var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-7906001-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} Tumblr (3.0; @socialbomb)http://blog.socialbomb.com/<p>RT @samsungesteban: Ive never seen true blood but @socialbomb has done something very cool with the true blood live feed on the blu-ray.</p>http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/1053528966http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/1053528966Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:46:39 -0400<p>We’ll be at Facebook Dev Garage NYC tomorrow demoing blu-rays getting social /w True Blood! Come say hi! <a href="http://bit.ly/cNdKQB">http://bit.ly/cNdKQB</a></p>http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/1046008321http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/1046008321Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:13:20 -0400<p>Socialbomb will be demoing our True Blood Live Feed app to showcase our Facebook integration for BD-Live™ at this event on Wednesday. Stop by and say hi!</p> <p><span><br/><span><span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102630619790731&ref=mf"><img class="img" src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/hs335.snc4/41798_102630619790731_5420_s.jpg"/></a></span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102630619790731&ref=mf">Facebook Developer Garage NYC</a> <br/></span></span></span><span class="UIStoryAttachment_Label">Location:</span><span class="UIStoryAttachment_Value">The Marlin Room, Webster Hall<br/></span><span class="UIStoryAttachment_Label">Time:</span><span class="UIStoryAttachment_Value">6:00PM Wednesday, September 1st</span></p>http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/1039149398http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/1039149398Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:13:00 -0400<p>Nice review of our social features for Trubies on BD-Live: <a href="http://bd-livenews.com/?p=854">http://bd-livenews.com/?p=854</a></p>http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/1021660262http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/1021660262Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:52:33 -0400<p>RT @rebelprince: The Games Bible, featuring the work of some of the @socialbomb crew, is up for pre-order! <a href="http://amzn.to/dmYXmE">http://amzn.to/dmYXmE</a></p>http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/1014085475http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/1014085475Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:30:39 -0400<p>RT @aparrish: documentation of my @socialbomb hack day project, the Crazy Animal Stories Keyboard <a href="http://bit.ly/cKBhr7">http://bit.ly/cKBhr7</a></p>http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/1007363747http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/1007363747Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:20:22 -0400<p>Officially announcing our BD-Live Platform to connect your Blu-ray experience with Facebook and Twitter: <a href="http://bit.ly/bC7DB7">http://bit.ly/bC7DB7</a></p>http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/972650619http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/972650619Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:43:12 -0400<p>It’s amazing what a little story can do.</p> <p>As we were finishing up work for True Blood Live Feed, the social features for the blu-ray release of HBO’s hit show, the Socialbomb founders (Scott, Adam and myself) had a chance to talk about what Socialbomb is, where it had come from, and where we saw it going.  We explained our start making applications and games, our shift of focus towards our platform and API, and our latest plans for world domination.</p> <p>Some time later, when we first read the piece on the “little-guy economy” in The Big Money, we had a real “huh” moment — we’ve really had a bit of a journey so far.</p> <p>It’s hard to believe that just two years ago, we first stepped out of the borrowed-conference-room-turned-makeshift-office at our alma mater of NYU ITP and into our first real digs at David S. Rose’s Rose Tech Ventures.  </p> <p>Over the course of our time at grad school and the Stern Business Plan Competition, we’d developed a plan for making social games that built upon people’s real lives, and we set to work designing, coding and building up the business we knew we wanted to be.  Along the way, we had the great fortune of bringing on new team members (the talented Mssrs. Berg, Pierre and Parrish), who are about twice as good at our jobs as we are — people who area also our friends, and believe in this business as much as we do.</p> <p>Of course, It hasn’t been the easiest ride.  There’s been a few lean periods, and like any startup, there’s been more times things completely blew up than worked.  Probably about five times as many, if we’re being honest here.  </p> <p>However, the one thing we’ve always been best at is re-arranging the pieces until they fit.  Every failed idea is just an excuse to start fresh, and after a few fresh starts, we started really seeing what we were on to.</p> <p>The Socialbomb Platform has gone from being the backend that supported our application ideas to the infrastructure we’ve built our business around.  We’ve built methods for social networks like Facebook and Twitter, we’ve developed modules for talking to devices like iPhones and blu-ray players, and we’ve had the chance to work with some seriously great clients.</p> <p>Now, in case you couldn’t tell, we’re really excited to do more.  More networks, more devices, and more methods to connect users’ interests to their friends and devices.  And this time, people seem to be listening.</p> <p>-Mike</p>http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/876142779http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/876142779Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400<p>RT @fredwilson: Some Thoughts On The Seed Fund Phenomenon <a href="http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2010/07/some-thoughts-on-the-seed-fund-phenomenon.html">http://www.avc.com/a_vc/2010/07/some-thoughts-on-the-seed-fund-phenomenon.html</a></p>http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/812213360http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/812213360Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:49:13 -0400<p>RT @brendn: Can you manage Solaris servers while fighting the zombie apocalypse? @socialbomb is hiring a sysadmin. jobs@socialbomb.com</p>http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/809257877http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/809257877Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:34:55 -0400<p>Nice feature on @socialbomb and how we’ve grown in the past year on @thebigmoney! <a href="http://bit.ly/dzs215">http://bit.ly/dzs215</a></p>http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/791066789http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/791066789Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:17:00 -0400<p>RT @lockerpartner True Blood Wants to Suck Your Social Blood <a href="http://bit.ly/d3H7mm">http://bit.ly/d3H7mm</a></p>http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/639113382http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/639113382Thu, 27 May 2010 20:54:13 -0400<p>Socialbomb comes out of the coffin - we’re powering the Live Feed features on True Blood Season 2! <a href="http://bit.ly/ad04By">http://bit.ly/ad04By</a></p>http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/632047600http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/632047600Tue, 25 May 2010 15:48:33 -0400<p>RT @USATODAY ‘True Blood’ hits social networks <a href="http://usat.me">http://usat.me</a>?38648540</p>http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/632047599http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/632047599Tue, 25 May 2010 15:48:33 -0400<p>Socialbomb came out of the coffin to watch True Blood Season 2: <a href="http://tblivefeed.com">http://tblivefeed.com</a></p>http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/630812274http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/630812274Tue, 25 May 2010 05:11:08 -0400<p>Our #ish? Powering conversations about Jewish identity and culture with the JFNA. <a href="http://nyti.ms/sb-ish">http://nyti.ms/sb-ish</a></p>http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/607771961http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/607771961Mon, 17 May 2010 16:33:05 -0400<p>A new Socialbomb-powered app profiled in the New York Times: Our #ish? Powering conversations about Jewish identity… <a href="http://bit.ly/cwxjLY">http://bit.ly/cwxjLY</a></p>http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/607771871http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/607771871Mon, 17 May 2010 16:33:05 -0400<p>hey! @socialbomb logo chosen for the new Logo Lounge book! Our awesome designer: <a href="http://www.sosebeedesign.com/">http://www.sosebeedesign.com/</a></p>http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/536309334http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/536309334Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:11:05 -0400<p>RT @aparrish @brendn: How two stubborn programmers reach a consensus at @socialbomb: <a href="http://yfrog.com/1n2ltyj">http://yfrog.com/1n2ltyj</a> (SB: +lotech +entente)</p>http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/509449155http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/509449155Fri, 09 Apr 2010 21:17:27 -0400<p>Fisher-Price Moments to Share launches! <a href="http://bit.ly/9q2xWK">http://bit.ly/9q2xWK</a></p>http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/457032388http://blog.socialbomb.com/post/457032388Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:23:07 -0400