Tag Archives: social networking

Google Friend Connect Now Open To All Websites

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via Tech Crunch by Erick Schonfeld on December 4, 2008 Update: Facebook just opened up FB Connect as well in a self-serve fashion. It’s mano-a-mano. The battle over who will control access to your online identity is heating up. In … Continue reading →

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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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Teenagers’ Internet Socializing Not a Bad Thing

Posted on November 20, 2008 by Tyler Knowlton

Via the New York Times By TAMAR LEWIN Published: November 19, 2008 Good news for worried parents: All those hours their teenagers spend socializing on the Internet are not a bad thing, according to a new study by the MacArthur … 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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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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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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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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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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