#socialnetworking
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The median Facebook user only has around 100 friends
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The Real Life Social Network v2
Slide deck by an ex-Google+ designer on the challenges of designing social networks that respect our individual groups of...Categories
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Quarter of tweens on social networks
“A quarter of UK internet users aged eight to 12 had profiles on Facebook, Bebo or MySpace last year, research has found,...Categories
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Ning Blog » The End of the Red Light District
Ning is ending support for adult social networks, citing lack of advertising revenue, illegal content, and legal headaches...Categories
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Gnip
Intermediate between publishers and subscribers. Claims to support HTTP callbacks to remove need for polling. Supports... -
Social Design Best Practices
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SocialSpring
White label socal networking platformCategories
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Taking social networks abroad - Why MySpace and Facebook are failing in Japan
Partnering with local providers in Japan has provided success for Yahoo. Mobile more important than web for accessing... -
Social Networking Trends (first half of 2008)
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Social networks are growing in niches
The examples in the article look very weak, but the basic idea seems a winner -
Designing for the Social Web: the Book - Bokardo
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Community Engine
Social Networking Plugin for RailsCategories
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Insoshi
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Worldwide Social Network Market Share
How different areas of the world prefer different social networking apps. It’s not just about Facebook… -
Children flock to social networks
“More than a quarter of eight to 11-year-olds who are online in the UK have a profile on a social network”Categories
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People you may know
Recommended friends/contacts in social network appsCategories
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Lovd By Less -- Opensource Social
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FriendFeed
Lifestream site that aggregates you and your friends’ del.icio.us links, Twitter feed, Last.fm etc. links. Facebook app too -
Tipped
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Why Social Ads Don’t Work - Bokardo
…because people aren’t looking for what’s being advertised. Advice is to focus on niches and have highly relevant, useful adsCategories