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Social software and social networking 2.0.
Social software and social networking 2.0.
- MySpaceTV vs YouTube: 12 Things MySpace Copied - 2007-06-28 08:01:02-04
As we played around with the newly launched MySpaceTV, we realized that many of the features and interface elements are clones of those on YouTube, with no attempt to hide the fact. We've gone easy on MySpace and highlighted only 12 of the most obvious elements: there are many more. But as we said before, [...]
- Pageflakes Prepares "Blizzard", Becoming A Social Network - 2007-06-28 08:39:30-04
Ed Note: Pageflakes isn't particularly happy about this story coming out now, especially since the features won't be live until July. However, since some blogs have jumped the gun a little, we thought we'd try to clear up some points: bear in mind that features and layouts are liable to change before launch, but [...]
- ImThere Launches Mobile Events Network - 2007-06-28 09:57:14-04
ImThere, which launches officially today, is a social network with a focus on events and mobile presence. Since our initial coverage of the service it has changed a lot design-wise, but the functionality is similar - you can add events, manage them on your personal calendar, get notifications of stuff happening to your mobile, and [...]
- Cellfish Saves Your Cell Phone Data - 2007-06-28 10:21:08-04
Cellfish, which launches today, is based on a simple idea: most people don't know what to do with the stuff - images, videos - they've created with their cellphone, and many of them simply end up erasing it. Cellfish (the pun is on selfish, get it?) is offering a simple way for people to save [...]
- StumbleUpon Facebook Application Now Live - 2007-06-28 11:50:28-04
StumbleUpon, the social bookmarking service, has released its Facebook application, and added some new features. Access the StumbleUpon Facebook app here. This app lets you display your recent "thumbs up" stumbles on your Facebook profile. View the most recent stumbles for websites and videos, as well as your own favorites, and the favorite stumbles [...]
- SharedBook Launches Blog2Print Widget with Rev Share Model - 2007-06-28 12:41:19-04
SharedBook, the publishing company that lets you create digital and hard copy material from your online content, has launched its Blog2Print widget in beta today. This widget works off of the SharedBook API, and can currently be used as a Blogger plug-in. Support for more platforms will be added later this summer. The widget [...]
- Hosted.123Flickr Creates Slideshows from Your Photos - 2007-06-28 13:16:39-04
Host.123Flickr is a newly launched slide show creator that generates a hosted solution from your Flickr URL. This company is not affiliated with Flickr in any way. This service is from the same folks that brought us 123Flickr, and both sites offer the same general service. With Host.123Flickr, it looks like all of a [...]
- myWdot Launches Customizable Network - 2007-06-28 13:57:15-04
myWdot is a new social network that is looking to let you create the type of online presence most people are going for with their existing communities. You get five pages for your profile, and each page is fully customizable. Insert photos, videos, text, slide shows, and profile information, among other modules. You [...]
- LinkedIn Launches Basic Facebook Application - 2007-06-28 14:43:27-04
LinkedIn has launched a Facebook application called "My Company's Hiring" for users to post open positions in their company. The application is self-regulated, meaning it works best for Facebook users that are actually in charge of the hiring process. You'll need to manually input the positions and their desriptions, and you can include an external [...]
- TVTonic Launches Auto-Sync Videos On Demand - 2007-06-28 15:16:12-04
TVTonic is an on demand Internet television service that comes in the form of downloadable channels that you can watch at any time. You can select from TVTonic's 250+ channels for content you'd like to see, which is pulling programs from video podcasts, music videos, AP news, cartoons and more. You'll need to download this [...]
- YouTube Wins Court Battle Against Daniela Cicarelli - 2007-06-28 15:32:51-04
YouTube has won a court case, believe it or not. After a somewhat inappropriate video of the famous Brazilian mode Daniella Cicarelli was shown on YouTube, she sued YouTube for copyright infringement. Consequently, the video-sharing site was banned in Brazil. While the ban was eventually lifted, the legal battle ensued between Cicarelli [...]
- YouTube Killer Signs Jason Kilar as CEO - 2007-06-28 16:13:22-04
News Corp and NBC have signed Jason Kilar as their new CEO for their upcoming YouTube Killer. Kilar was an important exec over at Amazon for nearly ten years, and has loads of experience with product and consumer directives. This could be easily applied to the goals of News Corp and NBC's joint [...]
- Jaman Offers HD Movies for Apple TV - 2007-06-28 16:26:02-04
Jaman, the YouTube for filmmakers, has launched a plug-in that gives Apple TV users access to the Jaman library of movies and shorts for rentals. This cross-platform application gives you more options for programming that's been optimized for HD televisions. Once the Jaman plug-in is installed, it will appear as a menu option along with [...]
- NBC's DotComedy Now Open to UGC - 2007-06-28 16:43:40-04
NBC Digital's DotComedy, a niche site featuring comedians and video clips, is launching a beta version of its Viewer-Made channel, letting viewers to submit their own content to the site. This isn't quite like other video-sharing sites where you upload it and the video appears–you'll have to wait for NBC's editorial staff to approve your content. [...]
- Mobio Launches New Digital Widget Pack - 2007-06-28 17:20:32-04
Mobio, the mobile widget packet provider, has announced some new widgets that are geared towards social media for users of Twitter, Digg and Kaboodle. It's set to launch next week. This new widget packet is part of the GetMobio lifestyle portal, which we covered here at its launch. So now, in case you didn't [...]
- iZoho - Office Apps for your iPhone - 2007-06-28 17:58:53-04
iZoho is the mobile version of the Zoho Suite, developed specifically for the iPhone. While you can access Zoho on your iPhone already, the iZoho release has been pared down and simplified for optimal use on the mobile device. Currently, you can access your documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Documents can be viewed and edited, [...]
- iHipo Launches Business Network for Professionals - 2007-06-28 18:32:02-04
iHipo is an International community for college students and business professionals looking for networking opportunities. There are two different types of profiles available for iHipo: business profiles and professional profiles. As a business you can post jobs and utilize iHipo's user database to search for new talent. As a professional, you can search for [...]
- Collaboradate Launches Public Beta - 2007-06-28 18:49:40-04
Collaboradate, which has been in private beta for some time, is launching its public beta for further testing. The site is only available for use with Internet Explorer, so don't even bother trying to register with a Firefox browser. Also important to note: it takes up to 48 hours for your account to [...]
- Google Maps Becomes a Drag - 2007-06-29 01:09:42-04
Google Maps has improved its directions feature dramatically today by adding "Click and Drag": after laying out a route, click and drag any point to have Google Maps recalculate the route with updated distance and time. It works great when you don't like the suggested route, want to take a detour or need to [...]
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