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If you want to build out your own DIY social network, then you need to check out ELGG.
ELGG is a new open source social network software package that is available on source forge. We spent the last day and a half installing the software and playing with some of the mods and other goodies that come with the software.
Good parts about this is that it is fairly easy to install, there are some mods we had to make to the SuSe Linux that we were installing it on.
Tom Foreski in SiliconValleyWatcher lists all the ways that we the people are expected to help search engines do their jobs – so search technology isn’t pulling its weight as compared with the human element.Eye-opening at first, but rather than a blow-by-blow response, why not sum it up this way:
A new survey from Harris Interactive shows that US mobile phone users are concerned about privacy when it comes to location-based services and presence technology. These services, some of which are available, can tell where a person is physically located, what communication device they are using and how they can be reached.
This Friday, March 2nd, I’m speaking at the Bulldog Reporter conference – Advanced PR Technology in Practice, a day-long event discussing how to transform the state of the art into increased visibility, greater ROI and crisis solutions.
The event will be held in Los Angeles at The Olympic Collection.
eMarketer released a report discussing how mobile technology – mainly the mobile phone explosion – affects social media. While there’s no denying the affect the mobile industry has had on social media (check out Mike Sachoff’s Murdok write-up), is the mobile technology medium going to change the way users interact with these social media hubs? […]
Newsvine puts me on top of their technology page within hours of my article release on the newsvine algorithm.
Sugar CRM is commercial Open Source Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software for companies of all sizes, based on the LAMP stack (Linux-OS; Apache-Web Server; MySQL-Database Server; PHP-Programming Language).
In addition to some new search/keyword technologies, Microsoft also took the lid off of some interesting new online video ad technology developed by adCenter Labs. These developments could easily expand advertising options beyond pre-roll and post-roll spots.
Technology does not replace the need for good management. Without such management, technology can create more problems than it solves.
Research groups mimic the behavior of animals to make their search technology more efficient.
