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14 Sep 09

RSS never blocks you or goes down: why social networks need to be decentralized - O'Reilly Radar

20 Jun 08

BuddyPress » A Wordpress MU Based Social Network Platform




  • BuddyPress will transform a vanilla installation of WordPress MU into a social network platform.

The Business Case for Portable Social Networks at Like It Matters

  • Making it easier to become a user means more users. We probably spend too much time thinking about new user trials of our services vs. moving someone from a new to intermediate user, but, all that said: if you can make it easier for me to start using your service, I’m more likely to become a long-term customer. Simple logic, right? Fill in my profile for me, make my profile auto update when I make changes elsewhere, let me share that profile elsewhere: these are some of telling details that will make life better for users.
14 Aug 07

34 More Ways to Build Your Own Social Network

  • A few weeks ago we posted 9 Ways to Build Your Own Social Network, a review of several hosted, do-it-yourself white label social networking solutions. Conspicuously missing from that round-up were many additional companies that specialize in the creation of social networks. These companies were intentionally overlooked in the first post because we wanted to focus on self-service websites. In this second post, we cover these remaining companies, all of which offer either made-to-order solutions or downloadable software.
  • A few provide unique features not found in your average social network. Leverage and introNetworks both have strikingly similar visualization features that enable network members to easily locate other members who share their backgrounds and interests. DZOIC’s Handshakes Professional product allows members to save their searches and get notified when new members match search criteria. ThePort, which has been around since 1999 and focuses on creating niche communities, differentiates itself by integrating its social networks with its own news aggregation and start page services.
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24 Jun 07

TP: Wechsel nicht möglich

  • Aus dem Fall Flickr lässt sich einiges über die sozioökonomischen Grundlagen des Web 2.0 lernen – und darüber, was passiert, wenn Marktmechanismen nicht mehr richtig greifen können, weil soziale Kontakte den Anbieterwechsel erschweren.
21 Feb 07

Look Out MyBlogLog - Here Comes Explode

  • The creators of Explode report that they will soon implement widget skinning, OpenID and an API.  Explode is a simple system, but it solves a very clear problem of siloed social networks without asking people to abandon the services they are already invested in.
  • Unfortunately MyBlogLog has been plagued by problems.  Spammers (nothing personal Mr. Online-Pharmacy, thanks for reading my blog) are relatively easy to block from your widget but identity problems have been a bigger challenge.  From my face appearing in comments left by my friend after I borrow his computer to my boss’s face appearing in comments I leave because we co-author the same blog to Michael Arrington’s dog’s face appearing next to comments I leave around the web for who knows what reason - MyBlogLog cookies have a tendency to get mixed up.  This month’s spate of random invitations to be added as co-author other users’ blogs was just the most recent issue.  On top of it all, I now find myself unable to gracefully deny having read a post on someone’s blog once my face has appeared in their sidebar.
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16 Feb 07

Web Strategy by Jeremiah » List of “White Label” (Applications you can Rebrand) Social Networking Platforms

  • Social Networking goes mainstream

    I was recently asked by a buddy to name off some social networking platforms that could be branded or changed as needed (that’s where that term ‘white label’ has come from).
  • What is “White Label” Software?

    This is software you can brand and integrate tightly into your existing domain. The user experience should be near seamless, therefore any company can have their own MySpace.
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13 Feb 07

Social-Networking Sites Open Up

  • Social-Networking Sites Open Up


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    Facebook, Friendster, and others are starting to let third-party developers build new features to attract more users—and profits

  • Tolli and his team need the technical specs that let Virgin or other third-party developers create new services that work smoothly with social-networking sites. In tech jargon, these are called APIs (application program interfaces), and they're the software hooks used by developers to build new applications that can communicate glitch-free with existing programs.
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