July 2007
12 posts
Facebook watch | Facebook focus of sex predator... →
Kiwi start-up targets global social networking... →
Here’s an article from ComputerWorld New Zealand discussing a new social networking startup based in New Zealand. The aim is to take on MySpace and Facebook (join the queue) by targeting “young to middle-aged professionals”, which explains the rather patronising tagline “Social Networking for Grownups”. It’s called iYomu and proposed services include...
Web 2.0 badges →
Get your free set of glossy Web 2.0 badges to add sparkle to your Website (and help attract those venture capitalists dying to invest in Web 2.0 startups during these boom times). Photoshop files are provided to personalise your badges in the comfort of your own machine. Oh, they’re free and this is not an ad.
Social Network Ad Spending to Reach $2.5 Billion... →
10 Most Beautiful Social Networks (@ Mashable) →
ShowYourself Widget →
If you’re wondering how you can display your numerous social networking profiles in one place and easily, then try this widget developed by Dustin Bachrach. Simply specify your personal URLs at Flickr, MySpace, Digg, YouTube or anywhere really and get even more code to embed in your main blog.
Are my online friends for real? @ BBC News →
Here’s an interesting piece at the BBC about online friends. The crux of the story is that busy business folk wanting to maintain high social networking activity pay other people to do their dirty work - blogging, comments, adding friends, responding and so on. Thereby creating the impression that they are really efficient people that can seemingly do everything. This is on the back of a...