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Ning Keeps Growing: Now Hosts 500,000 Networks
Written by Frederic Lardinois / October 7, 2008 10:08 AM / 11 Comments
Social networking provider Ning yesterday announced that it now hosts half a million social networks on its platform. Ning launched in February 2007 and has seen rapid growth and mainstream Continue reading »


And The Top Mobile Social Networks Are...
Written by Sarah Perez / October 7, 2008 7:09 AM / 15 Comments
MySpace and Facebook, as it turns out. Despite the land grab by numerous startups looking to become the number one social network for mobile devices, it's becoming apparent that mobile Continue reading »


Study: 93 Percent of Americans Want Companies to Have Presence on Social Media Sites
Written by Frederic Lardinois / September 26, 2008 2:01 PM / 19 Comments
According to the 2008 Cone Business in Social Media Study, 93% of Americans believe that a company should have a presence on social media sites and 85 percent believe that Continue reading »


Microsoft Makes Key Hire in Researcher Danah Boyd
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / September 22, 2008 9:48 AM / 7 Comments
Microsoft Research has hired social network researcher danah boyd, probably the most high profile academic in the world focused on the emerging web and its social consequences. Who is danah Continue reading »


Facebook Live Feed a Killer? More Like a Hindrance
Written by Corvida / September 4, 2008 6:40 PM / 2 Comments
Recently, Facebook released a live feed feature for the homepage of Facebook users. This new feature allows you to see the latest updates by your Facebook friends in real-time. Continue reading »


Find The Hottest Events in Major Cities with Buzzd
Written by Corvida / September 3, 2008 8:50 PM / 2 Comments
Most mobile social networks are quite alike. They're all competing for a host of information from you and your circle of friends. This information ranges from various messages to Continue reading »


SocialU: One of the Most Obnoxious Apps We've Seen in a While (Invites)
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / August 26, 2008 12:15 PM / 22 Comments
Social networking overload - it's a common problem and one that it seems like it could be easy to solve. Thus there are countless attempts being made to build services Continue reading »


Facebook Hits 100 Million Users
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / August 25, 2008 10:26 PM / 33 Comments
Fast growing social network Facebook has hit the 100 million users mark, according to a statement today by Dave Morin, the company's Senior Platform Manager. digg_url = 'http://digg.com/software/Facebook_Hits_100_Million_Users_2';digg_bgcolor = '#ffffff';digg_skin Continue reading »


Mixi Brings Sophisticated OpenID to Millions of Japanese Users
Written by Marshall Kirkpatrick / August 25, 2008 11:45 AM / 4 Comments
Mixi, the giant Japanese social network, announced last week that it is now acting as an OpenID provider. The implementation is particularly sophisticated, Six Apart's David Recordon says they are Continue reading »


David Hasselhoff Creates His Own Myspace for Fans
Written by Corvida / August 17, 2008 11:53 AM / 12 Comments
People are definitely beginning to understand just how crazy social networks are getting. Facebook, Myspace, Bebo and many more are taking off and taking the world by storm. With Continue reading »


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