Monthly Archives: September 2007

Search: How Salesforce Finds All That Content For Us Across Their Sites

Posted on September 24, 2007 by Jeff Grosse in Analytics, AppExchange, Customization, Data Mining, Dreamforce, Integration, International, Productivity, Social Networking, Tools | 4 Comments

Successforce is the mack daddy source for info you need as a Salesforce user, developer, administrator, executive, or competitor.  (OK, you need some other bloggers too)  Not a walled garden, they’ve made Successforce open to all who want to read and even contribute to the content therein.  But how does Salesforce make it easy to find what you need? The answer lies in Google Custom Search Business Edition.  Ryan Pollock, a Product Marketing guy from Google wrote a blog post … →

Retro Dreamforce Videos; Apple Ad Spoofs

Posted on September 21, 2007 by Jeff Grosse in Dreamforce | Leave a comment

Imitation is a great form of flattery.  Last year at Dreamforce 06, Salesforce spent some bucks and came up with five well done videos highlighting the difference between an on demand application provider and the competition.  I had always wanted to see them again.  Guess which one is Salesforce and which one is the competition. Actor Stephen Pawley has all five of them at his website. 

Dreamforce 07 Breakout Sessions Begin Showing Up Online

Posted on September 20, 2007 by Jeff Grosse in Analytics, AppExchange, Customization, Data Mining, Dreamforce, Integration, International, Local, Marketing, Mobile, News, Productivity, Prototype, Sales, Service and Support, Social Networking, Tools | 1 Comment

See the sessions you missed at Dreamforce 07.  They’re starting to show up on Google Video.  About 50 of the breakout sessions are available already and more will be added soon.  To see what’s available now, search Google Video for Dreamforce and sort the results by Date.  If you’d like to know when new videos are posted, you can subscribe to the RSS feed for new videos with the Dreamforce tag. You’ll also find some user submitted videos of the excitement of … →

Dreamforce is Live! – Watch it Now on Jaiku

Posted on September 17, 2007 by Jeff Grosse in Dreamforce, International, News | Leave a comment

Get all your Dreamforce 07 news from one location, live as it happens.  Numerous bloggers including myself are building out one gigantic news feed of all the happenings at Dreamforce, Salesforce.com’s annual user and developer conference here in San Francisco, California. Tune into the Dreamforce Channel to see what’s happening all throughout the conference.  Subscribe to the RSS feed for it and you’ll for sure be in the know.  Feel free to leave your comments there as well.  On my … →

Dreamforce Video Tips – What’s Going On? and the App Crawl

Posted on September 14, 2007 by Jeff Grosse in Dreamforce, Productivity | Leave a comment

Today’s video tips cover how to be aware of what’s going on at Dreamforce as well as some info on an activity going on Sunday night at Dreamforce.  First and foremost, if you want to know what’s going on at Dreamforce (of course you do), there’s one place you need to go.  The Dreamforce07 Channel at Jaiku.  This will be a running log, minute by minute, of what’s going on at Dreamforce.  Many people will be contributing to this constant flow … →

Faceforce; Social Networking Reaches Into the Enterprise

Posted on September 12, 2007 by Jeff Grosse in AppExchange, Integration, Marketing, Productivity, Sales, Social Networking | 25 Comments

Today, I got to look at what I first thought was an unlikely match of my two favorite platforms; Salesforce.com and Facebook.  It’s called Faceforce and it augments your Lead, Contact, and Account data in Salesforce.com, helping you build deeper relationships with your customers and prospects. When I first heard about this mashup, I wondered what value one would offer the other.  I like both platforms and though I use both daily, I didn’t see how one would benefit the … →

Dreamforce Video Tips – Finding Birds and a Good Fit

Posted on September 11, 2007 by Jeff Grosse in Dreamforce, Productivity, Social Networking | Leave a comment

Only 4 days left until Dreamforce.  Today’s video tip has to do with possibly stepping out of your comfort zone and making connections with like-minded people.  Numerous times throughout the conference, Salesforce encourages people to get together in affinity groups such as sales, marketing, non-profits, financial services, high tech, administrators, etc.  This is your opportunity to see what’s making someone else wildly successful.  Don’t miss that chance. Also find out where to go if you want to find answers on … →

Dreamforce Video Tips – What to Do Monday Evening…..Before the Gala

Posted on September 10, 2007 by Jeff Grosse in Dreamforce, Productivity, Social Networking, User Groups | Leave a comment

So you’ve taken in the the first full day of Dreamforce next Monday, and you’re looking for what to do before the Global Gala…..what should you do?  Today’s video tip will tell you all about one great (and highly recommended) option.  Sneak peek…..check out the user group reunion cocktail hour from 6–8 PM in the Expo Hall. Salesforce user groups now number 46!  My estimate in the video is off, but that number is amazing.  There are 46 groups of people around the world that … →

Dreamforce Video Tips – The Welcome Reception

Posted on September 9, 2007 by Jeff Grosse in Dreamforce, Productivity, Social Networking | Leave a comment

Today’s tip has to do with making the most of Sunday.  I know some people discount the value of arriving on Sunday and taking part in the evening welcome reception.  This is actually a great time to scope out the Expo Hall and get a feel for what exhibitors you may want to visit the next couple of days. With only six days left until Dreamforce, hopefully you’re ready to get inspired and share your knowledge.  The week will be shaping … →

Dreamforce Video Tips – Drink Responsibly

Posted on September 6, 2007 by Jeff Grosse in Dreamforce, Productivity, Social Networking | Leave a comment

Todays tip on getting the most out of Dreamforce 07 is to drink responsibly from the experience.  You’ll hear amazing visions of things to come from Salesforce and that’s perfectly great.  I really look forward to hearing about every one of those ideas and technologies.  I’ll be processing it in my own way, thinking of how I could use that.  On the other hand, make sure to drink in those things that are out there today too.  Fill up on … →

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