Dropbox, the peer-to-peer file sharing service that crosses platforms like no other, added Facebook integration today that allows a user to share files with his or her Facebook friends.
By selecting “Invite Facebook Friends” one can allow Facebook integration and go social expanding the reach of the file sharing platform. Just begin typing a name and prestoyour Facebook friends populate the drop down based on the letters you type in the “Invite collaborators to this folder” text box.
Happy social collaborating!
Forces of Change: Social Media Past, Present and Future
Video of today’s panel including Steve Ressler (@govloop), Bob Burns (@BigBobBurns) Jenna Sauber (@cajunjen), and myself (@billannibell) as we discussed the past, present, and future of social media. Great panel, audience, and discussion!
Source new.livestream.com
I have to admit that I am a bit perplexed as to why Microsoft would simply target Politicians for TownSquare, but if I know Microsoft…this is only the tip of the iceberg:
Twitter and Facebook have become important platforms for politicians and public figures to connect with their constituents and fans. Today Microsoft is unveiling TownHall, a social media platform designed to further serve the needs of these political figures.
TownHall is part of Microsoft’s new Campaign Ready suite of tools and it’s essentially a plug-and-play web-based platform — hosted on Windows Azure — that can be used to build sites that support user engagement around campaign topics and encourage fan participation.
The target audience is government officials looking for ways to collect feedback and gauge the interest of their respective communities.
Those that employ TownHall can use the platform to support login via Facebook Connect, include poll questions, give visitors the ability to ask and answer questions, and reward participation with badges. The platform is designed so that the topics with the most traction bubble up to the top. On the backend, users are able to run reports and search within community discussions.
The code for TownHall was released to the public earlier today at the Politics Online Conference, but the technology is already powering NASA’s Be a Martian project and can also be seen in this demo site. We’re especially curious to see if politicians put TownHall to use and whether or not it will make Microsoft more relevant in the social media space.
Ummm… I got nothing other than LOLZ…
Devil’s Tower. This is as far west as we go my friends. Tomorrow we start the long journey home.
Prepare to swim to Sturgis!!
Just to prove my point about Miss Twinkle Toes, here is one more. Wedding post coming up next.
Not quite wedding related, but.. our baby girl is too cute not to share! We just can’t get enough of those little toes. Her toes have a mind of...
