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Data Portability: Social Infrastructure still very much wanting: In a penetrating analysis of the Facebook developers forum, 20bits shows that the participation of programmers in the discussion about the Facebook platform is rapidly dwindling, which suggests the platform itself is incompatible with the needs of the market. The fewer programmers writing for the Facebook platform, the less relevant...; Tags: Facebook, Data Portability Standard, Social Networking, Development Tools, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Mitch Ratcliffe; Blog posts 2008-05-08
How much are your friends worth?: News Corp. revealed yesterday that its new media subsidiary Fox Interactive Media (FIM) has missed this year's revenue target of $1bn by 10 per cent. FIM's portfolio is dominated by MySpace which accounts for the majority of its revenue, bringing into question once again the ability to monetize the huge...; Tags: Advertisement, Google AdWords, News Corp., MySpace, Advertiser, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-05-08
The number of social network users in Latin American countries grew 103% in January 2008: The number of social network users in five major Latin American countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico) more than doubled from January 2007 to to January 2008 - it was up 103% - according to an Analytics 2.0. During the same period, the number of US Hispanic and Puerto...; Tags: Network, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, NB; Blog posts 2008-05-08
60% of Internet users in Latin American countries are using social networks: The number of internet users in the five major countries is approaching 46.3 mln, a 16% increase from the 39.8 mln in January 2007, according to an Analytics 2.0. The number of Puerto Rican and US Hispanic internet users has grown at the same rate, bringing the total to 66...; Tags: Internet User, Network, Internet, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, NB; Blog posts 2008-05-07
The most popular social network in Latin American countries is Orkut: The main social networks of the five-country LatAm region, by number of users, according to an Analytics 2.0: Orkut - 12.9 mln (up 27% from 10.1 million in 2007); Sonico - 7.3 mln (Sonico launched during the second half of 2007); hi5 - 4.2 mln (up 72% from 2.2 mln...; Tags: Orkut.com, Network, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, NB; Blog posts 2008-05-07

iMonitorPC Enterprise (exe): iMonitorPC is the equivalent of a digital surveillance system for your computer. It records the users activity, such as programs used, websites visited, social network usage, chat room activity(MSN,YM,GTALK,AOL,Skype, ICQ). It also includes website blocking, activity reports, screen shots, user warnings, program usage limits. It is easy to use and...; Tags: Web Site, Clarisoft Technologies, iMonitorPC, Social Networking, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet; Software downloads 2008-05-07
House of Hackers social community opens up: PDP, the leader of the Gnucitizen White Hat Hacker outfit announced the opening of the House of Hackers social community yesterday. The House of Hackers is intended to enable its members to exchange ideas with each other, communicate, form groups, elite circles and tiger/red teams, conglomerate around projects, and participate in...; Tags: Community, Network, Member, Hacker, Gnucitizen White Hat Hacker, House, Hacking, Social Networking, Networking, Security, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-05-06
ePals provides safe student collaboration tools: Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak with Ed Fish, CEO of ePals Corporation. I first heard about ePals through Intel, who recently announced that they would provide hooks to ePals' services on their Classmate PCs. While it's easy to describe ePals as "the world's largest social network...; Tags: Collaboration, Mr., Collaboration Tool, Classroom, Teacher, Tool, ePals, Productivity, Social Networking, E-mail, Instant Messaging, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-06
Virtual Plastic Surgery Software (exe): The Virtual Plastic Surgery Software (VPSS) is a simple to use, yet powerful photo warping software that will let you modify photos to simulate virtual plastic surgery results on anyone's face and body. As a specific purpose software, we developed a custom and convenient interface more suited for virtual plastic...; Tags: Software, Surgery, Photograph, Kaeria, Virtual Plastic Surgery Software, Tools & Techniques, Social Networking, Management, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion; Software downloads 2008-05-06
41% of weekly online radio listeners have a Social Networking profile: 41% of weekly online radio listeners report having an online social networking profile (compared with 24% of the total 12+ population); 37% visit social networking sites nearly once per day or more, according to Edison Media Research. by NB; Tags: Network, Radio, Social Networking, Advertising & Promotion, Online Communications, Marketing, NB; Blog posts 2008-05-05
12 Social Networking sites for niche lovers: 12 social networking sites for niche loversWhere are the quiche lovers?Oh! I misread it. You wrote niche, not quiche. Nevermind. =)RE: 12 social networking sites for niche loversFor a second there, I thought you were talking about the French pastry! Now that we're on the topic, there are a couple...; Tags: niche lover, lover, social networking site, social networking; Discussion threads 2008-05-05
12 Social Networking sites for niche lovers: This is a guest post by Aseem Kishore, a technology enthusiast and lead blogger for Online-Tech-Tips. The huge popularity of sites like MySpace and FaceBook has spawned an array of niche social networking sites catered to those who want to reduce their exposure and connect with smaller,...; Tags: Talent, Network, Social Networking Site, Fuzzster, NurseLinkUp, Yub, MOG, Flixster, TravellersPoint, TalTopia, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Can Twitter go mainstream?: Twitter is seeking a new round of venture funding, $15 to $20 million (CNET), and according to TechCrunch, the company is being valued at between $60 and $150 million. "One reason for all the attention: growth rates suggest that it is now just a matter of when,...; Tags: Facebook, Twitter, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Sales Tools, Social Networking, Operational Accounting, Internet, Marketing, Sales, Online Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Finance, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Is the Web 2.0 economy in limbo?: CNET News.com Editor in Chief Dan Farber and reporter Caroline McCarthy wrap up the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco and discuss the current Web 2.0 boom and how long it will be sustained.; Tags: News, dan farber, caroline mccarthy, web 2.0, san francisco, mark andreesen, social networking; Videos 2008-04-25
Y!Open: rewiring Yahoo into a macro social network: At the Web 2.0 Expo yesterday in San Francisco, Yahoo unveiled a new and bold strategy to join up its Internet properties into one giant macro social network. CTO Ari Balogh told attendees: "We are rewiring Yahoo from the inside out with a developer platform that will open up the...; Tags: Network, Yahoo! Inc., Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Are we headed for a nuclear winter?: Caroline McCarthy's post on News.com describing the juxtaposition between the party atmosphere underpinning Web 2.0 and the views of certain veterans poses awkward questions: Amid the drunken revelry and pulsing electronic music, one prominent tech-industry veteran at the party was asked exactly what Chi.mp is. "I'll tell you what...; Tags: Bank, Information Technology, Investment, Forrester Research Inc., Web 2.0, Social Networking, Strategy, Financial Services, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Yahoo rolls out the welcome mat to developers; Plots major profile integration: Yahoo took the wraps off of its Open Strategy (Y!OS) on Thursday at the Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco. For Ari Balogh, Yahoo's CTO, the keynote was a coming out party. Dan Farber, on scene at the Web 2.0 Expo, quotes Balogh: "We are taking...; Tags: Developer, Yahoo! Inc., Integration, Social Networking, Web 2.0, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-24
67% of Canadian execs see professional networking sites useful: Of 100 senior Canadian executives interviewed by Robert Half International, 67% said they thought professional networking sites were useful for recruiting new employees, and 25% said they thought social networking sites like Facebook would be useful. In the US, 62% said professional networking sites were useful for recruiting new employees,...; Tags: Network, Recruiting, Networking Site, Social Networking, Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, AM; Blog posts 2008-04-22
Forrester: Social Networking will be biggest enterprise 2.0 priority by 2013; Smaller businesses reticent: Forrester: Social networking will be biggest enterprise 2.0 priority by 2013; Smaller businesses reticentLow adoption amongst smaller businessesThese are indeed interesting results Larry and I share your view that the smaller businesses probably have the most to gain. Perhaps the issue is with the smaller companies not really know...; Tags: Enterprise 2.0, Forrester Research Inc., social networking, network; Discussion threads 2008-04-22
Report: MySpace turning News Corp. stock toxic; advertisers shy of UGC: While I don't normally comment on matters relating to Wall Street here on The Social Web, a Bloomberg article published today raises a number issues relating to News Corp.'s attempts to extract profit from MySpace. After Fox Interactive Media (FIM), the company division that runs MySpace, said...; Tags: Fox Interactive Media, Stock, News Corp., MySpace, Advertiser, Social Networking, Branding, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-04-21