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Companies warned not to rush into social networking

December 15, 2007 Social networking could turn out to be a costly "white elephant" for businesses that hurry to invest in the technology, Gartner says. TAGS: Gartner Inc., social networking, LinkedIn, networking, Facebook

Open standards for social networking

July 5, 2007 Despite some road bumps, veteran software developer Marc Canter says there's a way to finally open up social networking so that it makes sense. TAGS: social networking, networking, blog, open standard, API, vendor

Turning social network traffic into dollars

October 18, 2006 New technologies are on the way to help social networks appeal to discerning advertisers and, potentially, earn more money. TAGS: social networking, advertiser, MySpace, Burger King Corp., food, brand

Analyst: Social networking faces uncertain future

October 19, 2007 Report by U.K.-based Datamonitor compares popularity of social-networking sites to the dot-com boom, and warns that long-term growth is by no means assured. TAGS: Datamonitor, social networking, networking, dot-com, Facebook

Study: Majority of teens stay private online

January 8, 2007 More than half of teens who use sites like MySpace and Facebook say their personal information isn't visible to all Net users. TAGS: teen, social networking, MySpace, boy, girl, survey, Facebook, researcher

Ning brings social networking to the masses

November 9, 2006 Co-founders take the stage at Web 2.0 Summit to show off new service that lets people build socializing sites. TAGS: Marc Andreessen, social networking, co-founder, Web 2.0, networking, video

Social networking helps drive server sales

October 5, 2007 Even though virtualization can make efficient use of servers, social-networking Web sites demand a lot of storage space. TAGS: virtualization, Sun Microsystems Inc., social networking, networking, server

Social networks poised to shape Net's future

June 13, 2006 Social networks, mobile video and "Googlism" are expected to keep transforming the Net in years ahead, analysts predict. TAGS: social networking, online advertising, ComScore, MySpace, portal, Yahoo! Inc., conference, blog, Google Inc., video

Year in review: Social networking gets its geek on

December 27, 2007 The Web phenomenon began a new phase with the debut of developer platforms like Facebook's that gave sites both tech cred and popular appeal. TAGS: Facebook, social networking, OpenSocial, geek, social media, Digg, networking, MySpace, start-up

RIM: BlackBerry's future lies in social networking

February 14, 2008 Research In Motion Co-chief executive Jim Balsillie says an enterprise social-networking revolution is on the way. TAGS: Research In Motion Ltd., B2B, social networking, networking, RIM BlackBerry, security

How to hinder, not help, social networks

December 4, 2007 iMega chairman Joe Brennan says digital innovators face increased risks because of politically motivated short-term fixes by state governments. TAGS: social networking, North Carolina, minor, government, law, MySpace, U.S.

Social networks--future portal or fad?

June 14, 2006 Investors and execs can't decide if MySpace and Facebook are next-generation portals or flash-in-the-pan communities. TAGS: MySpace, social networking, focus group, teen, GeoCities, portal, investor, America Online Inc., community, Internet search, Facebook, eBay Inc., Yahoo! Inc., IM

Year in review: Social networking catches fire

December 25, 2006 Sparking parental fears and legal issues, sites like MySpace and Facebook experience growing pains amid surging popularity. TAGS: MySpace, social networking, Facebook, networking

Can social networking co-exist with the workplace?

December 19, 2007 Corporate moves to completely block social-networking sites will only backfire, Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod says. TAGS: Barracuda Networks, employer, workplace, social networking, policy, networking, MySpace, Facebook

A social site where Webcams rule

February 23, 2007 Stickam wants to blend video, chat and celebrity content into an online empire. Getting Prince to play would help.Image: Stickam-ing it to 'em TAGS: video feed, corporate governance, MySpace, News Corp., webcam, social networking, Los Angeles, vice president, YouTube, video, networking, camera, photograph

Year in review: Social networks grapple with money question

December 16, 2008 Sites like MySpace, Digg, and Facebook proved their might in this fall's election, but when that party ended, it was back to figuring out how to make a buck or two. TAGS: Digg, social networking, Facebook, MySpace, Barack Obama, Twitter, election

At Rapleaf, your personals are public

August 31, 2007 The start-up aggregates social-networking profiles and, through TrustFuse, opens the possibility of selling that data to marketers. TAGS: marketer, privacy policy, social networking, e-mail address, client, profile, Facebook, e-mail

Here come the 'Family 2.0' sites

June 2, 2006 A new generation of sites for parents and older people take their cues from well-known social networking sites. TAGS: JotSpot, social networking, MySpace, Wiki, Wikipedia, parent, RSS, networking, advice

Social networking for all?

September 6, 2006 Technology activist Paul Lamb says concept should embrace a much larger group than teens and twentysomethings. TAGS: social networking, teen, networking, wireless device, cell phone, interest, person, laptop computer, PC

Perspective: Social networking for all?

September 6, 2006 Technology activist Paul Lamb says concept should embrace a much larger group than teens and twentysomethings. TAGS: social networking, teen, networking, wireless device, cell phone, interest, person, laptop computer, PC
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