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Google lures MySpace for Social Network Platform

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By Amanda Beck

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) - Google Inc has lured MySpace, the world's largest online social network, to its system courting independent software developers, raising its challenge to fast-growing Facebook. Read more

Posted on Fri, 2 Nov 2007 01:59:35 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Google opens Doors to Social Networking

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By Michele Gershberg

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc will offer Internet developers an open system to create applications across Web sites, a move that could challenge the features behind the explosive popularity of social network Facebook. Read more

Posted on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia's Mosh marries Mobile with Social Networking

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By Tarmo Virki

HELSINKI (Reuters) - When George Linardos was ordered to clear his diary to help dream up new business for Nokia , he imagined six weeks brainstorming on the terrace of a five-star hotel in the Caribbean. Read more

Posted on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

MySpace, Skype to offer Calls on Social Network

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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - News Corp's MySpace social network site and eBay Inc's Skype will offer MySpace members free Internet calling services, executives from the companies said, in a bid by both to expand their base of users and revenue. Read more

Posted on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:48:56 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Zune plays new Tune with Social Networking

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By Antony Bruno

DENVER (Billboard) - Microsoft's introduction of three new Zune media players, combined with an updated version of the Zune digital music service, suggests that the relatively lackluster response to the initial Zune offering has not fazed the computing giant from advancing its digital music agenda. Read more

Posted on Mon, 8 Oct 2007 05:37:09 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Yahoo to start testing Mash, a Social Network Site

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By Eric Auchard

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc is testing an experimental social network service called Mash that makes it easy for Yahoo users to share tidbits of their lives with friends and family online, the company said on Sunday. Read more

Posted on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 01:32:49 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia bets on mobile Social Communities

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By Tarmo Virki

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia plans to build social networking technology acquired with U.S. firm Twango into its key S60 software, enabling it to bring community features faster to a wide range of phones, a company official said. Read more

Posted on Wed, 5 Sep 2007 10:40:04 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Social Network Sites tempt Investors

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By Georg Szalai and Paul Bond - Analysis

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Social networking Web sites have fired up industry deal headlines the past couple of years -- from News Corp.'s ground-breaking acquisition of MySpace to the recent purchases by the Walt Disney Co. and Viacom Inc.'s Logo network of Club Penguin and DowneLink.com, respectively. Read more

Posted on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Social Networks for Dogs, Bikes & Sneakers

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By Paul Thomasch

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A San Francisco native who loves the beach, parks, running and dancing, Marco has easily made connections over the Internet, racking up 5,200 on his profile. Not bad for a 4-year-old Miniature Schnauzer. Read more

Posted on Thu, 9 Aug 2007 13:09:01 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Labels eye Online Social Networks as Retailers

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By Antony Bruno

DENVER (Billboard) - Record labels big and small are working toward the goal of turning every social network profile, blog and fan site into a digital music storefront. Read more

Posted on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Star Wars Social Networking Cards Scream I'm a Geek

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Fans of Star Wars who like to have their own business cards, even if they don’t have a business Star Wars social networking cards are here. Sure if you hand these out 99% of those who get them will think you are a monster dork, but hey that 1% will think you are way cool.

There are 73 different images you can choose for the front of the card where your name will be placed on the strip running down the lower section of the premium card; the standard card doesn’t have a name on front. Flip it over and you can choose information about yourself to go on the back. Read more

Posted on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:07:22 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Mozilla works on The Coop - Social Tools for Firefox

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Mozilla Labs works on "The Coop", a set of Social network tools to be integrated into the Firefox browser.

With The Coop you can add your friends to show up in a sidebar on the browser. Shared browsing and content exchange from other sources like Flickr are possible. Read more

Posted on Wed, 4 Apr 2007 10:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Early Adopt the new Ning Social Network

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Marc Andresson's Ning just released a new version that is really very interesting. I have toyed around with social network platforms for several months. The new Ning was finally a solution I wanted to give a try.

This is your place. I imagine you share your experiences adopting new technology or how to hunt down the latest gadget from Far East. You can share your finds or technology leaks here. I will be actively monitoring the space and feature the hottest things on I4U News.

Invite your early adopter friends and make this your place. Visit I4U Early Adopter Network now.

This is really just very early and I want to see where this goes. If you have suggestions or ideas please email me.
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Posted on Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Wired Buys Social Bookmarker Reddit

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Social bookmarking site reddit.com got bought by Wired Digital a Conde Nast company.

Apparently reddit had grown to 1 million unique users per month.
Conde Nast has already used Reddit's technology to launch a Lipstick.com, for the social filtering of celebrity news. No details on the size of the deal have been disclosed.

The largest social bookmarking site in the web 2.0 era is heavily rumored to be acquired, but it did not happen yet. I talk about digg.com of course. Read more

Posted on Wed, 1 Nov 2006 02:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

MoodBlurbs: Social Lubricant for Notebook Users Sitting at Starbucks

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MoodBlurbs are one of those low-tech product inventions that are kind of cool and could be mega successful - maybe.

I4U Reader Michelle R. explains MoodBlurbs like this:
"It attaches to your laptop and displays messages for you. Say, you are at the coffee shop and just updating your blogs. A hot chick in a tight sweater has been staring at you all afternoon but you had no idea because your nose was stuck inside your laptop. She did not want to interrupt the serious work you are doing, with these you can tell her its ok."
Michelle could have chosen a more real world example, but it explained well what MoodBlurbs are. Read more

Posted on Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:46:51 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Mogi: Socially Connected GPS Gaming

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Mogi, a GPS game that may be The Future of Mobile Content, Version 1.0. Mogi is a multi-player network game in which individuals or teams hunt down virtual treasures hidden in Tokyo's concrete jungle; Mogi players interact in ways that even the much-talked-about i-mode has yet to deliver. It's new for Japan, even newer for the rest of the world, and there's no lucrative revenue model. Yet.
Watch the Video Report about Mogi on Wireless Watch Japan.

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Posted on Mon, 5 Jul 2004 02:37:31 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

ICQ Launches Social Networks Service

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AOL's ICQ Instant Messaging Service launches ICQ Unviverse a Social Networks Service.

Jumping on the Social Networks hype ICQ has a head start with the new service is based on the hyper successful ICQ Instant Messenger. ICQ has 175 Mio.!! registered users and 8 Mio. active users everyday. Currently ICQ's Social Networks service dubbed ICQ Universe is in beta. It looks like ICQ Universe has a cool interactive user interface (see photo) displaying the relationships between users.

ICQ competes with this new offering against social networks pioneer Friendster and others Google's Orkut and ZeroDegrees.

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