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Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:30:56 GMT

Corante Is Dying?

by Stowe Boyd, 156 South Park, San Francisco As many know, I wrote a blog for several years at Corante called Get Real, which is, sadly, still live...

by Stowe Boyd, 156 South Park, San Francisco As many know, I wrote a blog for several years at Corante called Get Real, which is, sadly, still live there. I say 'sadly' because the blog looks like an abandoned building...

By Stowe Boyd

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:15:00 GMT

Twitter is Follower Central So Follower Issues Really Sting

Bloggers Blog: Blogging the Blogsphere

The most important feature on Twitter is followers. People's followers/following relationships is what makes the website's simple service work....

The most important feature on Twitter is followers. People's followers/following relationships is what makes the website's simple service work. Despite hot competitors like Plurk and FriendFeed , Twitter is still follower central. They are by far the leading microblogging site and many up-and-coming microblogging services and social networks let you import your Twitter...

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:26:21 GMT

XMPP As A Key Component Of The Social Web

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by Stowe Boyd, 156 South Park, San Francisco Every once and a while I dust off my master's degree in computer science, and pontificate about the...

by Stowe Boyd, 156 South Park, San Francisco Every once and a while I dust off my master's degree in computer science, and pontificate about the deeper implications of the social architecture we are composing on the web. A lot...

By Stowe Boyd

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:29:22 GMT

Thursday Noted

Susan Mernit's Blog

Miss Aniela: Am I the only digital nomad on the planet who hasn't really focused on this amazing phtographer? Natalie Dybisz's self-portraits and...

Miss Aniela: Am I the only digital nomad on the planet who hasn't really focused on this amazing phtographer? Natalie Dybisz's self-portraits and sense of mood are fascinating, and, of course, she blogs. Joe Lazarus : "Here's a free business idea for a budding iPhone entrepreneur. Develop a graphical iPhone App Builder that lets non-technical people like me make simple iPhone...

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:22:37 GMT

How Social Networking Effects Your Doctor

The Social Networking Weblog

© RcktManIL How would you like to come across your doctor's social networking profile just to find out that they were considered the best party animal in his frat at college? Or you discover he's listed on all the adult networks and swinging sites? Maybe you don't care as long as he's a good doctor. Frankly, I could care less what people do in their spare time, but you may. ...

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:06:00 GMT

Blogspot.com #1 Malware Source Says Sophos

Bloggers Blog: Blogging the Blogsphere

Sophos study has found that Blogspot.com is the biggest malware site on the Internet. CNET reports that the Sophos study says Blogger accounts...

Sophos study has found that Blogspot.com is the biggest malware site on the Internet. CNET reports that the Sophos study says Blogger accounts for nearly 2% off all malware sites. As for illegitimate sites, Sophos notes that Geocities and Blogger both make it easy for anyone to set up a Web site without much identification. Blogger, owned by Google, is particularly...

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:03:56 GMT

Threats and Opportunities in Data Leaking

Micro Persuasion

Photo Credit: Kaia Gets Caught! by marcus_in_ny Kaia, the cat in the photo above (no, she's not mine), is symbolic. If she looks like an LOLcat...

Photo Credit: Kaia Gets Caught! by marcus_in_ny Kaia, the cat in the photo above (no, she's not mine), is symbolic. If she looks like an LOLcat that's my intention. Kaia represents consumer social networks and free collaboration tools like Twitter,...

By Steve Rubel

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:29:20 GMT

What You Can Learn from the Facebook Redesign

Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life - Social Software

I've been using the redesigned Facebook profile and homepage for the past few days and thought it would be useful to write up my impressions on the...

I've been using the redesigned Facebook profile and homepage for the past few days and thought it would be useful to write up my impressions on the changes. Facebook is now the the world's most popular social networking site and one of the ways they've gotten there is by being very focused on listening to their users and improving their user experienced based on this feedback....

By Dare Obasanjo (Carnage4Life)

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:07:00 GMT

No End in Sight for the Online Video Upside

Digital Lifescapes | by David H. Deans

By David H. Deans

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:56:24 GMT

I Will Never Plan Another Conference

Evolving Web

I recently wrote about Killing Your Board - inviting groups to get over board of directors worship and get on with the actual mission of their...

I recently wrote about Killing Your Board - inviting groups to get over board of directors worship and get on with the actual mission of their organizations. Last week, APLN Seattle and Modus Cooperandi hosted the APLN Leadership Summit in...

By J. LeRoy

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:39:57 GMT

six groups and Stowe Boyd

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by Stowe Boyd, 156 South Park, San Francisco The Hamburg-based social tool company, six groups, announced today on their blog that I have joined...

by Stowe Boyd, 156 South Park, San Francisco The Hamburg-based social tool company, six groups, announced today on their blog that I have joined their advisory board. I first encountered six group's technology at the Next08 conference a few months...

By Stowe Boyd

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:30:01 GMT

Scoble Thinks Blogging Has Failed Us

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by Stowe Boyd, 156 South Park, San Francisco Although it is a bit gloomy (maybe the overcast of the past week in the Bay Area has dampened Robert's...

by Stowe Boyd, 156 South Park, San Francisco Although it is a bit gloomy (maybe the overcast of the past week in the Bay Area has dampened Robert's sunny nature), I have to agree with some -- definitely not all...

By Stowe Boyd

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:21:37 GMT

Why I use Facebook and LinkedIn--and how I'd like to use email more efficiently

Susan Mernit's Blog

In the past few weeks, I've had talked with late 30s-40-something friends who express disdain and frustration with both Facebook and LinkedIn. ...

In the past few weeks, I've had talked with late 30s-40-something friends who express disdain and frustration with both Facebook and LinkedIn. These friends feel that Facebook is not really usefully, too diffuse, and most of the applications on it are a waste of time, which means it is great if you want to waste time, but not as a tool. Other friends (and sometimes the same...

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:00:47 GMT

Digital Forensics - Your Online School Image

Around the Corner - MGuhlin.net

Image Source: http://fm-i.org/images/img_teamFMi.jpg Dave Fleet shares some suggestions for online monitoring of your organization's image, or the...

Image Source: http://fm-i.org/images/img_teamFMi.jpg Dave Fleet shares some suggestions for online monitoring of your organization's image, or the buzz around it. He says it's important that before you do anything--such as set up a blog, whatever--that you find out how to track what's going on out there. I see his suggestions as part and parcel of establishing your own Global...

By mguhlin@gmail.com (Miguel Guhlin - www.mguhlin.net)Miguel Guhlin - www.mguhlin.net

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:06:51 GMT

More New Media For The Enterprise

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by Sandy Kemsley, Toronto In case anyone missed the big social media news yesterday, Social Media Group is acquiring Livingston Communications....

by Sandy Kemsley, Toronto In case anyone missed the big social media news yesterday, Social Media Group is acquiring Livingston Communications. Tongue firmly in cheek, Geoff Livingston reports on the top 10 reasons why he "sold out". SMG develops social...

By Sandy Kemsley