The Technology Liberation Front (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago
MIT’s Technology Review has some great pieces on social networking in its latest issue. In particular, I enjoyed reading Erica Naone’s piece “Who Owns Your Friends'” Immediately this piece appealed to a libeartarian like me who is interested in privacy issues, especially because it framed the issues as one of ownership, not one of privacy [...]
Paidcontent (Free subscription) | yesterday
Some acquisitions barely need explanations, That's not always the case when Comcast ( NSDQ: CMCSA ) Interactive Media opens the virtual checkbook; people are still asking me about Plaxo and today's announcement about DailyCandy, while less eyebrow-raising, still needs some 'splaining. CIM EVP Sam Schwartz and DailyCandy CEO Pete Sheinbaum did just that during an interview soon after the news broke....
Jeremy Fain (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
I know, I know. We all went crazy about Twitter, after which we crapped on it; then Facebook; Plaxo; and now FriendFeed. This bandwagon-hopping is just as annoying to me, as I imagine it is to you. I liked the idea of Twitter, in the sense of “streams of consciousness.” Twitter has gone downhill since [...]
Mashable (Free subscription) | 08/04/2008
OpenSocial is Google’s developer platform for social networking applications. It’s the backbone behind applications on MySpace, Orkut, Friendster, LinkedIn, Plaxo, hi5, and many more. We’ve gathered a list of 13 OpenSocial video tutorials and educational videos so you can learn more about how to use it. OpenSocial Google Workshop - Here’s an hour-long video of a workshop that Google offers for getting...
Mashable (Free subscription) | 07/31/2008
It’s official: lifestreaming is going to become a part of every major social network on the Web (or so it would seem). The latest to add the feature is AIM, the world’s largest instant messaging network, who has just launched BuddyUpdates . Like FriendFeed, Plaxo Pulse, and more recently Facebook , BuddyUpdates allows you to share your actions on third-party web sites with your contact list. In this...
Planet Intertwingly (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
More and more I find myself "living on the web". Here is a list of some web based applications that I use every day and have probably become more than a bit defendant on: Google Search FaceBook Google Calendar Google Reader LinkedIn Yahoo! Mail Wikipedia Plaxo Pulse Google Gmail Google Maps More top 10 lists coming soon!
TOTAL INFORMATION AWARENESS (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
http://boztopia.com/?p=226 Boztopia , butthurt , Facebook , Hardy Heron , John McCain , Linux , LiveJournal , microblogging , Netgear , Plaxo , social networks , Twitter , Windows XP http://boztopia.com/?p=226#comments These’re a couple of questions I need to get answered: I’m reconsidering my distaste for joining the social network du jour. My new job responsibilities don’t limit my blogging, per...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Plaxo today announced the availability of a Dutch version of its next-generation social network, Pulse. Following recent explosive growth, The
WOMMA (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
This Forbes.com article, which features a Q&A with Plaxo's head of marketing, John McCrea, makes a business case for social networking as a value add for small business. According to John, the latest social networking trend -- which he calls "online representation of real world activity" -- is a modern, digital incarnation of the Rolodex. Because small businesses in particular have always thrived on...
nonsmokingarea.com (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
just watched the first episode of ‘The Social Web TV’ (discovered via Marc Canter, People Aggregator). hosted by David Recordon (sixapar), John McCrea & Joseph Smarr (both Plaxo), the show decodes the tech-lingo/buzzwords on current concepts of interoperability among social web-apps. the first episode features the ongoing facebook google-embargo, gnip, identi.ca etc. nice one!
Truth In Shredding (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
News: 10-07-2008: Uber guitarist, Brett Garsed has a Plaxo presence: http://pulse.plaxo.com/pulse/profile/show/77311827463. As part of that presence he's posted a self portrait. Enjoy, comment and feedback: This is a content summary only. Visit Truth In Shredding to find out more!
bizsolutionsplus Featuring Solution (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Tomorrow morning I am presenting to a Breakfast Club in New Haven. Its members want to know more about social networking. My job is to share honestly social networking's pros (value) and cons (downsides). Like any good social networker, I reached out to my social network on LinkedIn and Plaxo Pulse. At LinkedIn, I used the Q&A function and asked: Social Networking sites such as LinkedIn: What are their...
TRANSPARENT REAL ESTATE (www.Transp (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
How does this happen so suddenly on a Tuesday night? Did my friends all get on Plaxo eCards at 9:00pm? Thank you Brad , Jeff and Missy ! I realize how nice it is to get birthday greetings (it's been a rarity until tonight!)... I added the Facebook Friends' Birthday widget to keep track of my friends too. Oh, and Happy Birthday Bob and Candy! (Frankly, I tried to keep my birthdate private as a last...
Jeremy Fain (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
A while back, I challenged my friend and co-blogger Kari to a duel; he should write about Plaxo Pulse, which he did and I’ll write about FriendFeed. Ridiculous really, because is there a competition? Take a look at these two logos: vs. You’d think I’m trying to coax you into the one direction (click left, [...]
Afrigator (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
I just had the enormously frustrating experience of trying to update a friend's address on Plaxo.I joined Plaxo a few years ago -- it seemed like a good idea at the time. It promised to keep your address book up to date by automatically updating your address book whenever your friends updated theirs, if they were members of Plaxo.But they have just revamped their operation to make it enormously difficult...
