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»
Tuba player in need of a guitarist? Violinist in need of a drummer? Soundslates is a new site that helps aspiring musicians collaborate, no matter where they live.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»
According to a 2010 survey by Pew Research Center, 28% of Americans don’t know any of their neighbors by name, and only 9% communicate with them via email. Those unfriendly statistics are something startup Nextdoor.com hopes to change.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»
In a series of experiments, Ryota Kanai, a researcher at UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, had college students between the ages of 19 and 28 state their Facebook network size, then scanned their brains by MRI. "The most surprising thing," Kanai says, "was [that] there was any correlation at all."READ»
Out of the 1-2 billion links shared each day on Facebook, plenty are bound to be spam. The social network just hired Websense to help with that. Here's what they're up to...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»
In the hype that is social media marketing, it is often hard to distinguish between the braggadocio and the brilliant. Communities launched with great fanfare slink away quietly into the burial ground of false promise. So to stumble across a vibrant community--one that predates Facebook and supports a B2B brand--is not just surprising, it is downright awe-inspiring.READ»
The Google+ experiment is growing, even in the enterprise. Can Google+ be a serious contender for the provider of enterprise service networks? And who should be afraid of Google's success?READ»
There has been tremendous buzz surrounding Google+ since it's launch a months ago. Most has been positive, but there are concerns popping up that have people starting to flinch a bit. Is privacy on Google+ becoming a problem? If so, how does one go about alleviating the concerns?READ»
Google+! Everyone's doing it! No seriously: it went from zero users to zillions in a matter of days. Not bad for a me-too social network entering a space already inhabited by two 900-pound gorillas.
Granted, just because of its ...READ»
A new social network, MyCube, thinks that we devalue our information when we give it away for free. Founded by Swedish entrepreneur Johan Staël von Holstein, MyCube offers users the chance to monetize their data, through advertising or a system of "nanopayments."READ»
Social network visualizers are often fun and usually pretty, but sometimes they don't actually let you see your Twitter or Facebook networks in a new way. Fizz is a simple yet appealing "pop-cultural instrument for data expression and ...READ»
Issues of online privacy and rights are complicated. What can we do as individuals and as a society to protect ourselves? Here are some good ideas about what works…and what doesn't.
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It's easy to forget the commitments you shared with family and friends in the fading hours of 2010. That's the trick with New Year's resolutions: They rarely stick for very long. We can often chalk these failures up to faults in ...READ»
The ability to gauge a marketing campaign in action is essential and exists for most traditional channels. The most glaring exception is social media. Organic's Steve Kerho unveils a new way to examine an initial campaign splash to determine whether to expect a tidal wave or just a few ripples in the water.READ»
