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Ross Mayfield

Ross Mayfield

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CEO and co-founder of Pingpad, making social productivity as instant, simple and social as messaging. Previously VP at SlideShare (acquired by LinkedIn), Co-Founder, CEO at Socialtext (the enterprise social software pioneer) and RateXchange (a B2B bandwidth exchange)

Introducing Zapps, The Platform for Apps on Zoom

Introducing Zapps, The Platform for Apps on Zoom

By Ross Mayfield on October 17, 2020

Today I’m excited to share something I’ve be working on since I joined Zoom to lead Product integrations. At our annual conference Zoomtopia, we launched Zapps — which enables 3rd party developers to create and distribute apps that enrich the Zoom experience and enhance the meeting workflow to increase productivity before, during and after a […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged apps, platform, zoom | 1 Response

Telepresence to Moscow

Telepresence to Moscow

By Ross Mayfield on May 12, 2012

When I ran for student body President at Foothill College (where I’m giving this year’s commencement speech), they had each candidate record a video pitch. Even back then I was a pretty good speaker. But in a room with just…

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Moscow, socialsoftware, socialtext, telepresence

The Next Chapter of Socialtext

The Next Chapter of Socialtext

By Ross Mayfield on May 1, 2012

Today I’m pleased to share that Socialtext has gained a strategic investment by Bedford Funding ($1.4B PE firm) and will integrate with Peoplefluent. They are all gassed up and stepping on the accelerator. There is a strong strategic fit with…

Posted in Business | Tagged Peoplefluent, private equity, Social Enterprise, socialtext | 1 Response

Our Santa story

Our Santa story

By Ross Mayfield on December 25, 2011

Our family’s santa story ended up in a Canadian newspaper. Parents beware: it’s that time of year when ‘is Santa real?’ searches spike Santa Claus tries the slopes on Whistler mountain in Whistler, B.C. on Saturday Dec. 17, 2011. Parents beware: with just a few days left till Christmas, it might be wise to keep […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged geekdad

Protect the Internet Bill

Protect the Internet Bill

By Ross Mayfield on December 19, 2011

Instead of constantly playing defense against congress, we should pass a Protect the Internet Bill. SOPA and PIPA are very dangerous symptoms of an underlying problem. Powerful embedded interests from the entertainment to the telecom lobby will continue to introduce legislation that threatens the net. Congress will continue to be driven by these interests and […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, netneutrality, Network neutrality, PIPA, Politics, SOPA, United States Congress

PageRank is Dead (The Rush to SocialRank)

PageRank is Dead (The Rush to SocialRank)

By Ross Mayfield on November 10, 2011

Its so fun to write oversimplified posts about such-and-such is dead. Not because its true. At best you can point out something is broken and alternatives are rising fast. But I wonder how the people behind the aging technology and…

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged search, socialsoftware

The Web is Back

The Web is Back

By Ross Mayfield on September 27, 2011

This morning SlideShare launched a complete rewrite from Flash to HTML5, and a new mobile web app. You would think that as the world’s largest social content network, with 60M monthly unique visitors (you too can be unique) this would be a big deal. Here’s Liz Gannes from All Things Digital: SlideShare Does Biggest Redesign […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software | Tagged Entrepreneurship, mobility | 1 Response

Brands in Google Plus

Brands in Google Plus

By Ross Mayfield on July 11, 2011

Google+ has captured the imagination of marketers. So much imagination that Google responded early saying Plus for Businesses is on the way: “Right now we’re very much focused on optimizing for the consumer experience, but we have a great team…

Posted in Business | Tagged AdWords, brand, Facebook, google, Twitter | 1 Response

Color

Color

By Ross Mayfield on March 24, 2011

Wow that’s hot. Social networking, mobile, photo sharing. $41M raised before launch. Testing conventions, with damn good timing. But will this color fade to grey? Mobile social software application Color launched today. With more pre-launch funding by Sequoia et. al. than Flickr was bought for it is something to watch. Smart and accomplished team, which […]

Posted in Technology / Software | Tagged Color, Flickr, linkedin, photo sharing, Sequoia Capital, startups, sxsw, vc funding

The Terror of the Internet in the Middle East

The Terror of the Internet in the Middle East

By Ross Mayfield on February 16, 2011

As we watch the most incredible of events unfold in the Middle East, we certainly don’t know how they will conclude and it may take longer to understand them. Social Media, nay, the Internet, didn’t cause the revolution in Egypt. They underlying cause is more likely ineffective and unjust totalitarian rule. We can dismiss how […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Middle East, Politics, rants, revolution, United States, Wikileaks | 1 Response

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