Daily Archives: October 1, 2008

Government 2.0: Where’s the Urgency?

Via Mashable October 1, 2008 – 9:06 am PDT – by Mark Drapeau  This is part of an ongoing series about government 2.0 written by Dr. Mark Drapeau. To view previous posts in the series click here. Recently I had … Continue reading

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Federal Government of Canada Groups (unofficial and possibly official) on Facebook

The following is a list of Government of Canada groups that exist on Facebook.  For the most part, these groups appear to have been created for social purposes; employee groups, etc.  This is not a complete list.  The groups below … Continue reading

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Oddcast’s Talking Avatars Have a New Virtual Home with AvatarSpace

Via Mashable October 1, 2008 – 5:40 am PDT – by Adam Ostrow  Oddcast is taking its talking avatars to the next logical place: virtual worlds. The company is launching a new product called AvatarSpace, a Web application that enables … Continue reading

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Hands on: NPR gets social with new community

Via ARS Technica By David Chartier  | Published: October 01, 2008 – 07:07AM CT NPR has taken a further step into social media by introducing NPR Community, its own social network wrapped around the organization’s vast content library. Facebook and … Continue reading

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Why Stallman is wrong when he calls cloud computing stupid

Via ARS Technica By Ryan Paul  | Published: September 30, 2008 – 09:35AM CT Free Software Foundation founder Richard Stallman spent yesterday condemning cloud computing and is calling for users to reject popular web applications. He insists that reliance on … Continue reading

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Is the Enterprise Ready for Microblogging Tools like Twitter?

Via Mashable By Aaron Strout and Joe Cascio Although experts in the social media space have been talking about how businesses might adopt microblogging tools like Twitter and Plurk, only recently have we started to see a series of new … Continue reading

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YouTube Hot Spots Shows Publishers When Their Viewers Jump Ship

Via Tech Crunch by Jason Kincaid on September 30, 2008 YouTube has launched a new feature as part of its Insight tool for content creators that allows members to visually examine exactly where in their videos their viewers gain and … Continue reading

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How to Connect Your Email Address to Your OpenID Account

Via Mashable September 30, 2008 – 3:52 pm PDT – by Doriano “Paisano” Carta OpenID is an excellent solution for establishing a single identity for all your online accounts, but many people haven’t even tried it yet. For some, the … Continue reading

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Mzinga Builds White Label Social Networks for Companies (video)

Via Mashable September 30, 2008 – 8:14 pm PDT – by Doriano “Paisano” Carta 1 Comment Mzinga has been around for over eight years so they’re by no means a startup. They’ve been building white label social networks for companies … Continue reading

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Congress acts, sort of saves Internet radio

Via ARS Technica By Nate Anderson  | Published: September 30, 2008 – 11:30PM CT It’s not all bailout negotiations, partisan recriminations, and White House meetings this week in Congress—our elected officials also found some time to pass the Webcaster Settlement … Continue reading

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