Regular viewers of the show “House” will know that the title character’s support staff has (supposedly) left; previews for the new season have shown the brilliant doctor discussing diagnoses with a janitor. But if the fictional character knew about a network called Sermo, he’d be able to find all the expert opinions he could want.
Major Law Firm Funds Social Network
When dealing with a powerful law firm and a social network for lawyers, you should watch your words very, very carefully. Or so I imagine, and I’m not going to attempt any other approach. So here’s the news in its least editorialized form: Orrick has invested in Legal OnRamp.
Dopplr Social Network Finds Funding
Dopplr, a social network for travelers, is getting a lot of attention; although it’s in an invitation-only mode, there have been plenty of positive reviews. What’s also important, however, is the attention it’s received from some investors.
Social Network Advertising
In my last post about social network advertising, I spoke about reasons why social network advertising is a rapidly growing trend in online marketing tactics. Today, in this follow-up to part 1, I will be delving into the nuts and bolts of making the most of your social network advertising.
Unified Communications Bring Network Traffic
Seventy-five percent of companies estimate that a quarter of their network traffic over the last three months consisted of unified communications-related applications (VoIP, unified messaging, instant messaging), according to a survey from Network General Corporation.
Mobile Social Network Users Few, Far Between
Social networking is here to stay, but a new M:Metrics study proves that mobile social networking is far from mainstream; in America, which leads the world in this respect, only around 3.5 percent of mobile users bother to access social networks with their cell phones.
Scripps Network Picks Up A Pickle
Scripps Network paid $4.7 million for Incando, and all signs seem to indicate that Scripps was motivated by a pickle. Make that “Pickle,” actually – capitalization is important – and Pickle is a photo- and video-sharing site.
Plaxo Launches Social Network Pulse
Plaxo launched today its social network, Pulse. Pulse pulls in what they call "people feed" or RSS (Really Simple Syndication) to allow for conversation about the content with your family, friends or co-workers.
RIAA’s Newest Enemy: The Social Network
They’ve been railing against peer-to-peer for some time now, and more recently have put the squeeze on webcasters via royalty hikes, but it looks like the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has added a new foe to its ever-expanding list: social networkers.
An Open/Controllable Social Network?
Well, I’ve been taking a lot of shots in the past few weeks for always covering the latest shiny social object. You know, first it was Twitter. Then Jaiku. Then Facebook. Pownce. On and on.