Submitted by kcarruthers
from blog:
In Sydney we have had a great year of building a lively and vibrant social media community. Late last year many individuals decided that they wanted to be more connected with other people who were active in the areas of techn (Read More)
TechCrunch:
Two years ago, when social networking was all the rage, a lot of dedicated community websites for specific (and often very small) groups of people were launched by entrepreneurs trying to cash in on the hype by carving out a (Read More)
Guardian Unlimited: Technology:
Marc Andreessen on Flickr by Joi Ito; used under CC licenseYou may have heard of Ning, a sort of white label social networking service set up by Marc Andreesen, the founder of Netscape. It lets you build ad hoc social network (Read More)
Submitted by magitam
from Google Reader:
Microsoft's social networking-infused makeover of Windows Live, detailed last month, begins to show itself publicly. (Read More)
Gizmodo:
With Apple hitting the 10,000 app milestone, they've just released the stats for the most downloaded apps in a number of categories. And boy, they sure do prove that you people like frivolous, stupid crap on your iPhones. Ser (Read More)
Mashable!:
Last year we featured over 100 web applications to organize every aspect of your life, from your belongings to your social calendar, and more. Since then, many have been significantly improved and lots of new apps have been r (Read More)
Submitted by netxm
from blog:
Nombray is a new site that lets you buy vanity domains for your name. The service is aimed at people with very little experience setting up a Web site, and lets them "squat" the page while funneling any traffic to third party (Read More)
TechCrunch:
With 2008 on the way out and right around 10,000 iPhone applications behind them, Apple has released a bunch of lists outlining which applications scored the most downloads since the App Store’s launch back in July.The (Read More)
Submitted by thePuck
from Google Reader:
An executive from Pixar Animation Studios has joined Linden Lab to help revitalize its Second Life virtual world program. Howard Look has been appointed senior vice president of customer applications and will be in charge of (Read More)
The Guardian:
Biz Stone, the man behind microblogging sensation Twitter is interviewed, and PaidContent Founder and digital media expert Rafat Ali on the dilemma for internet startups in these tough internet times.
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The Guardian:
It's certainly an interesting place to be right now. The publisher GDS International has invested $50m on Web 2.0 technology for MeetTheBoss, a high-end networking and community site targeted at financial executives.Founder S (Read More)