A recent spate of surveys and reports examine the "digital transformation" to a more collaborative work environment and greater worker mobility. It's clear that there is a frenzy of interest in organizations moving towards a more collaborative work environment, but the challenges to doing so are complex.READ»
Luluvise, the new social network built exclusively for women, is trying to pull off a difficult trick: How does a network reach critical mass while excluding half of the world’s population? Is there any role for a social network whose major selling point is who it will not let in?READ»
LiveJournal, one of the web's most popular early blogging sites, is launching a comeback in the United States. Their plans for 2012 include massive changes for users. Oh, and "Game Of Thrones" creator George R.R. Martin is a big user.READ»
LockerDome's social network for amateur sports clubs and professional players just got a $750,000 capital injection. Square's Jim McKelvey, one of LockerDome's backers, says passion is its competitive advantage.READ»
Networks will be our most significant source for rises in income, new job offers, and the rise of what I will call the Freelance Globalist Population in which we will work not for a corporate entity, but in service to many entities, people, and missions.READ»
Twitter recently announced a new user interface and a host of new features. The new Twitter seems to be trying to do two things at once: make it more compelling as a social networking platform, while making it easier for the uninitiated to grasp. I think Twitter will likely fail on both counts. READ»
If you could design your own flavored beverage online, then click to have it "printed out," would you? How about if you could share it and earn a part of the profits? Welcome to uFlavor's app-like drinkable future.READ»
You're probably reading this article during your workday as a distraction from whatever it is you’re supposed to be focusing on, which is likely sitting open and untouched in another window. Imagine how much you’d get done and how many fewer hours you'd have to work if the Internet weren't eating up all your time--follow these easy steps and you can make it happen. READ»
Sites continue to pop up every other day in social media as entrepreneurs and venture capitalists sink time and money into building the next big thing. The problem that none of them want to address is that there will likely never be another "next big thing" in social media until the next generation of users rises up.READ»
Timeline was the toast of Facebook's F8 developer's conference in September, but those lucky enough to attend in person were treated to one of the funkier Facebook visualizations we've seen: a live-action interactive data ...READ»
Timeline was the toast of Facebook's F8 developer's conference in September, but those lucky enough to attend in person were treated to one of the funkier Facebook visualizations we've seen: a live-action interactive data ...READ»
Making "social" work for online retailers doesn't have to mean handing over the keys to Facebook. But it does mean letting go of some control, says Sociable Labs founder Nisan Gabbay. "Let’s move away from business-to-consumer marketing and go back to people-to-people."READ»
There are more female than male users on Facebook and Twitter, and women spend more time than men on these sites--but that's not the case at Google Plus or Digg. What makes certain social networking sites more female or male oriented, and what will it take for women to use the new social networking site Chime.in?READ»
Giftiki, launching today, says it is a "gifting engine and social commerce platform that will alter the act of gift giving as we know it." It's all very clever--and also very familiar.READ»
A new study says Facebook's apps ecosystem brought 180,000 jobs and boosted the U.S. economy by $12 billion. But this social media innovation may be surrounded by a slightly darker, and more costly, truth.READ»
Every year summer brings with it a noticeable drop in social media traffic as people recharge their batteries and cut down on screen time. With that comes an unavoidable attrition of your community, whether in terms of growth rate or engagement. So here's ten ways to breathe new life into your community this fall. READ»
