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Snipitron Building a del.icio.us for Research
17 Mar 2007 at 5:49am
Snipitron, a new social bookmarking site for academics, professionals and students, launched in pre-beta mode on Friday. On many levels, it’s your conventional bookmarking site: you add URLs via the web interface, a bookmarklet or the browser plugin (IE and FF), add tags, add friends and explore websites bookmarked by others. Slightly different [...]
MySpace Bugs, Google Phone, VoIP Deaths, Blogger Security, Wiki Dictionary, …
16 Mar 2007 at 11:38pm
MySpace Bugs - Remember the guys who did a month of Apple bugs to attract the attention of the Digg crowd? Now they’re doing the same thing to MySpace: look out for a month of MySpace bugs on their blog. Mashable asks: only one month?! Google Phone - Google has confirmed it’s working on [...]
Google Acquires Adscape, Officially
16 Mar 2007 at 9:01pm
Update: in vaguely related news (mergers, acquisitions and deaths), our buddy Om gets the scoop that VoIP startup Tello has turned to Jello - it’s no more. – Just a quick note to say that Google has announced its acquisition today of the in-game ad provider Adscape, which we mentioned about two months ago (Google is being [...]
Exclusive: Userplane To Launch Userlist - Free Buddylist for Your Site
16 Mar 2007 at 8:18pm
Userplane, the web and video chat provider that was acquired by AOL in August 2006, will announce the launch of a new service on Tuesday. For those who aren’t familiar with the company, Userplane provides both ad-supported and paid options for its text, voice and video chat, which is added to a site in [...]
Deleted YouTube Videos? Delutube
16 Mar 2007 at 6:30pm
We’re not really sure why we’re suddenly being mailed links to check out Delutube - perhaps because Viacom’s pulldown and lawsuit have led people to look for missing clips. The site, which went live at the end of last week, is the first port of call for those who see that familiar YouTube message: [...]

Upstart Social Networking Sites Gain Traction - TechNewsWorld

15 Mar 2007 at 4:39pm

ZDNet Upstart Social Networking Sites Gain Traction
TechNewsWorld, CA - 9 hours ago
1 social networking site based on Web traffic, smaller sites are gaining new ground. A new Hitwise survey showed user visits to the top 20 social networking ….
Niche sites growing stronger in social networking BizReport
Smaller Niche Social Sites Gaining Traction MediaPost Publications
Social network traffic up 11.5 percent; MySpace still dominates ZDNet
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Friendster Receives Third Social Networking Patent as Part of … - PR Newswi…

16 Mar 2007 at 12:18am

Webware/Cnet Friendster Receives Third Social Networking Patent as Part of ….
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 1 hour ago
This is the third in a growing portfolio of patents granted to Friendster, highlighting the company's innovation in online social networking .. ….
Friendster Receives Third Social Networking Patent as Part of …. Earthtimes.org
Friendster lands a third patent CNET News.com
Friendster lands a third patent Webware/Cnet
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TechBiz Connection Addresses How Social Networking Will Change the … - Busi…

15 Mar 2007 at 1:37pm

TechBiz Connection Addresses How Social Networking Will Change the ….
Business Wire (press release), CA - 12 hours ago
BUSINESS WIRE)–TechBiz Connection (TBC) will host a forum on social networking to address how the rapidly evolving technology will change the way the ….

Social networking and travel blog site idea wins top honours in … - Ottawa …

15 Mar 2007 at 3:38pm

Social networking and travel blog site idea wins top honours in ….
Ottawa Business Journal, Canada - 10 hours ago
Three international business students from Carleton University will be competing to put their social networking and travel blog site on the business world ….

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Social Networking Demos Spread Out - eMarketer

12 Mar 2007 at 4:11pm

Social Networking Demos Spread Out
eMarketer, NY - 2 hours ago
Second, the success of MySpace and Facebook has invigorated the market for social networking sites targeting people beyond the high school and college ….
MYSPACE TO OFFER NEWS SERVICE New York Post
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New Opportunities for Businesses in Online Social Networking - SYS-CON Media

12 Mar 2007 at 1:02pm

New Opportunities for Businesses in Online Social Networking
SYS-CON Media, NJ - 5 hours ago
This arrangement enables businesses to interact directly with the social networking user audience, and extends their brand through word of mouth. ….
New Opportunities for Businesses in Online Social Networking PR Newswire (press release)
New Opportunities for Businesses in Online Social Networking Earthtimes.org
Zoodango Launches Business Profiles Northwest innovation
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Friendster in Google internet advertising tie-up - Direct Traffic News

12 Mar 2007 at 4:34am

Direct Traffic News Friendster in Google internet advertising tie-up
Direct Traffic News, UK - 14 hours ago
The website, which helped to pioneer social networking , is not yet profitable but hopes that the new agreement will finally see it making money. ….
Social - networking site gets friendly with Google South Bend Tribune
Friendster Inc. hooks up with Google Sun-Sentinel.com
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PHOTO: GotZapp(TM) and Zirada(TM) Revolutionize Mobile Social … - SYS-CON M…

12 Mar 2007 at 12:39pm

PHOTO: GotZapp(TM) and Zirada(TM) Revolutionize Mobile Social ….
SYS-CON Media, NJ - 6 hours ago
"With GotZapp, social networking truly becomes mobile." Wireless users in Asia and Europe can take full advantage of this technology immediately. ….
PHOTO: GotZapp(TM) and Zirada(TM) Revolutionize Mobile Social …. SYS-CON Media
PHOTO: GotZapp(TM) and Zirada(TM) Revolutionize Mobile Social …. Earthtimes.org
GotZapp and Zirada revolutionize mobile social networking Antara (press release)
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