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TechCrunch compares 34 social networking companies

TechCrunch compares 34 social networking companiesjerry at trickHere are two companies who are more interested in making social content instead of social networking oneapollomatrix.com is more of an SEO company that buildscustom social content sites for 10K it has all the common social network functionality and plenty of any extensions...

Tags: social networking, social networking company, TechCrunch

Discussion threads 2009-03-21

TechCrunch compares 34 social networking companies

TechCrunch has published a comparison chart of 34 social networking companies and their products. It's not the large colonies of MySpace, Facebook, Bebo or LinkedIn, but the products/services aimed at enabling businesses with social networking software. The chart allows you compare a subset of products, and the data, mostly from...

Tags: Social Networking, TechCrunch, Network, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-08-14

Social networking giants--the new lock in

Social networking giants--the new lock indata to the cloudsI don't have any numbers, but I would guess that the email currently residing on google servers gmail is also very significant at this point, probably rivaling that of the data on the myspace servers.On a related point, I manage IT at...

Tags: Social networking company, lock in, social networking, server

Discussion threads 2007-05-10

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Short clip: American Airlines social media experiment

Monte Ford, CIO of American Airlines describes how the company is embracing Twitter and Facebook, and how these social networking tools are benefiting interactions with customers.

Tags: American Airlines, Social Media, Social Networking, Productivity, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion

Videos 2009-11-04

U.S. Ethics Committee staffer file-shares sensitive document

So the answer will be change the technology, right??...I certainly hope not. The person responsible should be fired immediately, if this group is supposed to be so secretive and protective of their data. Putting ANY work-related material on your personal computer is not only a bad idea, it may be...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), U.S. Ethics Committee staffer, U.S. Ethics Committee, sensitive document, staffer, file-sharing

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Facebook beats the 'spam king'

Good luck collecting that judgment award. ntntRE: Facebook beats the 'spam king'Ive always wondered why governments/courts don't do more on tackling spam. Surely regardless of where they are based, some pressure can be exerted by the government, onto local governments, if they don't comply, limit/block the whole countries internet...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Government, INTERNET, Text messaging/SMS/MMS, e-mail, Facebook, spam king, spam

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Jive hits SBS 4: SharePoint in Rear View Mirror

After last week's announcement of SharePoint 2010 by Microsoft, with a scheduled arrival date of second quarter 2010, Jive Software announced their 'Social Business Software 4' yesterday at their San Francisco 'Jiveworld' event. It was interesting to contrast the huge Vegas Microsoft unveiling...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, Mobile, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Collaboration, Groupware, Content Management, Productivity, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-10-28

Work Smarter with Telephony Integration and Unified Communications and Collaboration Solutions from IBM

In a rapidly changing world economy, organizations need to become more efficient, more innovative, and more responsive to their customers -- all the while reducing telephony and collaboration costs. Keeping up with change and information overload for companies is becoming much more difficult, but is critical to staying competitive. Listen...

Tags: Collaboration, Telephony, Unified Communications, IBM Corp., Integration, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking

Webcasts 2009-10-23

Tweets on Bing: Watch out for more noise, more clutter in search results

They are that desperate huh?Never suspected things were that bad at bing.the last thing i need...The last thing I need when I,m trying to look something up is a bunch of meaningless tweets by twits. Hopefully there will be an opt-out so one does not get flooded with garbage....

Tags: search result

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

What makes Microsoft's SharePoint tick?

Make a post explaining what SharePoint is...As you said, it is a complex product. I remember when Lotus Notes came out, it was difficult to pin it to a traditional category - what IS it? SharePoint may have some of the same issues of perception.What is SharePoint:There are 2 SharePoint?s,...

Tags: Content management, Groupware, Collaboration, Enterprise software, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft SharePoint

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

8 reasons I like the Motorola Cliq Android smartphone and 7 reasons I don't

"Surface" is not a transitive verb.Sheesh.That's incorrect.You'd know that if you ever surfaced your driveway with asphalt.RE: 8 reasons I like the Motorola Cliq Android smartphone and 7 reasons I don'tSo what about someone who is not a social social networking fanatic but likes good access to email and facebook...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Cellular phones, smart phone, phone, carrier, SIM card, Apple iPhone, Motorola Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Garmin Nuvifone G60 (AT&T)

Photo gallery:Garmin Nuvifone G60If you've been following the story of the Garmin Nuvifone at all, you know it hasn't been the smoothest of rides. After being announced in January 2008, the launch of Garmin's first smartphone was delayed time and time again, and we had all but given up on...

Tags: Handhelds, GPS, Smart phones, Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., display, Garmin Ltd., Garmin nuvifone, Garmin Nuvifone G60, Nuvifone G60, smart phone

Product reviews 2009-10-09

Toshiba DMF82XKU 8-inch Digital Media Frame

Digital frames can be divided into two categories: connected digital media frames and digital photo frames. The Toshiba DMF82XKU 8-inch Digital Media Frame, is--surprise--one of the former. It easily connects to a Wi-Fi network for access to photo collections from a variety of online sources as well as letting you...

Tags: photograph, Toshiba Corp., digital media

Product reviews 2009-10-07

Bose SoundDock 10

Believe it or not, iPod speakers were once rare objects--and Bose's SoundDock was one of the first to hit the market back in 2004. Since then, the company has followed up with the SoundDock II ($299) and the SoundDock Portable ($399), even as the iPod speaker category has become completely...

Tags: Corporate communications, Digital music, Digital media, Smart phones, Bose, Apple iPod, video

Product reviews 2009-10-02

Social media at the WashPost: It's time to loosen the tie

For the sake of full disclosure, I spent a little more than two years working as an editor and later a reporter/blogger for the Washington Post - roughly from the summer of 2005 until early fall of 2007. I tell you this because it gives you some...

Tags: Journalist, Blog, Social Media, Washington Post Co., Post, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-01

Hacker ships tool to circumvent China's Green Dam filter

So any bets on how long before the U of M's IT system is attacked... ...from China?Was thinking the exact same thing.I applaud their effort especially after China pirated US software to create the Green Dam product.It won't be long before the retaliations begin.nobody saw that coming, did they?If hackers...

Tags: Vertical industries, SECURITY, tool, Green Dam, government

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

SocialToo gives social networkers a false sense of security

False SenseI think there is an innate false sense of security with social media after the initial exposure and use of a platform (FB, TWTR, LinkedIn etc.).Anything that adds an additional layer of "false sense" needs to be brought in the light, as you did... good post.If SocialToo "GETS IT"...

Tags: Viruses and worms, SocialToo, false sense, social networker, networker, security

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

News to know: HP; AT&T; Malware; Twitter; RIM

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Hordes of owners complain of problems with HP Elite Pavilion PCs using Core i7 Ed Bott: Apple...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Hewlett-Packard Co., Twitter Inc., AT&T Corp., Malware, Apple Inc., Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-28

Watch Out for That Meteor, Stallman.

Richard M. Stallman RMS the founder of the Free Software Foundation, has labeled prominent Open Source software developer Miguel De Icaza a "Traitor" for  joining the Board of Directors of Microsoft's CodePlex Foundation as well as for his creation of the Microsoft .NET-compatible Mono software development...

Tags: Ubuntu, Free Software Foundation, GNOME, Microsoft Corp., Richard Stallman, Miguel De Icaza, Mono Framework, Genie, Linux, Open Source, C#, Tools & Techniques, UNIX, .Net, Operating Systems, Software, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-09-22

IBM beefs up Lotus Connections with enterprise microblogging

IBM rolled out more enterprise collaboration features for its Lotus Connections software such as microblogging tools and customized widgets. Big Blue jumped on the enterprise social networking bandwagon early. The company's Lotus Connection 2.5 debut comes amid a collaboration summit in Cambridge, Mass. Lotus...

Tags: IBM Corp., Lotus Connections 2.5, Collaboration, Social Networking, Groupware, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-22