Article Archive for August 2009
New Social Network Lets You Carve Your Own Niche on the Web
What is the next thing for Social Networking? Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and their competitors let you find friends, build brands, and form groups. But a newer site lets you do those things, plus monopolize a chunk of the Internet around a social issue, philosophical question, research problem, niche art form, or environmental challenge that you are passionate about. And all for free. The rationale for the World Mind Network (WMN) stems from events over the last five years or so – ... Read More
Toolbox.com Celebrates 11 Years in B2B Social Media
On the heels of two new online community launches in the past year, Toolbox.com now serves more than 1.6 million members and over 800 advertising partners. Toolbox.com, the operator of online communities for professional knowledge sharing, announced today that the company is celebrating its 11th anniversary. In the past year, the Toolbox.com community has grown to more than 1.6 million registered members and receives over 3.2 million unique month visitors. Professionals using the online ... Read More
Social Networking Users Vulnerable
The results of Bringing Social Security to the Online Community poll were released today, highlighting the vulnerabilities and concerns of social community members around cyber security and the precautions that they are taking or need to take to protect themselves. The online survey conducted by AVG and the CMO Council reveals that while the social networking community has serious concerns about the overall security of public spaces, few are taking the most basic of steps to protect ... Read More
Current Mortgage Rates – Via Twitter
Tweet! Tweet! Twitter subscribers can now receive instant updates regarding the lowest current mortgage rates for fixed-rate mortgages, jumbo mortgages, FHA mortgage and adjustable-rate mortgages. As an industry-leading direct mortgage lender and mortgage broker, Total Mortgage Services is able to offer unparalleled industry-leading pricing as well as a diverse product mix that is able to meet the needs of any type of borrower. The creation of a Twitter account represents another step ... Read More
Boulevard Mall Debuts New Social Networking Website – Shoptopia
On August 29, 2009, Boulevard Mall becomes the first shopping center in Western New York to launch the social networking website, Shoptopia. Shoptopia is a national social shopping networking website designed to connect Boulevard Mall shoppers with others who share their passion for shopping, as well as retailers and other community groups. Shoptopia bridges the gap between online and traditional retail shopping, allowing members to enjoy the benefits of online shopping while ... Read More
New Social Networking Website Created After Cancer Struggle
Send Your Best (Sendyourbest.com), a newly-conceived online community designed to cheer on friends and family as they achieve milestones, is currently accepting beta testers while prepping for a late 2009 launch. Created by David Goldman after his close friend, Kathleen was diagnosed with breast cancer, Send Your Best was initially a simple one page website that Mike Coulter built where Kathleen’s friends and family members could express well wishes and give her encouragement. ... Read More
Celebrities Use Twitter To Save Shelter Pets Lives
Adopt-a-Pet.com launches “TwitterACritter” campaign with help from Kevin Nealon, Alyssa Milano, and others Adopt-a-Pet.com, North America’s largest non-profit pet adoption web service, announces the official launch of TwitterACritter, a new social media campaign that uses Twitter to spread the word about adoptable pets in shelters. On the campaign web site, www.TwitterACritter.com, pet lovers can select one of the 130,000 homeless dogs, cats, and other pets listed on ... Read More
Twitter in Higher Education: More than 30 Percent of Faculty Say They Tweet
Faculty Focus, a website for higher education professionals, today announced results of a survey on Twitter usage and trends among college faculty. The survey of approximately 2,000 higher education professionals found that nearly one-third (30.7 percent) of the 1,958 respondents say they use Twitter in some capacity. More than half, (56.4 percent) say they’ve never used Twitter. The findings, available in the downloadable report Twitter in Higher Education: Usage Habits and Trends ... Read More
Tewspaper: Crowdsourced News Via Twitter and Social Media
Tewspaper, an online newspaper without writers, has launched with coverage of five major metropolitan cities – Baltimore, Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City. Tewspaper scours social media websites such as Twitter and filters messages down to breaking news. One of the local sites, Baltimore News, brings algorithmically filtered news to people in Tewspaper’s home town. Tewspaper is neither endorsed nor sponsored by Twitter or other social media websites; the ... Read More
Canpages Acquires Social Networking Recommendations Platform, GigPark.com
Canpages Inc., Canada’s fastest growing local search firm, announced today the acquisition of GigPark, an online social media platform which allows users to find local businesses and service providers through recommendations from friends as well as make recommendations themselves. The acquisition will enable Canpages to integrate user recommendations into its online local search platform, Canpages.ca. Additionally, it will allow Canpages to add a social media layer to its online ... Read More
