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Submitted by Scbalazs :
Twitter largely reminds me of when people started to register their own names for domains, turning the Internet into a giant customized license plate. It's somewhere between self-expression and mental onanism.I use it to track several news sites but following other "people" often makes me feel weird. Most of the content see (Read More)
5 Comments . Last comment by Open Ajax: I would use it more if it did not go down so damn much
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Mashable! :
Google has just launched Knol to the public, dubbed by many as the search giant’s Wikipedia killer. My first reaction: not so fast. While Knol offers a way for anyone to create content about any subject, there are a few big differences.First and foremost, each “Knol” is created by a single author, who can then choose to e (Read More)
2 Comments . Last comment by Thomaspower: Interesting to see how this gets on against Wikipedia Google continues (Read More)
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Submitted by Nikki Pilkington :
Great article from Chris Brogan on establishing your personal brand online. (Read More)
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Submitted by Nikki Pilkington :
Facebook dominates UK social networking with 45.29% of the market, almost double the share of second-placed Bebo and three times more than MySpace, as micro blogging site Twitter shows major growth.According to the latest figure from Hitwise this is an 188% increase compared with a year ago for Facebook.Bebo.com is ranked s (Read More)
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Facebook made several important announcements to kickoff its F8 developer conference this afternoon: the launch of Facebook Connect, the Great Apps program for preferred applications, and the ability for developers to translate their applications into different languages. However, a few things that developers and onlookers (Read More)
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Submitted by Ophelia :
Twitter takes out the spammers, and twitter people go nuts over loss of "followers". It's only a number to some, but to others its speaks volumes about their standing. (Read More)
6 Comments . Last comment by Porch Light Scott: That's interesting. I am pretty cautious about who I follow. I only (Read More)
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Mashable! :
My prediction: nothing. Not a damn thing. If Google acquires Digg, which many sites are reporting as a done deal, it’ll be a little something I call a vanity buy. Which would mean that Google doesn’t really need Digg; it wants it. And if Google is smart, it’ll just leave Digg as it is. The thing is, Digg a (Read More)
3 Comments . Last comment by Thomaspower: I like the way http://www.alerthingy.com updates with your Diggs (Read More)
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TechCrunch :
The TechCrunch team is on site at the Facebook Developer conference, and we’ll be live blogging the news. Mark Zuckerberg’s Keynote starts at 1:30 pm PST.Live Coverage1:59 PM: He says the apps that leverage the news feed the best will be the ones that succeed.1:58 PM: “The most important part of the profil (Read More)
1 Comment . Last comment by Epilkington: Great Apps can integrate with users just like native Facebook apps, an (Read More)
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TechCrunch :
Slide was not too happy when Facebook temporarily pulled one of its most popular applications, Top Friends, from the social networking site for exposing too much profile information to people who were not friends. Ahead of today’s F8 developer conference, I asked Slide CEO Max Levchin what Facebook could do to make d (Read More)
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Mashable! :
Editor’s Note: This post is part of an ongoing series at Mashable - The Startup Review, Sponsored by Sun Microsystems Startup Essentials. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here.STARTUP DETAILS:Company Name: Locify20-word Description: Location-enabled mobile browsin (Read More)
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Searchles has landed a big new publisher to implement its social discovery technology: The Washington Post and its MyPost social network. Now, when browsing the profiles of other MyPost members, you will see Searchles’ “Related Users” widget, which shows you other people who have taken an interest in similar stories on was (Read More)
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paidContent.org :
Meetup, one of the original social network/event organizing sites, has received new funding from Union Square Ventures. No other details were released, but USV's Fred Wilson write about it on his blog: "Meetup is a perfect investment for our firm because it's a company we know well and a service we use all the time. We have (Read More)
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TechCrunch :
Facebook just issued the press release for today’s F8 conference. The release is below, with the most important points bolded.:SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Facebook f8 Conference, July 23, 2008 – Facebook today introduced the latest advancements to Facebook Platform during its annual f8 developer conference, calling on it (Read More)
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Mashable! :
Earlier this week, Facebook further updated its developer policies in an effort to prevent application spam. As today’s F8 conference kicks off, the social network is now expected to announce “preferred” application makers. Bottom line: it’s a tough time to be a Facebook developer, at least if you’re looking for the quick (Read More)
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TechCrunch :
Comscore has just released the latest data on Facebook growth patterns, which clearly show that Facebook’s recent push to expand abroad has paid off. The site has seen extremely high growth rates across Latin America, The Middle East, and the Asia Pacific. Europe, which accounts for a much larger user base, continue (Read More)
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