StraightUpSocial News Links for 5/09/2008
Posted by keirsun on May 09, 2008 at 9:28 AM
MySpace Announces 'Data Availability' with Yahoo, eBay, Twitter
Adam Ostrow at Mashable covers MySpace's Data Availability announcement, which will allow MySpace users to share their profile data across all sites that are partners in the project, including Yahoo, eBay, Photobucket and Twitter.
What the Myspace Announcement Really Means
Nick O'Neill at SocialTimes sums up the pros and cons of the Myspace data availability announcement and what it means for Facebook.
Tips For Dealing With Information Overload
Experiencing information overload? Philipp Lenssen at Google Blogoscoped shares responses from a variety of people on how to best handle the constant stream of online info.
StraightUpSocial News Links for 5/07/2008
Posted by keirsun on May 07, 2008 at 8:47 AM
Twitter Uptime Worst Of All Social Networks
Pingdom.com releases stats showing Twitter's availability a full percentage point behind sites like LinkedIn, Facebook and MySpace.
YouTube Launched In India
Stan Schroeder shares the details of Google’s launch of the 20th country-localized version of YouTube to viewers in India.
Understanding the Value of 'Friends' in Social Media Websites
In-depth overview of the benefits of making friends on social networks.
StraightUpSocial News Links for 5/05/2008
Posted by keirsun on May 05, 2008 at 8:47 AM
What's happening at LinkedIn? Is it getting bought?
Eric Eldon sums up the rumors of a possible buy-out of the business social network.
Premium Wordpress Theme For Video Sites
Quommunication releases a Wordpress theme designed for video-heavy blogs, with a minimum license fee of $95.
Lycos Cinema: More Social Than Hulu, But With A Lot Less Content
Mark Hendrickson shares the details of a new version of Lycos Cinema, which includes an XMPP chat client that lets people have a conversation about the programs they are watching.
StraightUpSocial News Links for 4/30/2008
Posted by keirsun on April 30, 2008 at 9:12 AM
Social Networking Goes Open Source With Insoshi
Mark Hendrickson shares details on Insoshi, which has developed social network creation software based on Ruby on Rails, and has officially released the code to the public.
Twitter Wrote This Column For Me
Chris Winfield uses his Twitter contacts to essentially write a blog post on how to best utilize Twitter.
Social Media Marketing Beginner's Guide
Jon Rognerud opens up the front door to social media marketing with this informative beginner's guide post.
StraightUpSocial News Links for 4/28/2008
Posted by keirsun on April 28, 2008 at 10:55 AM
Yahoo outlines plans for world social network domination
David Chartier reviews Yahoo's recently unveiled plans to merge all of its user services into a massive social network.
Early Adopters: Attention Is Migrating to FriendFeed
Hutch Carpenter looks at the growing popularity of FriendFeed as a primary platform for collecting, viewing and sharing social media based updates.
Facebook Demotes News Feed Preferences
Justin Smith points out Facebook's moving of the link to a user's News Feed Preferences, which allows users to voice preferred news stories and people, to the bottom of the page.
