Today, Google has launched a new event gadget for Google Friend Connect. The gadget gives webmasters the ability to spread the word about events of interest. Google Calendar Software Engineer Yoah Bar-David explains how the gadget works:
Red Cross Launches Social Network
The international Red Cross has launched a social network to raise awareness about humanitarian issues and to share what people are doing to make a difference.
The new Web portal, "Our world. Your move." Focuses on the human costs of war, climate change, displacement, disease and hunger. The new site allows users to share their experiences via videos, photos and blog posts.
Is Gmail Google’s Real Social Network?
The Past
Google’s email service Gmail was launched to the public five years ago this week. Back then, the service turned the web email industry on its ear by offering an entire gigabyte of storage to users who were lucky enough to receive an invite. Small potatoes now, but that was a nice chunk of storage from an email service back then.
Hulu Follows Proverbial Suit, Creates Social Network
Nielsen Online’s VideoCensus indicates that in February, 17-month-old Hulu grew to become the second most popular video site (after the behemoth YouTube)—so, Hulu, what are you going to do now?
Social Network Users Prefer Opt-In Ads
The majority (71%) of social network users have two or more profiles on different sites and 26 percent have four or more profiles, according to new research from InsightExpress.
Among social network users who have created only one profile, 46 percent are on MySpace and 36 percent are on Facebook. Those who have two or three profiles can be found on MySpace (78%), Facebook (71%), Classmates (22%), and LinkedIn (11%).
New Jango Ad Network Maps Brand Preferences
Popular music site Jango has just announced what it claims is the world’s largest, most targeted and cost-effective ad network for the music vertical. This is a pretty bold claim, but certainly one worth looking at.
Mobile Social Network Users To Become More Active
People using mobile social networks today are primarily checking messages, status updates and comments of friends instead of posting photos or comments themselves, according to a new study by ABI Research.The study found that pattern is changing as more people have access to better mobile devices and social network applications that make it easier for uploading and communication.
Microsoft’s Windows Live Social Network
I got my first invitation today to join a "network" on Microsoft’s new "Windows Live" social network. Here are some of my rough initial thoughts.
IBM Agrees To Help Build Broadband Network Over Power Lines
IBM has partnered with International Broadband Electric Communications (IBEC) on a $9.6 million agreement to have Big Blue install Broadband over Power Line (BPL) networks at electric cooperatives through out the eastern U.S.The concept of broadband over power lines has widely been thought of as a dead end idea but with IBM’s backing it is now being resurrected.
Social Network Launches For Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans
The Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) has partnered with the Ad Council to launch a national multimedia public service advertising campaign (PSA) along with a new social networking Web site geared exclusively toward Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.The new Web site CommunityofVeterans.org, provides information that can help veterans with transitional and readjustment issues, including a searchable database of national and local resources on topics such as jobs, education and health.