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Facebook Privacy Suit: Maybe The World's Not So Net-Savvy After All

BY Kit EatonTue Aug 18, 2009 at 9:00 AM

So the President is pushing to get people online, global Internet usage is skyrocketing unbelievably...but some people really don't get the 'Net. At all. That's the only real conclusion we can draw from a new law suit facing ...READ»

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Apple Keynote Rumor Round-up: No iTablet, Beatles Instead?

BY Kit EatonTue Aug 18, 2009 at 8:00 AM

It's about three weeks until Apple's September 2009 keynote, and rumors surrounding this one are probably bigger than they've been for any Fall Apple event for years. The latest is there'll be no iTablet, but the Beatles ... READ»

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ZoomPool: A Social Network for Carbon-Conscious Carpoolers

BY Cliff KuangMon Aug 17, 2009 at 9:47 AM

The just-launched service aims to link like-minded commuters--thus making ride-sharing easier, and cutting down on the creep factor.READ»

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Huffington Post Gets 'Social News,' but What Does It Mean?

BY Kit EatonMon Aug 17, 2009 at 6:30 AM

The social networking bandwagon everyone's jumping aboard better get some new seats installed: The Huffington Post has hopped on today, with a "Social News" feature. Apart from the PR-friendly hype of the title, what's it all ...READ»

FACEBOOK | 2 comments

Facebook Lite Just Isn't Twitter

BY Chris DannenThu Aug 13, 2009 at 1:57 PM

Facebook gained pop stardom by allowing college students to create their own little PR campaign: the pictures they wanted seen, the books and films they wanted to boast they loved. It was an orderly, sanitized place where users could ...READ»

SOCIAL NETWORKING | 3 comments

Will Everything Be Wired to a Social Net? Even Google's Doing It

BY Kit EatonThu Aug 13, 2009 at 9:42 AM

You've got to credit Google for trying to be the one-stop shop for everything online: It just grabbed hold of the craze for social networking, and built it right into Google users' homepages. Will everything soon be social ...READ»

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Biz Stone Advance Video re: Twitter Hack

BY Lena L. WestThu Aug 13, 2009 at 1:03 AM

“We spent a lot of 2008 catching up with a lot of the popularity of Twitter, the unexpected popularity--getting there technically so that we were stable, and along comes this massive attack. You know, we learned. We worked behind the scenes with folks from Google and other companies to figure out how to stop the attacks and how to better deal with them in the future.”READ»

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Cambridge Business School Moves to Topyx for Learning Platform

BY Alfred NovasWed Aug 12, 2009 at 3:18 PM

Executive MBA students at the University of Cambridge will be using an application from Interactyx that combines elements of a course management system with social networking. Over the next two years students in Cambridge's Judge Business School will be working with Topyx eLearning.READ»

FACEBOOK | 1 comment

Facebook Acquires Friendfeed in Play for Relevance

BY Chris DannenMon Aug 10, 2009 at 3:51 PM

Friendfeed was once called the "coolest service no one will ever use" by TechCrunch, but now that Facebook has acquired the 12-person company for an undisclosed sum, that maxim won't stay true much longer. Friendfeed's trajectory ...READ»

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Cash for LMS clunkers – Why are corporations dumping their legacy learning management systems and where are they going…

BY Alfred NovasSat Aug 8, 2009 at 5:37 PM

In the current edition of Chief Learning Officer magazine, Josh Bersin, the well respected founder of Bersin & Associates indicates that of those large corporations that have learning management systems (LMSs), almost one in three will be dumping their legacy LMS like a 1971 Chevy Vega, without any incentives from the U.S. government. Why is this happening?READ»

SEARCH ENGINE WARS | 4 comments

Clicking "Search" in Facebook Makes It Go Bing

BY Kit EatonFri Aug 7, 2009 at 11:44 AM

Combining search functionality with social networking is all the rage, and Facebook's been testing stuff for a while...but it's just given its system a new sound effect: When you use Facebook search now, you'll get a Bing. That'll be ...READ»

SOCIAL NETWORKING | 4 comments

Is Social Networking for the Olds? Two New Reports Think So

BY Kit EatonFri Aug 7, 2009 at 7:19 AM

New reports from Nielsen and Ofcom show that Twitter and Facebook are becoming less popular among today's youth.READ»

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TOPYX eLearning Software Platform - The Video

BY Alfred NovasThu Aug 6, 2009 at 10:28 AM

Find out why more and more academic institutions and businesses are choosing the TOPYX eLearning platform with integrated social networking, content management, mobile learning and eCommerce. READ»

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futurethink Selects TOPYX as its eLearning Platform

BY Alfred NovasTue Aug 4, 2009 at 12:45 PM

Interactyx Limited is pleased to announce today that the TOPYX® eLearning 2.0 software as a service (SaaS) solution with integrated social networking technologies has been chosen by Future Think LLC as their eLearning delivery platform. The agreement will provide futurethink, a leading foresight and innovation training firm, with state-of-the-art eLearning software and content distribution system to bring to market futurethink’s research, tools and training to organizations need to build and sustain their innovation efforts.READ»

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University of Cambridge’s Judge Business School Chooses TOPYX eLearning Solution

BY Alfred NovasThu Jul 30, 2009 at 7:23 PM

Interactyx Limited is very proud to announce today that the TOPYX® eLearning 2.0 solution with integrated social networking technologies, has been chosen by Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge as its comprehensive eLearning content distribution and collaborative learning platform. Students of Cambridge’s Executive MBA programme will commence using TOPYX in August 2009 for a two year term.READ»

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How Do Companies Manage Multiple Users on Twitter and Other Social Media Accounts?

BY Kaliya HamlinMon Jul 27, 2009 at 8:48 PM

This year at SXSW I moderated a panel about OpenID, OAuth and data portability in the Enterprise. We had a community lunch after the panel, and walking back to the convention center, I had an insight about a key missing piece of ...READ»

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MX Logic Chooses TOPYX as Training Solution

BY Alfred NovasWed Jul 22, 2009 at 4:39 PM

MX Logic Chooses TOPYX as Training Solution BONITA SPRINGS, FL—(BUSINESS WIRE)—July 22, 2009—Interactyx Limited is proud to announce today that the TOPYX® eLearning 2.0 software as a service (SaaS) ...READ»

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The Cost of eLearning 2.0

BY Alfred NovasWed Jul 22, 2009 at 4:37 PM

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Location Is Everything: 74% of Facebook's 2009 Ad Revenue to Come From Local Ads

BY Clay DillowTue Jul 21, 2009 at 10:24 AM

Facebook now has 250 million users spanning the globe, but when it comes to serving up ads, the social network is benefiting from a decidedly local approach. Ad research firm Borrell Associates says that of the $310 million in ad ...READ»

BRANDING | 1 comment

Quality is in the Content

BY Tanya BabcockMon Jul 20, 2009 at 5:15 PM

Google Adwords is a useful, effective and cost efficient marketing tool to have in your quiver, but it requires some work ahead of time to make sure you are getting everything you can out of your campaign.READ»

BLOGS | 1 comment

Social New, Now & Next: OurBlook Gets Their Social Debate On

BY Lena L. WestWed Jul 15, 2009 at 3:09 PM

Debate is a healthy part of life. It's an understatement to say that people won't always agree. And, as I've mentioned in a previous blog post, my interest is always piqued by companies and organizations that use social media tools in innovative ways. Which is why, when I read about OurBlook.com, I was intrigued...READ»

BRANDING | 1 comment

Twit, Tweet and Twitter

BY Tanya BabcockMon Jul 13, 2009 at 11:26 AM

When I was younger, the word ‘Twit’ was reserved for those lacking in intellectual prowess. Now, ‘Twit’ is a word used for a 140-character word update on the highly popular Twitter network. And if you don’t know the word as a marketer, you had better learn it fast. READ»

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TOPYX Lite: An Integrated Social Networking, Content Distribution and eCommerce Platform is Launched

BY Alfred NovasFri Jul 10, 2009 at 6:34 PM

BONITA SPRINGS, FL—(BUSINESS WIRE)—July 9, 2009—Interactyx Limited announces the launch of TOPYX® Lite, a Software as a Service (SaaS), Web-based content distribution platform that provides a complete turnkey, online sales ...READ»

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Astonishing Tribe's Augmented ID App Recognizes People Around You

BY Cliff KuangFri Jul 10, 2009 at 9:22 AM

A miracle for real-world networking, which uses attaches virtual ID's to people using facial recognition software and the camera on your phone.READ»

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Dealers Pushing Pot on Social Networks Create Legal Haze

BY Clay DillowWed Jul 8, 2009 at 3:16 PM

Who knew Twitter, Facebook and MySpace were gateway drugs? It started off as something social, but now some California medical marijuana dispensaries are using the popular social networks to update their clientele, and anyone else ...READ»

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