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I see two problems with this:
Facebook will have a problem managing the public/private divide. Making some things public and some things private makes the logic exponentially more complex. …more…
TWTRCON SF 09
We’re really psyched that we’re part of TWTRCON SF 09, the first Twitter conference focused solely on Twitter for business. Tonia’s Modern Media is producing the event, partnering with Mike Edelhart …more…
New Facebook TOS: Trouble for Brands and Celebrities?
The Consumerist has posted a story about the new Facebook Terms of Service. I’m not a lawyer, but it certainly sounds like Facebook is claiming the right to use any of the content (photos, videos, notes) uploaded by their users, in any way they see fit — even if the user removes the content from Facebook and closes his or her account. …more…
iWidgets Raises $4.1 Million: Cool App; What's the Bus Model?
TechCrunch and others report this week that a San Francisco-based start up, iWidgets, has raised $4.1 million in Series A funding from Opus Capital and University Venture Fund. Eyebrows are raised: in this climate, what does it take t get funded? Not surprisingly, there’s a social media component. The company lets anyone …more…
New Searchles Widget Lets Online Publishers Flag Related Content, Comments and Users
Many online publishers still put a lot of effort into building and rebuilding topic menus – it’s tough to get out of the old “table of contents” mindset, isn’t it? But the real key to site stickiness and depth of engagement is to flag related content. If I clicked on a news story about a local election, I’m likely to be interested in other stories about the same election. I’m also likely to want to connect with other readers who are interested in the topic to debate the results of the election or help organize a get-out-the vote campaign.
That’s where a young company called Searchles comes in. Based on technology developed by …more…
The Social Inbox: Bebo Adds Feeds to Homepage
A message went up on Bebo’s blog today, announcing that they, too, will be attempting to convince users to port the rest of their web activity to the Bebo platform. Bebo says:
“We wanted to make your life online easier by bringing all of the things you care about to one place.
The top part of the homepage allows you to …more…
Media6Degrees Claims to Harness the Social Graph for Advertisers
A new start-up claims to be in a position to turn lead into gold using “the emerging field of” social media. “$1 Spent With Media6Degrees Client Generates $7 in Transactional Revenue,” blares the headline of the press release announcing the “Commercial Launch Based on the Strength of Beta Tests” for this company, which provides very little information beyond the names of a star-studded management team, team of investors …more…
MySpace Mobile Adds Streaming Video
In partnership with Ripcode, MySpace will now let users download videos they’ve uploaded or marked as favorites to their mobile device, including premium content on branded channels, such as TMZ, National Hockey League, National Geographic, The Onion and others.
