Archive for September, 2007
My former colleagues at IPDI beat me to the story, but last night I received an email, courtesy of the excellent Non-Profit Salesforce.com Practioners Group, directing me to a post on Mashable! about a Salesforce App for Facebook called Faceforce.
Web-based CRM software provider Salesforce.com has launched a Facebook application for connecting data from the two services. Appropriately named Faceforce, the application allows you to see things like your contact record (which is kept in your Salesforce.com account) side-by-side with a user’s Facebook profile, assuming they are list as a friend. In theory, this enables a more personal relationship between sales people and their customers by letting them know more about each other.
Effectively (and legally!) utilizing Facebook data is considered the holy grail for many tech companies right now. Logically, a link up between Facebook and Salesforce should be profitable for both parties, strengthening relationships between contacts. A healthy dose of respect is required though. The strength of some Facebook friendships will be tested! Continue reading ‘Salesforce + Facebook = Potentially Lethal!’
Sadly, I won’t be in San Francisco next week at Dreamforce, Salesforce’s annual extravaganza for users, partners, developers, etc. I really wish I was.
Not for want of a decent offer mind you. Kudos to Salesforce who generously offered $100 tickets to non-profits and last week I received this enticing offer: Continue reading ‘Dreamforce, I Wish’
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Everyone knows older voters are more politically engaged. Any candidate who ignores these new online communities is crazy!
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Once again, Obama’s ahead of the pack when it comes to social networks.
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How long will it be before we see a political firm/organization attempt this?
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What does the future hold?
Just came across this video of Scott Arceneaux, Executive Director of the Louisiana Democratic Party from 2001 to 2004.
After overseeing Sen. Mary Landrieu’s successful re-election in 2002, Gov. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco’s 2003 victory and Rep. Chris John’s failed 2004 senate bid, Arceneaux left Louisiana and headed north.
In 2006, he managed Doug Duncan’s gubernatorial campaign in Maryland and then Judy Feder’s outside bid for Frank Wolf’s 10th congressional district seat in Virginia.
In this video, part of a series of behind the scenes videos made by Sen. Chris Dodd’s presidential campaign, Arceneaux discusses what his role entails as the campaign’s Political Director and how he got there.
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