The NewsCloud Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2799332010-02-04T12:19:52-08:00NewsCloud is a provider of social media software solutions for FacebookTypePadGet involved in our design discussions for the new Facebook applicationtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e20120a861c194970b2010-02-04T12:19:52-08:002010-02-04T12:19:52-08:00Whether you have or haven't heard about our recent grant and alpha Facebook code, you may be interested in following some of our ongoing design and requirements discussions for our news community Facebook application. Thoughts about the feature roadmap are...Jeffhttp://blog.newscloud.com/2010/02/get-involved-in-our-design-discussions-for-the-new-facebook-application.htmlHave You Ever Wanted to Disappear? Wired's Repomen Contesttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e20120a861b528970b2010-02-04T12:12:39-08:002010-02-04T12:12:39-08:00Lone Shark Games, in conjunction with Wired Magazine and Universal Pictures, is looking for a few creative, honest, adventurous people to go on the run starting in late February. You need to be available through late March to leave your...Jeffhttp://blog.newscloud.com/2010/02/have-you-ever-wanted-to-disappear-wireds-repomen-contest.htmlNewsCloud Receives Knight Foundation Grant to Launch Facebook Sites for Twelve News Organizationstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e201287748112d970c2010-02-02T17:48:04-08:002010-02-02T17:48:04-08:00Through April 2011, twelve news organizations will launch Facebook sites with NewsCloud's open source Facebook application technology, thanks to a grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The goal of the grant is threefold: To launch community...Jeffhttp://blog.newscloud.com/2010/02/newscloud-receives-knight-foundation-grant-to-launch-facebook-sites-for-twelve-news-organizations.htmlThe 3 Facebook Settings Every User Should Check Now via NYTimestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e20120a8142e48970b2010-01-26T16:13:19-08:002010-01-26T16:14:06-08:00Those of you who edited your privacy settings prior to December's change have nothing to worry about - that is, assuming you elected to keep your personalized settings when prompted by Facebook's "transition tool." The tool, a dialog box explaining...Jeffhttp://blog.newscloud.com/2010/01/the-3-facebook-settings-every-user-should-check-now-via-nytimes.htmlA New Open Source Preview Release and Community Support Areatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e201287682e47e970c2009-12-26T14:31:53-08:002009-12-26T14:31:53-08:00We've got a new open source PHP-based preview release on GitHub. There's a simpler installation process, a generic design skin for your application and some cool new features. The first four developers to successfully install it and post feedback on...Jeffhttp://blog.newscloud.com/2009/12/a-new-open-source-preview-release-and-community-support-area.htmlA Look Back on the Facebook Application Economy of 2009tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e201287676d140970c2009-12-22T16:38:15-08:002009-12-22T16:38:15-08:00As we look toward a new year, we’d like to look back at some examples of startups and established companies, including those from Facebook's own fbFund program, that built their businesses on Facebook Platform and with Facebook Connect, and made...Jeffhttp://blog.newscloud.com/2009/12/a-look-back-on-the-facebook-application-economy-of-2009.htmlNewsCloud's Graphic Design Partner: Eye Leveltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e201287644ea62970c2009-12-10T22:46:58-08:002009-12-10T22:46:58-08:00If you're looking for a great graphic design firm in Seattle or want to learn more about customizing the design of one of our Facebook communities, check out Eye Level's Facebook application portfolio: http://youreyelevel.com/smt/ We've been very impressed with the...Jeffhttp://blog.newscloud.com/2009/12/newsclouds-graphic-design-partner-eye-level.htmlSometimes Daily's Amanda Congdon Interviews NewsCloud Founder on Microsoft Tax Dodgetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e20120a740d673970b2009-12-10T17:00:24-08:002009-12-10T17:02:03-08:00NewsCloud founder Jeff Reifman has been reporting on Microsoft's $1.24 billion dollar tax dodge since 2004 but increasingly this year as Washington States $2.6 billion budget deficit comes up for debate. This week, Internet video reporter and former ABC News...Jeffhttp://blog.newscloud.com/2009/12/sometimes-dailys-amanda-congdon-interviews-newscloud-founder-on-microsoft-tax-dodge.htmlEvan Ratliff on Vanish Contest-Related Media and Upcoming Wired Article: "Gone"tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e20120a6b0da30970b2009-11-18T11:52:17-08:002009-11-19T15:44:49-08:00As we've mentioned before, NewsCloud's Facebook application technology was used to help capture Evan Ratliff in Wired Magazine's summer Vanish contest. The application was built as part of a research project funded by the John S. and James L. Knight...Jeffhttp://blog.newscloud.com/2009/11/evan-ratliff-on-vanish-contest-related-media-and-upcoming-wired-article-gone.htmlDr. Christine Greenhow Discusses Facebook-based Research on Future Tensetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e2012875a9ab4e970c2009-11-16T11:53:33-08:002009-11-16T11:53:33-08:00Related to today's press release Could Facebook Make America Smarter?, listen to Dr. Christine Greenhow discuss her research on American Public Media's Future Tense (mp3).Jeffhttp://blog.newscloud.com/2009/11/dr-christine-greenhow-discusses-facebookbased-research-on-future-tense.html