At the last Palo Alto Facebook Developer’s Garage, the Facebook Platform and Connect teams announced the 3-6 month developer’s roadmap. This roadmap is publicly available on the Facebook developers site. This is an effort to keep the developers who are building applications and games well informed and not surprised by any of the changes.
We’ve gotten many requests to explain how to set up Google Analytics for Sprouts, so in this post we’ll share a video tutorial that explains how to do just that. *Designer and Professional levels only.
Sprout Builder subscribers take note!
We’ve been notified by one of our service networks that an emergency data center maintenance service is going to take place on Monday, November 30, 2009 (11/30/2009) betweeen 12:30 AM (PST) and 1:30 AM (PST). The service will only take about 20 minutes and will fall sometime during this window. Published Sprouts will NOT be affected, however, the Sprout Builder application will not be available at this time.
Thanks and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Since the dawn of online display ads in 1993, advertisers have struggled to reach web surfers. In 1993, ads were served on portal websites such as Yahoo! and AOL. At that time display ads were simply digital versions of print ads and they were available to everyone who visited the page. Fortunately, today’s ads are more engaging and work harder for your attention. In this post, I’ll share how advertising has changed and where we’re headed.
Intel Fans Control Pricing This Holiday SeasonSan Francisco, CA – November 23, 2009 – Sprout, the leading technology platform that powers continuous conversations through personally relevant brand experiences, today announced the launch of Intel Fan Plan, an innovative Facebook campaign that allows fans to exert their power by banding together to lower the price of ultra-thin, Intel® Core™2 processor-based laptops by Toshiba®, Asus® and Acer® on Cyber Monday (November 30).
“The Intel Fan Plan campaign is an exciting example of what can happen when you bring together a brand that understands how to leverage social media, a platform that allows for viral-ready experiences and a developer that can tie all the pieces together and deliver rewarding, engaging experiences,” said Carnet Williams, Co-Founder and CEO of Sprout.” “I hope that fans take advantage of the power given to them by Intel to get the best possible deals on great laptops.” (more…)
On Saturday November 21 between 12:00 AM and 1:00 AM PST (that’s tonight) our data center will be performing some emergency network maintenance which might cause service disruption for the Sprout Builder application for 10-15 minutes. If all goes well, however, no disruption should be noticed. The delivery of published sprouts will not be affected.
In the next month, we’ll be making some changes to the way we do support that should help us provide you with improved support. Here’s a quick overview of what you can expect.
The biggest change is that we’ll be setting up a new community oriented support site with Zen Desk. On this site you’ll be able to search to see if someone has already asked your question and if it’s already been answered. If it hasn’t been answered then you’ll be able to submit your question directly to our support staff. If we think the answer will help other users, we’ll add it to the forums section of our Zen Desk site. (more…)
The wave of social media adoption is continuing to bring new brands online and as this trend unfolds the social media eco-system is changing to absorb the new participants. In this post, I’ll share a simple diagram that can help make sense of how the eco-system currently works and how it’s evolving.
In the past I’ve written about how social media works its way into brands. In this post I’ll focus on those brands that have identified value in social media and are looking for ways to grow their investment. If you’re working for a brand and want to stay on the forefront of social media you’ve probably looked for a creative agency or a social media agency who can serve as a guide. It’s almost impossible to have an internal team lead this function because the landscape is changing so rapidly. Agencies have more experience, but even they struggle to keep up with the latest opportunities. At Sprout we’re seeing that traditional agencies rely on technology partners not only to help them understand what’s possible with social media but also to help them by building the campaigns. (more…)
