10 July 2008
Illustrating social networks? tendency to cater for increasingly niche audiences, a new, free community website was soft-launched today, targeted at ?Panks? (?Professional aunts, No Kids?). Branded the first online resource of its kind, savvyauntie.com aims to offer women with no children of their own a wealth of contacts and advice to mak...
09 July 2008
Developed by British Airways, a new blogging and social networking site is
set to bring a traditional concept into the digital age. Metrotwin.com aims to foster ties between Londoners
and New-Yorkers on the basis of a ?twinning? theme that will function as a
guiding thread running through the entire content of the site.
Users...
09 July 2008
Professional
social networking platform LinkedIn has today announced a new directory for to
help users more easily find groups of interest.
LinkedIn currently hosts upwards
of 90,000 groups that enable its business-to-business (B2B) community to tap
into a rich seam of knowledge and contacts.
As its name
indicates, th...
09 July 2008
A recent marketing survey conducted by the Evans Data Corporation reveals that in spite of a low key promotion strategy, Google?s social networking platform Orkut has outdistanced its rivals Facebook and Myspace in terms of popularity amongst Indian software developers.The report indicates that out of more than 300 Indian developers polled, 73% ...
09 July 2008
Rich media advertising platform VideoEgg today announced the addition of several new features they say will increase the level of user engagement with a set pricing model.The new features include real-time RSS feeds, zip code-specific messaging and e-commerce friendly functionality that allows for, ?merchandising multiple items in...
08 July 2008
DropToMe.com, a new online community that combines social e-commerce trends with social networking has launched today.By means of a colourfully presented drag and drop interface, DropToMe.com enables users to quickly and easily create lists of their favourite products from a wide range of categories, including music, video games, books, apparel ...
08 July 2008
Habbo, arguably the
largest virtual world aimed at the teenage demographic, has announced a new community
toolbar that will enable its users to keep in touch with what is happening on
the site even when they are occupied on other tasks.
In keeping with the spirit of individuality that
all virtual worlds strive to accommodate, Habbo?...
08 July 2008
Social media?s
political coming of age can be traced to the primaries of the 2004 US
presidential election, when contender for the US democratic
candidacy Howard Dean was the first to make extensive use of online networks
such as Meetup.com to communicate ideas, spark talking points and coordinate the actions of
volunteer campaigners. ...
07 July 2008
Launched today, a new
online community aims to unite women from all age-groups, nationalities and
social backgrounds to share their knowledge, experience and thoughts on all the
practical issues they have to deal with in their daily lives. Initiated by Central California
nurses Laurie and Shellee, BuiltOnAWoman.com works on
the prem...
07 July 2008
Following a controversial court ruling last week ordering user generated
content (UGC) site YouTube to divulge potentially sensitive user viewing data
to Viacom, the online community has been awaiting an official reaction from the
company.
In an announcement posted over the 4th of July long weekend on
site?s official blog, the YouT...
04 July 2008
In April 1996, French director Cédric Klapisch?s cult romcom The Cat?s Away saw a young woman?s search for her wayward pet break down social barriers to bring a whole neighbourhood together. Today the tables have been turned in more ways than one. Reality upstaged fiction, and the online world left its physical counterpart behind, as...
04 July 2008
As the boundaries of social media expand to
coincide with those of society in general, it is only to be expected that new platforms
should emerge aiming to satisfy the requirements of specific communities. Announced today MuslimChannels is a new
user generated content (UGC) site that provides Muslims around the world with
an on...
04 July 2008
Shanda Interactive Entertainment Limited (or
Shanda), a Chinese interactive entertainment company has launched a new subsidiary,
Shanda Literature Limited.
The new company will be dedicated specifically
to publishing original, reader-generated works according to the company
website, ?From magic fantasy, swordsmen, military, his...
03 July 2008
In a ruling that has caused disquiet throughout the online social community, a court order has compelled Google to hand over user data to Viacom. The federal court for the Southern District of New York has ordered Google to pass on to media giant Viacom, owner of Paramount Pictures, MTV, DreamWorks and Nickelodeon, ?all data from the Loggi...
03 July 2008
User-submitted music video site Cravefest.com has launched a new initiative to find
the world?s most popular music video ahead of their CraveFest Music Video
Awards.
Cravefest opens voting to ?music lovers, record
labels, indie artists, directors and producers? from around the globe to
determine which of the music video...
03 July 2008
A Facebook-organised beach party to be held in Torbay, on the UK?s Devon coast on the weekend of 04 July 2008 has been cancelled due to unmanageable numbers making the party a safety hazard. The party was advertised on Facebook earlier this week with 4,000 people declaring that they will be attending, with another 7,500 confirmed as ?Maybe...
02 July 2008
Birth related experts may now interact with each
other through a new social network specially tailored to their needs. Sat within Breastfeeding.com, a website
offering a wide variety of resources connected with its namesake topic, the
"Expert's Community" will offer professionals like lactation consultants, midwives, doulas, and
chil...
02 July 2008
With over a thousand new records and downloads
released each week, the world of dance music evolves as quickly as the moves it
inspires, and great tracks by obscure or even anonymous artists can often be
overlooked. This makes DJ charts an
essential guide for fans anxious to keep abreast of what?s hot and what?s not,
as well as an ind...
02 July 2008
Children?s entertainment pursues its migration
from the TV to the computer screen with the launch of Mini Match, a new virtual
world from Cartoon Network.
Mini Match is an online environment focused
around multi-player games where children can meet and play online games with friends.
The Cartoon Network claim that Mini Match is ...
01 July 2008
Loop?d, a social networking site for sports fans announced today that it is launching a new website specially dedicated to the Beijing 2008 BMX trials, Beijingbmx.com. Constructed in partnership with BMX Mania, the site not only offers fans a rallying point where they can exchange their interest-related experiences and thoughts, but will a...
01 July 2008
Software and technology provider ACCESS, has today announced a new version of its NetFront Browser Widgets community site, where users can download the latest widgets for mobile devices.After downloading and installing the free beta version of NetFront Browser Widgets Player (whose currently compatibilities cover Windows Mobile versions 5.0 and ...
01 July 2008
Mobile social network provider Fring has announced the launch of fringAdd-ons?, a stream of new application add-ons that integrate with its own mobile platform of mobile instant messenger and voIP. New fringAdd-ons released today include widgets for popular social networking sites, as well as with video search and streaming service VTapTM....
01 July 2008
In an effort to harness the potential of social networks for identifying and disseminating consumer-relevant information, online bookseller Borders.com has turned to worldwide leader in hosted social commerce applications Bazaarvoice. Announced yesterday, Borders main e-commerce site will become an interactive platform designed to encourag...
01 July 2008
AOL?s Platform-A yesterday announced it will be offering application developers for popular social networking sites Facebook and Bebo a guaranteed CPM (cost per one thousand impressions), which it claims is one of the highest rates offered. AOL feel that this continues to demonstrate its sustained confidence in the value of social advertis...
30 June 2008
Launched today, BragThis.com is a new social
networking that allows its users to share their brag stories about their ?abilities,
achievements, adventures and absurdities.?
BragThis? motto is ?Please check your modesty at the door.?
With the focus firmly set on
actions and undertakings rather than on personal life facts, the...