Category Archives: Resources – Social Networks

The intersection of social media and the cloud

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Tech Crunch IT by Steve Gillmor on November 29, 2008 The competition for the next wave of enterprise computing has heated up since Microsoft announced its Windows Azure strategy a month ago. While the jury is out in some … Continue reading →

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Maybe Canadians Have More Friends

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via the New York Times By ALEX MINDLIN Published: November 30, 2008 Canadian Internet users are far more likely than Americans to use a social networking Web site, according to September figures released by the research firm comScore. That number … Continue reading →

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LinkedIn Launches Streamlined People Search

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Tech Crunch by Jason Kincaid on November 24, 2008 LinkedIn has a launched a revamped version of its search engine that aims to streamline the business social network’s most oft-used features. Most of the new features revolve around people-search … Continue reading →

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ROADMAP: 5 Milestones in the Future of Mobile Social Networks

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Mashable Cheng Wu is the co-founder and chairman of Azuki Systems. As mobile social networks gain popularity, many are wondering how to ride the wave of this phenomenon. Leveraging the 3.3 billion potential mobile screens and the viral capabilities … Continue reading →

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How Obama Tapped Into Social Networks’ Power

Posted on November 10, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via the New York Times By DAVID CARR Published: November 9, 2008 In February 2007, a friend called Marc Andreessen, a founder of Netscape and a board member of Facebook, and asked if he wanted to meet with a man … Continue reading →

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Study: LinkedIn Users Rich (But Still Annoying)

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Tech Crunch by Michael Arrington on November 5, 2008 a study by Anderson Analytics confirms what everyone already suspects: LinkedIn users are rich. Nearly 60% of users have incomes of $93,000 or more. Executives with an average income of … Continue reading →

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How to Get the Most Out of LinkedIn

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Mashable November 2, 2008 – 1:53 pm PDT – by Brian Wallace 6 Comments In a time of stock market crisis, bailouts and a weak dollar, LinkedIn still raises $22.7 million in funding. How? It’s a relevant site with … Continue reading →

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Facebook May Be Growing Too Fast. And Hitting The Capital Markets Again.

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Tech Crunch by Michael Arrington on October 31, 2008 When Facebook raised $240 million from Microsoft in 2007, and another $235 million in debt and equity in 2008, everyone thought they had plenty of cash to get through their … Continue reading →

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Study: Surfing Social Networks at Work Could Be Good for You

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Mashable October 29, 2008 – 1:21 pm PDT – by Paul Glazowski It wasn’t long ago that people took a hard look at the social networking world and saw that such activities didn’t quite jive with the typical workplace … Continue reading →

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Gartner Says Citizen Social Networks Will Complement, and May Replace, Some Government Functions

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Gartner nalysts Explore Social Networking Impact on Government at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2008, 3-7 November in Cannes, France Egham, UK, October 23, 2008 — By 2011, 70 per cent of social computing deployments in government that achieve business benefits will do … Continue reading →

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