# Ruby and Facebook marketing

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-facebook-marketing/132644>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 22, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-facebook-marketing/132644 "2008-03-22T12:23:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![SSKyrre\_NygSSSSrdSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@SSKyrre\_NygSSSSrdSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SSKyrre_NygSSSSrdSS)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2008, 12:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-facebook-marketing/132644/1 "2008-03-22T12:23:37Z")

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Hey,

Has anyone out there used Ruby to gain traffic / market products via  
Facebook (or MySpace, Bebo, Hi5 etc. for that matter)?

Kyrre

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**Author:** ![SSKyrre\_NygSSSSrdSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@SSKyrre\_NygSSSSrdSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SSKyrre_NygSSSSrdSS)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-facebook-marketing/132644/2 "2008-03-22T22:44:24Z")

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Hi,

On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 10:22 PM, “Kyrre NygÃ¥rd” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Has anyone out there used Ruby to gain traffic / market products via  
> Facebook (or MySpace, Bebo, Hi5 etc. for that matter)?

What does this actually mean? How do we use a programming language to  
gain  
traffic?

> Kyrre

Cheers,  
Arlen.

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**Author:** ![SSKyrre\_NygSSSSrdSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@SSKyrre\_NygSSSSrdSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SSKyrre_NygSSSSrdSS)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 6:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-facebook-marketing/132644/3 "2008-03-25T06:36:59Z")

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What he means is there a application?, written in Ruby to act as a  
Marketing tool to advertise on Facebook. That is not a bad idea for a  
Facebook Application, I would not mind starting a project like that.

I wonder if it is against Facebook’s Terms to advertise on their site?

Arlen C. wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 10:22 PM, “Kyrre NygÃ¥rd” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
> wrote:
> 
> > Has anyone out there used Ruby to gain traffic / market products via  
> > Facebook (or MySpace, Bebo, Hi5 etc. for that matter)?
> 
> What does this actually mean? How do we use a programming language to  
> gain  
> traffic?
> 
> > Kyrre
> 
> Cheers,  
> Arlen.

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**Author:** ![SSKyrre\_NygSSSSrdSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@SSKyrre\_NygSSSSrdSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SSKyrre_NygSSSSrdSS)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-facebook-marketing/132644/4 "2008-03-26T00:56:49Z")

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Sure, your welcome to email me @ mr.novell at [gmail.com](http://gmail.com)

“Kyrre NygÃ¥rd” wrote:

> Hello Brian,
> 
> Thank you for the reply.
> 
> Maybe we should get together and work something out?
> 
> [Pragmatic Bookshelf: By Developers, For Developers](http://www.pragprog.com/titles/mmfacer) by the way incase you missed it.
> 
> Kyrre
> 
> ----- Original Message -----  
> From: Brian S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
> Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 1:37 pm  
> Subject: Re: Ruby and Facebook marketing  
> To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid (ruby-talk ML)

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**Author:** ![SSKyrre\_NygSSSSrdSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@SSKyrre\_NygSSSSrdSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SSKyrre_NygSSSSrdSS)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 12:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-facebook-marketing/132644/5 "2008-03-26T00:37:45Z")

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Hello Brian,

Thank you for the reply.

Maybe we should get together and work something out?

[Pragmatic Bookshelf: By Developers, For Developers](http://www.pragprog.com/titles/mmfacer) by the way incase you missed it.

Kyrre

----- Original Message -----  
From: Brian S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 1:37 pm  
Subject: Re: Ruby and Facebook marketing  
To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid (ruby-talk ML)
