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- MySpace comes to Blackberry
- It was only a few days ago that I noted how Facebook and social networking as a whole is fueling the mobile web. And news comes today that RIM have released a native MySpace client for its Blackberry line of smartphones. by Steve O'Hear
- Tags: RIM BlackBerry, MySpace, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Channel Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Marketing, Steve O\'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- Microsoft gives Windows Live a social networking makeover
- Microsoft have announced a major overhaul of its Windows Live service that, similar to Yahoo's ‘Open Strategy', rewires the company's suite of consumer web-based products to turn them into one interconnected social network. Although Microsoft would rather you didn't use that word. by Steve O'Hear
- Tags: Network, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Social Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear, Web, Mobile
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- Is Facebook the mobile web's killer app?
- Active users of Facebook's various mobile products has grown from 5 million to 15 million since the beginning of the year, says the company. Handset maker and carriers are hoping to cash in on Facebook's popularity too. by Steve O'Hear
- Tags: Web, Facebook, Mobile, Killer Application, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Steve O\'Hear, INQ, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- Careful what you say on Twitter - delete option removed? (updated)
- It appears that the micro-blogging service Twitter has removed the option to delete a 'tweet' once it's been published, making the service a haven for digital litter -- the trail of information about you or things you've said that perhaps you shouldn't leave lying around the web. by Steve O'Hear
- Tags: Twitter, Channel Management, Marketing, Steve O\'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
- MTV and MySpace partner to monetize pirated content
- Similar to YouTube's most recent proposition to copyright holders, News Corp-owned MySpace is offering to identify pirated content uploaded by users, insert advertising and share the subsequent fruits with the content's owner. by Steve O'Hear
- Tags: MySpace, MTV, Steve O\'Hear, YouTube Inc., Viacom Inc., Games, Social Networking, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion
- Blog posts 2008-11-03
- LinkedIn apps arrive - another platform play
- LinkedIn has finally switched on its own OpenSocial-powered apps platform, which, on the surface at least, borrows quite a bit from Facebook. Unlike Facebook, however, apps are being heavily vetted by LinkedIn to ensure that they remain focused on helping members enhance their professional profile, as well as collaborate on...
- Tags: Facebook, LinkedIn, Steve O\'Hear, App, Peer To Peer (P2P), Professional Development, Internet, Career
- Blog posts 2008-10-29
- Social Web news: Twitter terrorism, YouTube ads, Social Networking on TV
- A few interesting links from today on news relating to the Social Web… by Steve O'Hear
- Tags: Social Networking, Advertisement, Network, YouTube Inc., Social Web, TV, Terrorism, Twitter, Homeland Security, Government, Steve O\'Hear, MySpace, Advertiser, TVs, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- Celebs on Twitter: Britney, Lance Armstrong, Stephen Fry and more
- The tech blogosphere went crazy over the weekend with news that Britney Spears had opened a Twitter account. Or more accurately, someone from Britney's PR team has begun Twittering on her behalf. That may still be a big deal in itself as it suggests that the micro-blogging service could go...
- Tags: Twitter, Public Relations, Blogging, Team Management, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Internet, Management, Steve O\'Hear, Podcasts, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Desktops, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-10-20
- Social Web news: Facebook, MySpace, Google, StockTwits
- A few interesting links from today on news relating to the Social Web... by Steve O'Hear
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Social Web, MySpace, Steve O\'Hear, Twitter, New York Post, Social Networking, Search, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion
- Blog posts 2008-10-17
- Yahoo wants to be your social web 'control panel' too
- Described as "centralized control panel", the new Yahoo! Profiles will let users manage their "identity, activities, interests, and connections across Yahoo! -- and eventually the entire Web". by Steve O'Hear
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Control Panel, Social Web, Steve O\'Hear, Web, Facebook, Channel Management, Marketing
- Blog posts 2008-10-17
- Top Digger helps launch Tip'd, a Digg clone for financial news
- Tip'd, which launched today, describes itself as "a place for investors... to meet, share, discuss, comment, and vote on what's happening on both Wall Street and Main Street." Essentially, it's another Digg clone targeting a particular vertical. In this case, financial news. by Steve O'Hear
- Tags: Digg, Financial, Social Media, Site, Tip'd, Financial Accounting, Finance, Steve O\'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Why MySpace's MyAds won't be the next Google AdWords
- When it comes to online advertising everybody wants to be the next Google, and News Corp-owned MySpace is no exception. Today the company rolled out its latest advertising platform called MyAds, designed to service "individuals and small businesses" rather than the big name brands that the social networking site's existing...
- Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Google AdWords, MySpace, Steve O\'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Kevin Rose: advertising, can you Digg it?
- Digg faces two big challenges going forward. How to expand its user-base and therefore content beyond its geeky roots, and in turn, how to increase ad revenue. Addressing the latter, co-founder Kevin Rose says the social news site is exploring "Diggable ads". by Steve O'Hear
- Tags: Digg, Advertisement, Steve O\'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- LinkedIn and Xing set to benefit from downturn?
- One theory: LinkedIn, the social network for "professionals", could actually be benefiting from the downturn. That's because the site's value proposition really kicks in for those that have or fear that they might about to lose their job. by Steve O'Hear
- Tags: Job, LinkedIn, Benefit, Slogan, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Steve O\'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Obama launches iPhone app; US election good for Twitter
- The Obama campaign is hoping to turn Apple's iPhone into a political recruiting tool like none seen before, while Twitter usage and sign-ups received a healthy boost during last Friday's first presidential debate for the 08 campaign. by Steve O'Hear
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Twitter, Obama, Recruitment & Selection, Productivity, GPS, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Steve O\'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Slide to distribute video on Facebook; Facebook to overtake MySpace in the US; Oasis launches new album on MySpace
- The social web weekly: a quick-fire roundup of some of the news, announcements and conversations that have occurred throughout the week… by Steve O'Hear
- Tags: Facebook, Video, MySpace, Pingdom, Corporate Communications, Social Networking, Marketing, Online Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O\'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- UK secret service recruiting on Facebook
- MI6, a branch of the UK's secret service, is using Facebook as part of a recent recruitment drive to find the "next generation of spies". by Steve O'Hear
- Tags: Facebook, Advertisement, Recruiting, U.K., MI6, Professional Development, Recruitment & Selection, Career, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Steve O\'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-09-29
- Madison Avenue to Facebook: you'll never be the next Google
- On Facebook, the ads, despite all the innovation, still aren't something users are really asking for by Steve O'Hear
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Advertisement, Karp, Steve O\'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
- Gphone and Android will fuel the social web
- We've already seen the iPhone become a fertile ground for social networking applications and other forms of social software, thanks to its public Software Development Kit and modern standards-based web browser, but arguably Google's Android mobile platform will have an even greater impact on the social web. by Steve O'Hear
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Android, Mobile, T-Mobile Sidekick, Social Web, Social Networking, Advertising & Promotion, Online Communications, Marketing, Steve O\'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-09-23
- Yahoo launches new social network; Twitter redesign; Rumor: Ebay selling off StumbleUpon
- The social web weekly: a quick-fire roundup of some of the news, announcements and conversations that have occurred throughout the week… by Steve O'Hear
- Tags: Network, Yahoo! Inc., StumbleUpon, eBay Inc., Twitter, Yahoo Launch, Arrington, Social Networking, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, Steve O\'Hear
- Blog posts 2008-09-19
White Papers and Webcasts
In this video we hear from Sudip Chahal, Principal Engineer with the Intel IT Enterprise Architecture Group, talking about a new white paper from IT@Intel, "Evaluating Two- and Four-Socket Server Virtualization Platforms."
