Facebook Weekend Beta

We had our first Facebook weekend and it was a great time. The turnout was rather slim, might have had to do with the fact that we only started to advertise it 3 weeks prior to the start date and that we are moving into the holiday season. Our team managed to work through a lot of the business challenges that were facing us, but the true success story comes from a competing team.

That team built and launched their Facebook application. Pet Food Testing, was born this weekend. As some of you know, I have a dog and I absolutly love this concept. The idea is that you can ask to have your brand of pet food tested by an independent testing facility. You can donate some money for testing and invite your friends to do the same. Once there is enough money to cover the testing costs, a random sample (from store shelves in your area) will be selected and shipped for testing. The results will then be posted back for the whole public to see.

So… go have a look, add the application and lets get some pet food tested.

Has it been THAT long???

Well, seems like I’ve been away for a while now. I guess life’s been really busy lately with work and other more social thing. As a matter of fact, it has been so long that my admin interface for this blog has changed… Well time to get back to writing.

Came back to write a quick post here, because it stuck me how much our interaction with friends has changed in the past few year with Web 2.0 and all. I just found out that Kate’s mom is in labour, not by getting a phone call, email, or text message. Nope… I read her status on Facebook. I can’t help but giggle just a bit at the thought of a pregnant woman updating her FB status while rushing the father-to-be to pack the car and not forget the extra blanket

Anyhoo, best wishes to Kate’s mom, hope it’s an easy labour and all the best to you and your new addition. Now to go and wish her well on Facebook too…