user- A great speech by Jyri Engestrom, co-founder of Jaiku and sociologist. In the first part of his presentation he explains his concept on socio-material obje...A great speech by Jyri Engestrom, co-founder of Jaiku and sociologist. In the first part of his presentation he explains his concept on socio-material objects. 49:40, very down-to-earth.
- "iPhone users are the perfect group to launch the network to. They’re passionate and elitist, and will like the idea of being in an iPhone-only club. Go to..."iPhone users are the perfect group to launch the network to. They’re passionate and elitist, and will like the idea of being in an iPhone-only club. Go to a party and see a picture and first name of everyone there who’s holding an iPhone - then meet
- The next big thing? Mulitplayer Locally Social Gaming. Thousands of Ivy League students play a game called GoCrossCampus or GXC.
- "Social networking site Facebook has seen its first drop in UK users in January, new industry data indicates."
- "22% of Americans use SNS. Broken down by age range, 67% of those age 18-29, 21% of those 30-39, and 6% of those 40+ use SNS. Based on 1430 respondents, ma..."22% of Americans use SNS. Broken down by age range, 67% of those age 18-29, 21% of those 30-39, and 6% of those 40+ use SNS. Based on 1430 respondents, margin of error should be about +/- 3%."
- "Die Plattform für Studenten ändert zum Jahreswechsel die Geschäftsbedingungen. Folge: Die persönlichen Daten der vier Millionen Nutzer können an interessi..."Die Plattform für Studenten ändert zum Jahreswechsel die Geschäftsbedingungen. Folge: Die persönlichen Daten der vier Millionen Nutzer können an interessierte Unternehmen verkauft werden. Handynummern, Mail-Adressen, Hobbys, Musikgeschmack – alles
- "Die meisten Befragten gaben vielmehr an, bisher keine Geschäftsbeziehungen über die Plattform geknüpft zu haben, oftmals aber interessante Kontakte aufgeb..."Die meisten Befragten gaben vielmehr an, bisher keine Geschäftsbeziehungen über die Plattform geknüpft zu haben, oftmals aber interessante Kontakte aufgebaut zu haben, von denen sie sich in der Zukunft einen Nutzen versprechen. Statt durch neue Verbin
- Audioaufnahmen zu einem Workshop zum Thema "Social Networks", der vor 2 Tagen in Amsterdam stattfand.
- "An online service to create, customize, and share a social network." Muss ich noch testen. Ob man das alles nicht auch mit twitter lösen kann?
- "It’s not enough to petition the likes of Facebook to give us our data. We need to create the rules by which our data can be used. When we sign on as “memb..."It’s not enough to petition the likes of Facebook to give us our data. We need to create the rules by which our data can be used. When we sign on as “members” of some company’s “social network”, they need to sign our terms as well. From the s
- "How Facebook and other social networks have built-in self-destructs: They make it easy for you to be found by the people you're looking to avoid."
- "Google and Yahoo have come up with new and very similar plans to respond to the challenge from MySpace and Facebook: They hope to turn their e-mail system..."Google and Yahoo have come up with new and very similar plans to respond to the challenge from MySpace and Facebook: They hope to turn their e-mail systems and personalized home page services (iGoogle and MyYahoo) into social networks."
- Great Articles at a scientific level on Social Network Sites. Really have to get deeper into it.
- Mashable Invites is a place to swap invites for "Web 2.0" sites that are currently in private beta mode. Just add your name to an invites list and other Ma...Mashable Invites is a place to swap invites for "Web 2.0" sites that are currently in private beta mode. Just add your name to an invites list and other Mashable Invites members will drop by and invite you.
- A student campaign using the social networking website Facebook has forced an international bank into a U-turn over charges.
- In the last several years we’ve seen the rise and fall of many social web applications. While most of our attention gets paid to the hugely successful ones...In the last several years we’ve seen the rise and fall of many social web applications. While most of our attention gets paid to the hugely successful ones like YouTube and Facebook, we can also learn a lot from those that have failed. Here are some of
