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JammerDirect: More Social Networking for Artists

  • 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… Read more

Looking for a New Job? Get Link(ed)In

  • July 14th, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
Most of us have been through the stress of preparing for a job interview at one point or another in our lives. Polishing up the resume, shopping for just the right business suit,  and brushing up on the best answer to the age old interview questions  about your strengths and weaknesses is now out of style. It seems that all… Read more

What Is the Future of MySpace?

  • May 13th, 2010 by Bethany North
I don’t know about you, but I hardly hear about MySpace anymore, unless a band is promoting their page. More and more people are sharing in the addiction of Facebook, so where does that leave MySpace for the future? Most recently, the co-president of MySpace, Jason Hirschhorn, was interviewed to find out more about his views on the future of… Read more

Google’s Getting All Up in Your Face(book)

  • February 25th, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
If you haven’t already seen it, your Facebook posts might be showing up in Google search results around the web. The search engine honcho has indeed begun to index Facebook content and has already been indexing information from MySpace and Twitter.… Read more

Facebook Connect Comes to MySpace

  • January 17th, 2010 by Ann Smarty
It had been rumored for some time that Facebook Connect was coming to MySpace. However that was not confirmed until a few days ago when it became fill integration. Once deemed arch enemies, MySpace has now integrated Facebook Connect into its Fan Video service. This brings the relationship between both social networking sites to a whole new level.… Read more

A ‘Refreshing’ Look at Social Media

  • January 4th, 2010 by Tisha Tolar
The Super Bowl is the most watched sporting event in America.  Fans pay almost as much attention to the commercials as they do the game.  Companies spend millions of dollars for a 30 second spot during the game, but this year, for the first time in 23 years, Pepsi will not run a Super Bowl ad.… Read more

MySpace Starts @myspace.com Email Service

  • December 16th, 2009 by Orrett
I don’t want to write MySpace off too quick, but it seems that the social network is lagging behind Facebook a bit these days. That said, with a new CEO at the helm, they are trying innovation including adding a bunch of features that will bring users back to the site more often.… Read more

MySpace to Integrate Facebook Connect?

  • November 27th, 2009 by Orrett
Although the condition of MySpace is not as dire as many are making it out to be, its clear that the once king of the social networks is wearing a tarnished crown (or now crown at all) as the popularity of its arch rival Facebook continues to grow.… Read more

Social Media May Be More Revealing Than You Think

  • October 15th, 2009 by Tisha Tolar
An experiment by MIT involving social media has been almost as revealing as what others can learn about you from an online social media site. Many people sign on to the social media sites in order to reconnect with old friends, new friends, and family members but many may fail to understand just what a profile on sites like MySpace,… Read more

6 Popular Web 2.0 Sites Now and Then

  • September 7th, 2009 by Ann Smarty
It is great fun to take a look at how now popular web 2.0 sites used to look like years ago, when they were just launched. Now, let’s try to imagine how those sites will look 10 years from now: [based on this article, please note some images on the old screenshots were not cached and are thus missingRead more