If the history of the last decade teaches us anything, it's that we're not likely to stop at Version 3.0 in this phenomenon. There is a Next Big Thing out there, and another one after that, and yet another after that. by Dana Blankenhorn
Chief privacy officers from Yahoo!, IBM, and Comcast, as well as CDT's public policy guru, weigh in on where things stand with privacy as social network usage becomes ubiquitous. by Denise Howell
The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued government agencies for allegedly refusing to release information about how they are using social networks in surveillance and investigations. The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the CIA, the US Department of Defense, Department of Justice and three other government agencies on Tuesday for allegedly refusing...
Nimbuzz for PC lets you chat and call with your friends on all popular instant messaging and social networks, such as Windows Live Messenger MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, AIM, Google Talk, Facebook and MySpace. Use our group chat or conference call feature to chat or call with multiple buddies on different...
Qik lets you stream video live from your cell phone to the web, where your audience can chat back in real time to your device's screen while you broadcast. With Qik, you can share with anyone and everyone what's going on anywhere and everywhere you go. Stay better connected to...
Isn't this a universal problem...People have put various signs and markings on their lawns and cars for years and this is merely putting that on-line in the same way, IMO. It may work well for some and backfire for others. This is a classic, "Damned if you do"...
An increasing amount of people are taking to online fellowship via social networks, but is that a hindrance to business relationships? by Jennifer Leggio
KudoStar for Android is a mobile social rating system that connects your contacts and favorite locations. People and places accumulate positive and negative Kudostars KudoScore, with relevant sound, images, and video while keeping the user interface intuitive and simple to use. KudoStar for Android then uses this information and ties...
Let's Coffee for Android creates a real-time social network using the most advanced technologies. Probably everyone always had the desire to simply go to a cafe and have coffee with friends. But you closed your eyes and passed by, because drinking coffee alone is boring and not interesting. And did...
Social network browser that makes it easy to organize, browse, and find new friends on MySpace. Spyder makes it easy to keep in touch with your friends or fan-base by message or comment. Add as many friends as you want, Spyder allows you to send friend requests too. Spyder also...
Social computing has catapulted to the forefront of discussion among enterprise thought leaders. Here's some of the exciting reasons why. by Michael Krigsman
Part two of a video conversation between Forrester analyst Natalie Petouhoff, ZDNet blogger Dion Hinchcliffe, and me on issues around social computing in the enterprise. by Michael Krigsman
Part one of a video conversation between Forrester analyst Natalie Petouhoff, ZDNet blogger Dion Hinchcliffe, and me on issues around social computing in the enterprise. by Michael Krigsman
Stay better connected to family and friends. Share your travels live with friends back home. Show your baby's first steps as they happen. Have Grandma "attend" the birthday party, even though she's on the other side of the planet. Qik also works with MySpace, Orkut, Facebook and other websites, enabling...
Don't think of Salesforce's Chatter as bunch of social networking techologies for business people to use. If you do, you've missed the real potential for businesses to operate in real-time. by Brian Sommer
In 1994 America Online trailed Compuserve and Prodigy, a third subscription option in how you hooked your modem up to the internet to go cyber surfing. What propelled AOL to global dominance by the end of that decade was their proprietary 'rainman' platform, which enabled partners...
When I read about Ruth Kaiser's Internet-based conceptual art project, I had to, well, smile. The Spontaneous Smiley Project combines digital photography, social networking, and just pure goofiness into an undeniably appealing, feel-good communal art project. by Janice Chen
My take on Salesforce.com's new enterprise-level social networking platform, called Chatter, which was inspired by Twitter and Facebook. by Michael Krigsman
The next big shift: Intranets, portals, and software suites that are the integrating force of the social fabric for our organizations. This morning's announcement here at Dreamforce today from Salesforce of Chatter, an enterprise-class realization of Facebook and Twitter, is further evidence of the industry's push for social Web capabilities...
What this means for B2B marketers:Trade publishers have tried, unsuccessfully, for years to build such on-line communities which they could control and mine. As it turns out, customers (C-level execs) like everyone else want to own and control their own networks. If customers are increasingly turning to each other for...
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