Sliding attention isn’t only a problem for newspapers, as ABC, CBS, and NBC all saw viewership decline through 2007.
Social Networks & Portability
Earlier this week, during Marc Canter’s panel at LeWeb, I asked whether we could get a first step on all the social networks toward true social graph portability (which probably won’t happen because it’s too complex to do, because there are too many privacy rules, and because companies aren’t likely to give up their lockin anytime soon — imagine being able to drag all your information along with all of that of your friends from Faceb
Social Networks and the Importance of Trust
2008 will be the year of business networking, says Bernard Lunn, who offers six predictions about some of the social networks that are getting a lot of attention at the moment – Facebook, LinkedIn, Xing and Plaxo.
Hoity-Toity Social Networks; Nobody Told Me
It was only a matter of time before the pinkies went up along with the gates. Social Networking may have egalitarian roots, and the masses can gather at the public pool if they want – if you want into certain places, you’ll have to bring your Members Only jacket.
Will Yahoo Mail & iGoogle Become Social Networks?
Yahoo has long realized that their strength laid in their already-strong web properties: their portal and their email service.
Widget Growth Driven By Social Networks
Users of widgets are more likely to receive them from friends than from companies that created them, according to a new report from JupiterResearch, "Widgets: Delivering Applications Users Want." User between the ages of 18-24 are six times more likely to receive widgets from friends than from a company.
Social Networks Open To ID Theft
More than 10.8 million people across the UK are registered to a social networking site according to new research by Get Safe Online.
UK Very Attuned to Social Networks
The UK has the most social networkers in Europe, with almost a fifth of all internet users regularly visiting sites like Bebo, Hi5, Facebook and MySpace.
Users Trust Information On Social Networks
Over 36 percent of Internet users "highly trust" the information they receive from friends in their online social networks, according to a new social Internet survey from Faves.com
We Love Social Networks…No, Wait
There seems to be a case of split personality going on in a lot of companies. On the one hand, the blocking of social media sites continues apace. On the other hand, the adoption of social media in the enterprise is also on a growth spurt.