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Enterprise investment in online communities continues to grow

Sharpie Uncapped Community ExampleJennifer - Your story is correct. Enterprises like Newell Rubbermaid are increasing investment in online communities. Our first online community is Sharpie Uncapped (http://sharpieuncapped.com) that we launched earlier in 2009. We expect to launch more branded communities focused on specific consumer targets in 2010....

Tags: Branding, online community

Discussion threads 2009-10-07

Office 2.0: Creating successful online communities

At the Office 2.0 Conference in San Francisco, panelists discuss how to keep interest in an online community and how to use game theory--rewarding and recognizing exceptional users in the community. Speakers include: Ross Mayfield of Socialtext, Chris Andrasick of Tacit Knowledge, and moderator Robin Carey of Social Media Today.

Tags: Community, Theory, office 2.0, online community, game theory, users, ross mayfield, chris andrasic, robin carey, virtual

Videos 2008-09-05

Ten leading platforms for creating online communities

Ten leading platforms for creating online communitiesTen leading platforms for creating online communitiesJust an editing note: You have Drupal listed as #3, so you have two #3's on the list. Feel free to delete this after correcting.RE: Ten leading platforms for creating online communitiesWhy did you choose not...

Tags: Social networking, Ning.com, leading platform, online community, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Calendar Check: Community Next

Ill be covering the upcoming Community Next event on February 9th. Some of the speakers include Guy Kawasaki, Ted Rheingold (Dogster/Catster), and a good friend of mine, Josh Spear. If anything, you should drop in to hear Josh speak on Saturday. Hes definitely tapped into the youth demo and is...

Tags: Web 2.0, News, Social Media, Collaboration, Calendar Events, Community, online community

Blog posts 2007-01-26

Social networks poised to shape Net's future

Social networks poised to shape Net's futureUnderstanding social networksOnly by understanding the dynamics at play in online communities such as MySpace will advertisers be really able to leverage the power of online communities. In the Tipping Point the author talks about the different roles people play in society (Connectors, Mavens...

Tags: online community, social networking, network

Discussion threads 2006-06-13

Additional Resources

10 ways to evaluate your IT management software

Does your helpdesk work for you or do you work for your helpdesk? Saar Bitner of SysAid Technologies tells how to manage you IT management software. Commentary - Choosing the right IT management software solution is a strategic decision that requires the careful planning and consideration of every IT...

Tags: IT Administration, Information Technology, Software Solution, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Management, IT management, software, Saar Bitner SysAid Technologies, Special to ZDNet, Saar Bitner SysAid Technologies, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-11-05

GameSpy Comrade 3.0.5.231 (Windows)

GameSpy Comrade is a first next-generation community gaming application. It is about an instant messaging program exclusive for gamers where you can know where are your friends playing and join them with a click. It has support for 60 games, automatic updates, and statistics. GameSpy Comrade is a desktop software...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, GameSpy, GameSpy Comrade, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-04

Solavant 2.6 (Mac)

Hard solitaire for serious solitaire players, Solavant has 240 solitaire games for your Mac! No easy games, hints, or cheats - it's just you versus the cards in a professional solitaire collection that does absolutely nothing to help you win. Work your mind. Play your Solavant! Features Have...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Smallware, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-31

SOMESSO: social computing meets financial services

Next Monday and Tuesday I will be attending SOMESSO in Zurich. This is an event that covers the intersection between the financial services industry and social computing. According to the blurbs: Day 1 is reserved for corporate workshops for Finance and Banking professionals Finance Masterclass on the...

Tags: Financial Service, Social Computing, Fidor, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-10-30

WOT for Firefox 20091028 (Windows)

Keep yourself safe from spyware, adware, spam, viruses, browser exploits, unreliable online shops, phishing, and other Internet scams. With the free WOT browser add-on, you can easily see the reliability of companies and websites. WOT will warn you and save your computer before you interact with a harmful site. WOT,...

Tags: Web, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows, Web Site, Web Browser, Phishing Web Site, WOT, WOT Rating, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Web Browsers, Web Site Development, Spam, Channel Management, Internet, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-10-29

The fight for medical cost transparency is coming online

Unfortunately the "industry" will manipulate the data to their advantage.Universities cannot force "honest" disclosure of true rates like the government can. I can see another indictment and or law suite for manipulation in a year or two.The colleges work for the governmentIt's semi-privatized, which conservatives will like, but it's...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Government, Benefits, health care, transparency

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

123 Flash Chat Software 7.5 (Mac)

123 Flash Chat Server Software can add a chat room to your website in minutes. It organizes chat events or online meetings for social network or portals, etc. Technology utilized: Java chat server and Flash chat client. It is secure, easy and affordable. It has text and video chat included,...

Tags: Software, Video Chat, Apple Macintosh, Chat Room, Web Site, TopCMM Software, HTML Edition, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Corporate Communications, Internet, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-10-28

Net pioneer GeoCities finally laid to rest

Yahoo shut down GeoCities the site that offered a free platform for users to create their own Web sites during the dot-com boom. Yahoo paid $4.5 billion for it. The closure of GeoCities marks the end of an era, as the Internet community says goodbye to the pioneering Web...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., GeoCities, Portals, Web Technology, Internet, Web Site Development, Channel Management, Web Hosting, Marketing, Yahoo, closings, Victoria Ho ZDNet Asia

News items 2009-10-27

Ubuntu 9.10 launch - 29 October

Today Canonical announces the upcoming release of Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop and Server Edition, the latest version of the popular Linux desktop distribution. Ubuntu 9.10 will be available for free download on Thursday 29 October. Ubuntu 9.10 brings changes small and large that all have a common purpose - to...

Tags: Ubuntu, Ubuntu 9.10, Ubuntu 9.10 Server Edition, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Operating Systems, Open Source, Hardware, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-10-26

CrimeCraft 0.19.01.59466 (Windows)

CrimeCraft is a Persistent World Next-gen Shooter PWNS that blends a gripping, action-packed shooter experience with the best community and role-playing elements found in massively multi-player games. CrimeCraft is set in a gritty fictional city of the near future, following an ecological disaster of unprecedented scale, where the price of...

Tags: Reputation, Gang, Vogster Entertainment, CrimeCraft, Microsoft Windows, Games, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-26

Google's Schmidt: Mimicking Office completely not 'a good use of our time'

Commonsense! Please get rid of MS Office!Please do NOT copy anything MS Office has leavethis lethargic conglomeration of software vendorsMS purchased and created the 2G office suitethat is full of security holes.I hope they go their own route and NO one needsa office suite that cost $400+$700 for a companyseat...

Tags: Microsoft Office, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Saluting SAP & Oracle Communities

This is a fascinating big enterprise week in the US, with Oracle Open World dominating downtown San Francisco and making the taxi drivers very happy, and SAP TechEd running concurrently in Phoenix. Oracle do a good job of putting Open World online and...

Tags: Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Corporate Communications, Leadership, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-10-13

Mediaraptor 4.0.26608.0 (Windows)

Caution! Hard drive manufacturers and DSL providers are warning against an outbreak of excessive free music and videos! Mediaraptor is unbeatable when it comes to record millions of MP3s from web radios and music videos online. No P2P file sharing networks! No subscription required! Mediaraptor is today's cutting-edge solution for...

Tags: Web, Radio, Microsoft Windows, Video, MP3, Music, RapidSolution Software, Mediaraptor, Mediaraptor MusicFinder, Corporate Communications, Portals, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Internet

Software downloads 2009-10-10

OpenLieroX 0.57 rc1 (Mac)

OpenLieroX is like the original Liero kind of a realtime Worms. OpenLieroX is based and compatible to the famous LieroX. LieroX is a 2D shooter game. It is an unofficial sequel to Liero, and is the most popular of all the Liero clones. It features online play, fully customizable...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Player, Albert Zeyer, OpenLieroX, LieroX, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-10

Blackbird Web Browser 0.9 (Mac)

Blackbird elevates content and information of interest to the community of users. Blackbird changes the web browsing experience by creating community. Built with the simple notion that web content of African American interest was difficult to reach with traditional web tools, Blackbird browser continues to innovate with features to change...

Tags: Web, Community, Apple Macintosh, 40A, Blackbird, Channel Management, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-10-09