social networking

Shelfari Brings Social Networking to Book Reading

Josh Hug cofounded Shelfari, a social-networking site devoted to generating conversations and recommendations around books. Amazon acquired the bibliophilic company in the summer of 2008.READ»

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Live Search Makes Twitter Even More Relevant

In its battle for success, Twitter just made what looks like a minor change, but it could actually transform the lifecasting networking site in terms of increased relevance, and also turn it into a very powerful tool. The ...READ»

Mobile learning is here

I would love to blog about our about to be announced new TOPYX Mobile and how it is going to take mLearning to a new level – but maybe I am a bit biased so I will leave that to others.  But mLearning is coming fast and furious.  ...READ»

Can you afford to live in an eLearning 1.0 world?

Is there a better way to get your organization to embrace collaboration is to train and educate them with learning tools with integrated social networking tools? From before a new employee joins the team via onboarding tools to working on new initiatives, use eLearning 2.0 and tools that truly support collaborative learning to energize your new hire and reduce time-to-productivity. READ»

60% of Twitterers Quit After a Month, but Does It Matter?

Some new data from Nielsen Online suggests that Twitter has a retention rate of just 40% after one month of usage--60% of users leave. This is despite Twitter's growth in user numbers, including its adoption by celebrities like ...READ»

Twitter Catches Swine Flu, But Don't Shoot the Messenger

As the world watches the rising death toll from the Mexican outbreak of swine influenza, and wonders what's going to happen next, it looks like new media darling Twitter has caught a bad case of H1N1 itself. The social networking ...READ»

Silicon Valley's Wired Race for Governor

With Governor Schwarzenegger's approval ratings plummeting and a budget crisis looming, Californians are already looking for their next gubernatorial savior--and Silicon Valley is stocking the till. The Valley used to be the ...READ»

Spring Cleaning at MySpace: CEO DeWolfe Fired, More Execs to Follow

MySpace CEO and cofounder Chris DeWolfe is on the way out. TechCrunch's Michael Arrington reports News Corp's new CEO of Digital Media Jonathan Miller will send DeWolfe packing along with a core group of ...READ»

• Myspace, the Sequel

Is Social Networking Revolutionizing Our Triibal Behavior?

Social networking is in fact increasing tribalism and is a vehicle for social change.READ»

Will Opening Up Personal Profiles Make Google More Like Big Brother?

Google has just slightly extended its grip over your online life by taking a service public that was previously a research project: "profile pages." By effectively aggregating your personal info and contact details in one ...READ»

Should You Twitter Your Business: The Psychology of Twitter

There' s no question that Twitter has become the next big thing in internet social networking.Most celebrities have a twitter channel as part of their marketing and promotion. And now businesses are seeing Twitter as a business tool.READ»

Are You Using Search Engine Marketing (SEM) To Expand Your Business?

If not you should be. The Internet is so much more today than it was even just a few short years ago. Over 80% of American adults use a search engine such as Google to research a product or service before they buy it. If you do not know how to correctly market to your target public then you are not only behind the times but are most likely behind your competition. Search engine marketing (SEM) is a must for any business no matter the field or size.READ»

Social New, Now & Next: Scitable's Social Science

I'm always interested in how companies that don't have an obvious connection with social media are using these tools to create online destinations that work for them and work for their market. To feed my curiosity, I've started a whenever-I-feel-like-it interview series about such companies. Which is why, a few weeks ago...READ»

Delegate Source Denver Concierge

More than just concierge services, Delegate Source Denver provides economy of scope in personal and household services.READ»

The Value of the Remote or Virtual Personal Assistant

Why pay for the fringe costs associated with having full-time administrative positions?READ»

Denver Dog Walking and Delegate Source

Delegate Source Denver Sponsors Project Ruffway, a Bow Wow Buddies Foundation Charity Event.READ»

Facebook Does Some Science, Concludes Redesign Is Good for Ads

Facebook's latest design and interface changes have been variously despised and applauded by its members. One of the biggest and most controversial changes was to make every user's homepage look and feel more like Twitter, which is ...READ»

One Possible Future For Twitter: a Vehicle for Charity Micro-Payments

There's a rumor that the majority of first posts from newbies on Twitter goes something like "Just trying to work out what Twitter is for!" It's undoubtedly a successful invention, yet sometimes it feels like a solution in ...READ»

Personal Branding for Young Professionals: An Interview with Dan Schawbel, Author of Me 2.0

As the job market becomes more and more competitive, students and recent grads need to do everything they can to stand out from their peers. One great way to do this is by building your professional reputation, also known as your ...READ»

Facebook Your Business?

Facebook is changing from the younger social communicators to older people and businesses who are anxious to use Facebook to generate business.READ»

How Digg's Toolbar and Search Engine Could Double Your Traffic, or Ruin It

Using Digg to share a favorite web page has always been a slightly clunky affair. But not any more: Digg has just launched the DiggBar, an intelligent tool to simplify the whole event of Digging a story. Even though this type of ...READ»

Rumor: Google In Talks to Buy Twitter. [Update] Or Possibly Not

Just last year, Twitter's management turned down a buy-out form social networking giant, Facebook. Now rumors are swirling that Google wants to buy the increasingly popular microblogging service.READ»

Chi.mp Site Launches to Simplify Your Online Identity and Socializing

An interesting new site on the interwebs aims to simplify and centralize your online life by giving you more control over your online identity. Fresh out of private beta, Chi.mp is now open to the public and will enable users to ...READ»

Denver Dog Walking at its Best

Use Delegate Source now for your dog walking needs in Denver.READ»

Twitter Starts to Sing For its Supper, Targets Businesses for Cash

"News: Popular social networking novelty Twitter is to try to earn some revenue by aiming at businesses with expanded feature set that costs." That's essentially the news today about Twitter, squeezed into a 140-character ...READ»