Social networks may subvert ‘digital divide’

Posted by Celia Walter | 23 Jun, 2008
An interesting article from The Social, a C|Net news blog reports on a study conducted by the University of Minnesota. According to Study: Social networks may subvert ‘digital divide’, social networks are evening the playing field for low-income teens who are building technology skills through interacting with them.

“Social networks build beneficial technological, creative, and communication skills, the study says, leading the researchers to actually describe social networks with the adjective “educational.” Who knew?

iLibrarian blog June 20th, 2008

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BBC interviews with Tim Berners-Lee

Posted by Celia Walter | 19 Mar, 2008

First, a Q&A-style interview with the Beeb.

The creator of the web, Tim Berners-Lee, answers questions about the future of the web, social networking and personal privacy online.

The BBC has a second story about Sir Tim’s views on Internet privacy and how he rejects net tracking.

The creator of the web has said consumers need to be protected against systems which can track their activity on the internet.

Source: BBC

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Newbie’s guide to Twitter

Posted by Celia Walter | 29 Jan, 2008
Newbie’s guide to Twitter

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Red Room

Posted by Celia Walter | 21 Jan, 2008
Red Room
This website's goal is to create a social network for authors and readers. It features pages for authors including Maya Angelou, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Khaled Hosseini, and Amy Tan, with author biographies, lists of published works, blog entries, and audio and video clips (such as the 1988 San Francisco high school graduation speech by Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket). Browsable by author or genre. Also includes an events listing. Annotation copyright LII.ORG
URL: http://www.redroom.com/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25231

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Pronetos - Professors' Network

Posted by Celia Walter | 15 Jan, 2008


http://pronetos.com/
A social network for scholars: "We give you a platform to network and collaborate with your colleagues all over the world."

From:  Neat New stuff on the web blog


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13 Facebook Predictions for 2008

Posted by Celia Walter | 15 Jan, 2008

The folks at Facebook Applications Reviews have come up with thirteen intriguing predictions for Facebook in this new year: (2.01.2008) From ILibrarian blog

  1. Facebook will break the 125 Million User Watermark
  2. There will be over 37,000 Different Facebook Applications
  3. Facebook will license it’s platform to 3 Major Social Networking Sites
  4. Facebook will Partner with a Major Media Outlet to bring unique Multi-Media content to Facebook (or create their own)
  5. Facebook will be the top social networking site in over 13 countries
  6. Facebook will announce Facebook Platform 2 which will blow away how we think of social connections and add more robust features
  7. Facebook will acquire 2 “widget companies”
  8. Facebook will become the most commonly used standard for social widget/app development (Not Google’s Open Social)
  9. You will no longer have to install an application to use it on Facebook
  10. Facebooks unified payment system will bring the beginnings of ecommerce to a social ecosystem that generates over 300 Million in transactions.
  11. Facebook will launch an Advertising Network for application developers that delivers higher value to consumers and application owners (revenue).
  12. Facebook will hit 400+ Million in Revenue
  13. Facebook will have 400 Applications from Brands in the ecosystem (70% will suck and get no traction because they don’t understand social networks and how to touch users in that environment).   

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SciTechNet: Science and Technology Social Networking Services

Posted by Celia Walter | 6 Nov, 2007


The SciTechNet(sm): Science and Technology Social Networking Services blog was launched on October 31 2007.

SciTechNet(sm) is devoted to describing and documenting online social networking services in the Sciences and Technology.

http://scitechnet.blogspot.com/ 

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CNN To Launch Bureau in Second Life Virtual World

Posted by Celia Walter | 6 Nov, 2007

Mike Shields  OCTOBER 29, 2007 -

As news organizations slash budgets and scale back bureaus, CNN is expanding—except not in real life.

In the week of Nov. 5, the news giant is set to open a news-gathering outpost in Second Life. And unlike news service Reuters, which embedded a real reporter in the online virtual world last year, CNN will rely on Second Life “residents” to do all the legwork...

 

From Mediaweek 

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Pandia's Top five sites with Web 2.0 social media coverage

Posted by Celia Walter | 4 Oct, 2007

There are several sites and blogs that cover the social networking scene. Here are Pandia’s favorites.

http://www.pandia.com/sew/442-social-web.html

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BAAGZ, a new form of social network

Posted by Celia Walter | 27 Sep, 2007

Exalead unveils Baagz at DEMOfall 07 in San Diego
The beta is invite only at this time.

BAAGZ is a new form of social network that can be described as a live network of shared interests. It allows users (we like to call them “baagerz”) to easily organize their favorite things and topics online into individual “baagz.” While BAAGZ offers a simple way for users to organize their favorite online content, it also helps to educate BAAGZ about what is of interest to its users, or baagerz, and connect them with related content or other baagerz who are experts on a given topic.

+ Direct to Baagz
Again, closed beta at this time. You can sign-up for an invite here.

+ Direct to Complete Press Release

Source: Exalead Blog

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academici

Posted by Celia Walter | 28 Aug, 2007
http://www.academici.net/

Similarities with Facebook, but aimed at academics.

From : Internet Resources Newsletter, Sept 2007

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Facebook again

Posted by Celia Walter | 14 Aug, 2007

The Benefits of Facebook "Friends:" Social Capital and College Students' Use of Online Social Networks

from July issue of The Journal of Computer Mediated Communication

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Online Social - and Educational - Networking: teens and tweens [U.S.]

Posted by Celia Walter | 14 Aug, 2007
Creating & Connecting: Research and Guidlines on Online Social - and Educational - Networking (PDF; 479 KB)
Source:U.S. National School Boards Association

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