Dave Gentzel

Dave Gentzel is Co-Founder and Vice President of Product Development of SocialMedia.com. Building compelling Web applications for over 10 years, Dave is the resident expert on what makes a successful social media application. Dave developed the extremely popular Facebook applications FoodFight and HappyHour, which have each attracted over three million users. Dave oversees and guides the strategic and creative product development at SocialMedia.com.

In 2006, Dave’s creation of the widget Trakzor for MySpace, which enables users to monitor visitors to their profile pages, attracted 3.5 millions users and 40 million pageviews per month. Dave was immediately brought on board at SocialMedia Networks when the Facebook platform opened to developers, and continues to educate developers on how to make the most successful applications for advertisers.

True to his entrepreneurial spirit, Dave has been actively building online business ventures since the age of 15. In 1998, he launched the Trintium Gaming Network, a Web hosting and advertising agency serving video game and entertainment Web sites, which delivered over 100 million hits to fans worldwide.

Dave graduated summa cum laude from at Virginia Tech with a B.S. in business information technology.

Dave Gentzel is the Co-Founder and VP Products at SocialMedia.com, based in United States, North America. With a background in Social Media, Dave Gentzel has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.