Speaking of Rodney Rumford

I’m spending this weekend giving thanks. This post is part of that mission.

I cringe to think of where I’d be without Rodney. He’s always there to point me in the direction of the next hot thing. We’ve been parters in online exploration since 2003. In typical Rodney fashion, he hunted down my phone number and called me up to compliment me on a book he’d just bought from me… knowing full well that he was qualified to be writing one. He very quickly became the go-to guy for business and corporate podcasting, working with companies such as Simon and Schuster, and building resources like Podblaze.

As far as business experience, he comes from a totally different world than I do. The people he often rubs shoulders with, I’d be amazed to meet even in my dreams. For some reason though, he’s incredibly generous in a desire to share all those contacts with me. He meets someone he thinks may be pivotal to my growth and he harasses me until I meet them. What a guy.

The latest project he’s got cranking is FaceReviews, a site that does coverage of Facebook Applications. (I write there occasionally.) He was the first one with the idea of dedicating an entire site to just the Facebook Applications, and the site is a favorite of developers and users alike.

You’ve helped me out of jams so many times, Rodney, and even better, helped to put me in situations where I wouldn’t keep getting into them. Thank you, Rodney. It’s an honor to be your colleague and friend.