If it were up to Mark Zuckerberg, your Facebook Timeline will literally say, you were born… then you joined Facebook. Now let me be clear… nerds don’t wane nostalgic over trivial things like baby’s first steps, or first words; we care about when you first saw Star Wars or beat Super Mario Bros. So why not nerd-out your Facebook Timeline? Here are some events we’re sure you’ll want to add to make your social life (at least look) complete.
The ExecEvent, a unique technology networking and business development-only event, today announced the addition of a cloud gateway and object storage panel to its upcoming three-day Virtualization & Cloud event September 14-16 at the Network Meeting Center in Santa Clara, Calif.
There’s a lot of emerging interest these days in crowdsourcing.
Some hate it, some love it … one thing is for sure — it is not going away!
Just a few ‘hits’ …
[] Savvy Grads Bring Extra Edge to Intense Entry-Level Job Market
[] Sony – engaging untapped audience through crowdsourcing
[] Crowdsourcing Continues to Aid in Solving Crimes
[] What If Everyone on Twitter Read the Same Book?
[] 2011 NFL Mock Draft Grades to be Crowdsourced
[] Can Crowdsourcing Make Any Dream Come True?
[] Practical Crowdsourcing and Crowdfunding
[] DARPA UAVforge Crowdsourcing Challenge
[] Looking to the Crowd for Answers
[] Welcome to the mobile age. . .
Is crowdsourcing the next wave?
Everyone wants a bite out of the old apple. We’ve been waiting for the big move from the internet’s largest online merchant — and you know, they almost always do it right. We’re going to be keeping our eye on this one…
* Amazon’s Cloud-y dreams
* Amazon Cloud Drive
* Amazon (AMZN) Ambushes its Competitors with an Assault in the Cloud
* Amazon’s ‘Cloud Drive’ Faces Backlash From Music Industry
* Amazon Cloud Drive: 3 things to consider before you commit
* How to Get Started with Cloud Drive and Cloud Player
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Google’s +1 feature success hinges on a paradigm shift as far as social interactions are concerned. Google needs a major partnership (something akin to Bing’s with Facebook and the inclusion of Facebook likes in the SERPs), or a major acquisition, to make social proof work in its search results.
MeMap, has unveiled an iOS app that enables everyone to see which friends are around and what they’re up to, without any hassle. The current generation of location-based social networks make actually seeing your social network difficult and impractical in real time. MeMap’s tight integration with Facebook and Facebook Places aggregates all geo-data shared via Facebook through any location-based social network into one, easy-to-view map interface.
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See how you can view your social network accounts right inside Microsoft Outlook. You’ll be able to see the profile photos and status updates from those you communicate with via email. Continue reading »
On Saturday, January 9th, Stone Design aka Big Stone Phone released new versions of its top-selling iPhone Twitter clients, Twittelator Pro and Twittelator Free. Twittelator Pro was recently featured at the top of the Summer’s Hottest iPhone Apps in an Apple/AT&T full page ad in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and USA Today, and runs on all models of the iPhone and iPod Touch.
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What is your group doing to take advantage of the social networking. In August, at Cowtown MUG we had a member talk about using Twitter and Facebook. The talk was primarily about using them for the job hunt, but perhaps we need to use them for user groups as well. Continue reading »
According to this article in AdAge, Facebook has obtained profitability. However, they quote CEO Mark Zuckerberg of saying that it has become “cash-flow positive” in the second quarter. I am not sure that “cash-flow positive” means profit. Continue reading »
I am beginning to look at Twitter. (I know I am behind the curve here.) I just came across this web site that lists all these clients. Now I have to get signed up and start trying the whole concept out. Continue reading »
MacMod unveiled on Christmas day, the beta of their new site to 5,000 community members and the press today for a weeklong private preview. The site expects to launch January 1, 2009. The site, which has been a Macintosh community for many years, will target enthusiastic Mac users seeking to socialize with other Mac users around the world. Continue reading »
With the news that Facebook is valued at $15 billion after taking Microsoft as an investment partner, it is easy to see the importance of social networking and the impact it is making on the way businesses and communities communicate. To make social networking easier for users, MyLifeBrand is making some significant additions. Continue reading »
