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Social software and social networking 2.0.
Social software and social networking 2.0.
- Flickr Live Feeds Now Included in Yahoo Image Search - 2007-06-26 18:32:30-04
Flickr photos have now been added to Yahoo's Image search function, granting easier access to the hundreds of millions of images from Flickr. While Flickr thumbnail images were already included in Yahoo search, this more complete inclusion of Flickr photos speaks to the intention of Yahoo's acquisition of Flickr, and the leverage Yahoo now has [...]
- New Google Docs on Wednesday: What Features Do You Want? - 2007-06-26 19:05:54-04
Update: The What's New page keeps track of the new features added to Google Docs. Google Docs will launch a new version of the service on Wednesday. There are no clues from Google on what it might include, but a peek at the code shows that Merriam-Webster's dictionary and thesaurus have been integrated. You'll [...]
- Sonific on the Right Path: Growing its Music Library - 2007-06-26 19:30:27-04
Sonific, the music community and widget provider, has added another 125,000 songs to its library, pulled from thousands of record labels and artists, and over 65,000 albums. IRIS, IODA, DMGI, CDBaby, Big Fish Media, Nettwerk Music Group and V2 Records are just a few of the record labels that are contributing to Sonific's library. This [...]
- Netvibes Adds Subtle Updates to Front Page Creator - 2007-06-26 19:50:45-04
Netvibes, the front page creation service, has added some new features to its service. For starters, there is now a new sidebar, which lets you log in, register, search for content and navigate Netvibes Universes. The downside of this new sidebar is that the quick links for easily adding modules to your Netvibes page have [...]
- Konnects Launches Network of Communities for Business Professionals - 2007-06-26 20:27:19-04
Konnects is a new social networking tool designed for business professionals looking to become part of a larger community of interconnected groups. You can also use Konnects to create your own organizational network, similar in concept to Ning. With Konnects, you can create groups, participate in forums discussions, post events, meet others, and join other [...]
- Freewebs Sharing API with Partners - 2007-06-26 21:08:49-04
Freewebs, the personal website creator, will be sharing its API through some its partners, including YouTube, enabling users to add more content directly to their Freewebs accounts. Partners included in this agreement include YouTube, Widgetbox, RockYou, Picnik, Photobucket and Gizmoz. All of these companies' core services, such as video and photo slide shows, can be [...]
- MySpace Founders Request an Outrageous $50M for Renewed Contracts - 2007-06-26 22:05:47-04
MySpace founders Chris DeWolfe and Tom Anderson have reportedly made a hefty request with their compensation proposal to Rupert Murdoch, owner of MySpace's parent company News Corp. Their contract is up in October, and they've asked Peter Chernin and Murdoch for a two-year deal at $50 million, which breaks down to $12.5 million a piece, [...]
- Kosmix to Power Search for Revolution Health - 2007-06-26 22:13:36-04
Kosmix, the search engine for various topics such as health and travel, has partnered with Revolution Health, the recently launched community for those looking for a way to manage their personal health care online. Kosmix will be powering search for Revolution Health, in order to bring more relevant and up-to-date information regarding treatments, medical conditions and [...]
- Socialight, Goodreads, CNet & Rootly Facebook Apps - 2007-06-26 23:13:22-04
Socialight has created a way to geotag your Facebook photos. Make a "sticky" from any of your photos on Facebook, add a description and some tag words, and mark it on the map. You can opt to show your socialight stickies on your Facebook profile as well. Stickies created on socialight's service [...]
- Facebook Users vs MySpace Users: We Report, You Decide - 2007-06-26 23:17:32-04
There's buzz around the blogosphere this week about an opinion essay by Berkeley Ph.D. student Danah Boyd on the class divide between users on Facebook and MySpace. According to Boyd, "The goodie two shoes, jocks, athletes, or other 'good' kids are now going to Facebook" and MySpace is "… home for … 'burnouts,' 'alternative [...]
- 6 Key Ways to Measure Your Blog's Success - 2007-06-26 23:20:39-04
After the official launch on Monday of yet another service which measures popularity of blogs - Spotplex - it's time to revisit this space, long ruled by Technorati. Are the new contenders strong enough, and what's the ultimate way of measuring your blog's popularity and success? (For an extensive list of tools to measure [...]
- Hictu Adds Video Posts to its Micro-Blogging Service - 2007-06-27 01:51:00-04
Hictu, the Twitter competitor, has released some new micro-blogging tools that aim to directly incorporate video into your posts. Now you have the option of leaving a video blog post as an update. Beside the option to post a text update is a video blog update box with record and stop buttons. Hictu will [...]
- Yuntaa Launches Virtual Desktop for File Management - 2007-06-27 02:28:41-04
Yuntaa is an online desktop application that lets you store and share your digital media from a central location. Yuntaa is a hosting service, so you'll have to pay to use it based on the amount of space you'd like to have. There is a free plan for you to use, though. With this [...]
- MySpaceTV: MySpace's Challenge to YouTube - 2007-06-27 08:31:10-04
MySpaceTV, the upgraded version of MySpace Video, will launch on Thursday. We've known this was coming for a while: MySpaceTV has been touted as a video site focused on professional content, acting as a distribution point for News Corp's video play. MySpaceTV will be international from the start (15 countries and 7 languages, says [...]
- San Francisco Reporter Wanted - 2007-06-27 09:20:16-04
It occurred to me that we get hundreds of San Fran party/meetup/conference invitations every month that go unused (I'm not out in SF). If anyone with journalism experience (preferred, at least) wants to get free access to the SF party scene and throw us over some articles from time to time, get in touch [...]
- Wishpot Launches Wish List Community - 2007-06-27 10:58:11-04
Wishpot, which launches today, is a new service that lets you create wish lists and share them with the community. With Wishpot, you can add items to your list by performing an on-site search, or using the browser clipping tool. Both are very handy, and the on-site search function is powered by shopping.com, and lets [...]
- Video Toolbox: 150+ Online Video Tools and Resources - 2007-06-27 11:09:44-04
Online video is a huge trend - so huge that's it's proving hard to keep track. From video sharing sites to video mixers, mashups and converters, we've brought together more than 150 of our favorite sites in this category. Enjoy. Live Video Communications Stickam - The best site for live video communications with multiple people. There [...]
- TwitterMail Lets You Tweet from your Email Account - 2007-06-27 15:11:09-04
TwitterMail is an email integration of Twitter, so you can get email updates from your friends, and post directly to your Twitter from your email account. You'll get a "secret" email address for sending messages to Twitter, and you'll need to leave the subject line blank for regular posting.. There are a few other features to [...]
- BBC iPlayer to Launch Limited Open Beta Next Month - 2007-06-27 15:33:31-04
The BBC has announced a release date of July 27th for its limited open beta of the iPlayer, an application enabling viewers to temporarily download BBC programming to be watched at a later date. While the iPlayer has been in closed beta for some time now, this limited open beta will feature controlled functionality [...]
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