2008 Cappy Popp spoke at the Social Media Business School event in New York City hosted by socialmedia.com. He discussed marketing Facebook applications effectively and gave insights into the complex and ever-changing ecosystem of Facebook. Eddie Smith, VP of Marketing and Business Development for socialmedia.com, had this to say:
“Cappy did a fantastic [...]
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John Maver and Cappy Popp will be presenting at the GSP East Intro To Facebook and Bebo Applications workshop at 9:00 on Monday, June 9th in Washington, DC. Stop by and say hi, if you are there.
http://en.oreilly.com/gspeast2008/public/schedule/detail/3272
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As one of the first examples of what is possible with the new Hook Mobile API , Thought Labs has released Pic2Phone. Users can now receive their friend’s latest photos and comments delivered as a daily MMS sent right to their phone.
According to this article at MobHappy, with applications like this that incorporate the [...]
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John has been spending a lot of time over the past few months trying to actively participate in the Bebo Developer forums. After working on the Inner Circle and Doorbell applications for Facebook, he had learned a lot about the platform. As we worked to port those applications over to Bebo, John thought that he [...]
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