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September 20th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
In a world where parents often don’t find out about popular websites until their children have already stopped using them, many are concerned about the unrestricted flow of information now available to young children, as well as the safety issues raised by allowing them unrestricted access to social areas of the net. Dizeo is hoping to help alleviate some of…
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September 17th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
Are you familiar with RSS? Maybe you are but most people are not. Most RSS readers are complex tools, appealing only to early adopters. However, the “RSS reader for the masses” is already in existence. It is your Facebook News Feed.
What has been missing is the
ability to connect syndicated content to Facebook and make the connection personal.…
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September 16th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
Everybody knows that Facebook is the undisputed king of social networking, it’s the world’s most visited website and almost every individual and business in the US has some kind of presence within it’s domain. As a result it has become easier than ever to reach out and connect with people you don’t know in real life, which can have some…
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September 15th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
As its name suggests JammerDirect.com is a social network that hopes to bring actors, artists, musicians, filmmakers, painters, dancers, record labels, studios and venues together all in one place with the intention of acting as a promotional platform for creative works.
Joining the site is free and members are able to post the usual array of blogs, videos, pictures whilst…
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September 14th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
Social networks are simultaneously one of the greatest tools and greatest dangers for anyone who wants to be productive. While it’s fantastic to stay connected with friends, coworkers, family, and even potential clients, it’s also easy to get lost within the sea of information (and/or games). A lot of managing your social networks appropriately comes down to deciding how much…
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September 14th, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
Ever show up at a restaurant absolutely famished only to find out there is a 45 minute wait before you can be seated? Well, who hasn’t? Now there is a new solution for skipping the wait and never having to sit wait for your vibrator to go off before being seated at your favorite restaurant.
The Onion’s AV Club has…
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September 13th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
Intellitrest is a new form of closed social network which is hoping to provide a place on the net where the worlds intellectuals can come and discuss their various interests (such as archealogy, classic music, economics, mythology, etc).
Interestingly for a new social start-up, the Intellitrest site has not attempted to recreate the base Facebook or Twitter style functionality that…
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September 10th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
Bumped.in is a recently formed social start up that is hoping to become a big hit by bringing travelers together. The site works by users setting up their travel itineraries online, these in turn go on to create the foundation of Bump Walls, on which a member can place comments, pictures and videos relating to their travel experience along that…
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September 8th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
Brrwr.com is a site that’s hoping to grow by getting people to help their fellow man by letting them borrow the things they need. As with many recent social start-ups new users are confronted with a single question, in this case “I want to borrow…”, upon filling in the information the website will attempt to help the user find someone…
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September 7th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
There is a huge amount of money to be made for the people running the various successful social media platforms, mostly generated in the form of advertising to the millions of people using sites like Facebook and Twitter everyday.
Microjob.co is a site that’s aiming to
bring potential advertisers together with social media account owners to produce a new form …
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