We would like to proudly announce the launch of the new Rhymesayers website. We’ve been crafting this baby for a long time now, and are ‘oh so excited’ to see it finally stand on its own legs. Lots of great new stuff, and not to mention, some sweet jams on the radio.
We got a nice little plug on Smashing Magazine this weekend in their “Optimized for iPhone” feature. Nice to see us up there with so many other great sites.
For easily the last three years, everyone’s been saying ‘Yeah, its great, but good luck making any money,’ thus leading to the ultimate demise of the Social Network while something new comes along and investors move their money along (e.g., Friendster, MySpace, etc, etc). But today, Facebook has proven them all wrong by announcing not only that they’ve reached a staggering 300 million plus users (take note: the US Census puts the US population at around 307 million), but that they’ve posted their first profitable quarter since inception, meaning they will haul in 500 million some odd dollars before year’s end. Pretty phenomenal for a 5 year old company, started in a Harvard dorm room by a couple buddies.
So, there’s a bit of sweet justice here. Everyone who’s been denying the power of social media as a legitimate tool for marketing based on the concept that their model is unsustainable and will not turn a profit, has been proven wrong. I’m not going to say I didn’t have my doubts either, but there seems to be a much stronger crew behind the scenes here, and considering everyone and their mom (literally) has a Facebook profile now, it seemed like the only thing keeping them from their goal was attention span. Would the people get bored and move on? Well, apparently not. Facebook has remained the dominant social network for easily 3 years now and will most like continue into the following year. We’ll see if history repeats itself and something comes along to replace, but for now, I think we’re Facebookin’ it for at least a while longer.
More over at Wired: http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2009/09/facebook-makes-money-tops-300-million-users/
Sevnthsin proudly announces, in partnership with our wonderful partner &Yustin, our newest iPhone Application for retailer JCPenney. This new iPhone app takes JCPenney in a new/forward thinking direction and begins the process of moving towards a paperless means of content delivery for the company.
Each week the app dynamically updates with new weekly offers, in line with their newspaper circular, bringing the newest deals to iphone users no matter where they are. The app also includes functionality to create your own ‘Favorites’ shopping list and a GPS enabled Store Locator, making the distance between you and your nearest JCP just a click away.
Check out the app over at the iTunes App Store or by clicking: JCP.COM/IPHONE
A month before the much anticipated release of “Us,” the new effort by Brother Ali off Rhymesayers Records, Sevnthsin busted out this new experience, giving the fans a true form of conversation. The new BrotherAli.com focuses simply on the purest inspiration behind much of Ali’s new album, the conversations he’s had with fans.
So what better way to connect the two than with a site strictly focused on promoting those conversations, sharing those stories, just talking with one another. Sign in via Facebook or Twitter and comment on Ali’s posts or share a story of your own. The door is open, now go chat it up.
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