Category Archives: Resources – Social Networks

Bosses ‘should embrace Facebook’

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via the BBC Companies should not dismiss staff who use social networking sites such as Facebook and Bebo at work as merely time-wasters, a Demos study suggests. Attempts to control employees’ use of such software could damage firms in the … Continue reading →

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Fear of economy, job loss has LinkedIn buzzing with activity

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via ARS Technica By Jacqui Cheng | Published: October 28, 2008 – 09:00AM CT “Professional” social networks—that is, the ones you’re supposed to be using for reasons other than hooking up or playing Scrabble with old classmates—are making steady popularity … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Streamy Returns for the FriendFeed Era

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Mashable October 29, 2008 – 4:21 am PDT – by Pete Cashmore Streamy, a gorgeous online news reader, is making a comeback for the FriendFeed, Twitter and Facebook era. Streamy’s new mantra: cutting through the online noise with personalized … Continue reading →

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MySpace Canada Gets Served First With New Profile Editor (Americans Welcome!)

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Mashable October 26, 2008 – 1:18 pm PDT – by Paul Glazowski 3 Comments Perhaps the stereotype holds no ground anymore, but I’ll venture to guess it’s still not often that you’ll see something big roll out for Canada … Continue reading →

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Studies: Social networks exploding, may appear in government

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via ARS Technica By David Chartier | Published: October 26, 2008 – 03:30PM CT The positive merits of social networking have been leveraged in a multitude of ways by consumers, businesses, and other organizations for some time. Now, in light … Continue reading →

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Former Addict? Stay Away From Facebook

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Viz Mashable October 23, 2008 – 2:58 am PDT – by Stan Schroeder 4 Comments Addictions expert David Smallwood claims that Facebook can fuel insecurity in users, can cause something he calls “friendship addiction,” and should generally be avoided by … Continue reading →

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What Happens to Our Social Profiles After We Die?

Posted on October 20, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Mashable October 17, 2008 – 1:18 pm PDT – by Mike Fruchter It is safe to say that anyone reading this probably has one or several accounts on any of the major social networking sites. The same can be … Continue reading →

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Teacher Fired for Inappropriate Behavior on MySpace Page

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Media Shift by Jeffrey D. Neuburger, October 15, 2008 It’s not just students who can get into difficulty for school-related blogging. In a recent case, a federal court rejected a challenge brought by a non-tenured teacher when the public school at … Continue reading →

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Study: Social Media Transforming Our Influences on What to Buy

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Mashable October 13, 2008 – 12:36 pm PDT – by Tom Smith6 Comments For the last two years I have been running global research atUniversal McCann that tracks the usage of social media. The results of which have clearly demonstrated the … Continue reading →

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11 More Sites Plan to Add Meebo Community IM

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Tech Crunch by Mark Hendrickson on October 13, 2008 Meebo has disclosed that 11 more sites have committed themselves to integrating Community IM, its forthcoming out-of-the-box service that adds Facebook Chat-like instant messaging capabilities to the bottom of any website. The newest enlistements include … Continue reading →

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