social networking
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Thoughts On Apple's Ping
Webomatica &bull 35 Minutes Ago
Clearly inspired by Facebook and Twitter, the most familiar sites to the vast majority of the population, and more cynically, the only social networking services worth bothering with anymore. Users will get how to use it right away. No website. Some see… Full Story »
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Apple-Facebook Friction Erupts Over Ping
New York Times Web 2.0 &bull 5 Hours Ago
But Apple's entry into social networking with the iTunes music social network Ping on Wednesday, has made them frenemies. And like with all frenemies, issues need to be worked out. After introducing Ping on Wednesday, Steven P. Jobs, Apple's chief… Full Story »
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Phases of App Maturity: Roadmapping Your Startup's Mobile Strategy
Read Write Web &bull Yesterday
Back in August, after the release of the company's Android app , I spoke with GetGlue CEO Alex Iskold about how his startup prepared itself for making the move to mobile . The app first launched on the Web, and thus the company's developers were most familiar with languages native to the Web.… Full Story »
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If Websites Were Pets
Make Use Of Geeky Fun &bull Yesterday
Source: collegehumorGot Questions? Ask Them Now FREE on MakeUseOf Answers! Original article: If Websites Were PetsSimilar in Geeky Fun Twitter: The Movie (Trailer) The Tom From MySpace finally Gives Facebook A Shot Social Networking Wars Fake Vintage Ads For Facebook,… Full Story »
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Feature: Compromising Twitter's OAuth security system
Ars Technica &bull Yesterday
Twitter officially disabled Basic authentication this week, the final step in the company's transition to mandatory OAuth authentication. Sadly, Twitter's extremely poor implementation of the OAuth standard offers a textbook example of how to do it wrong. This article will explore some of the problems with Twitter's OAuth implementation and some potential pitfalls inherent to the standard. I will also show you how I managed to compromise the secret OAuth key in Twitter's very own official client application for Android. OAuth is an emerging authentication standard that is being adopted by a growing number of social networking services. It defines… Full Story »
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Inflection's Archives.com Raises $30M
Alarm Clock &bull Yesterday
Palo Alto-based Inflection raised $30M in a first round of funding. Inflection was founded in 2006 and is best known for its web site Archives.com which aggregates public data, and is often used for geneology research. The company publishers another… Full Story »
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Is Open Source Software Competitive With Cutting-Edge Applications?
Ostatic &bull Yesterday
Here at OStatic, weave asked the question before: Why does open source lag the innovation curve? In other words, why is it so common to see robust open source applications and platforms that have been around for years in long-standing… Full Story »
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Is Open Source Software Competitive With Cutting-Edge Competition?
Ostatic &bull Yesterday
Here at OStatic, we've asked the question before: Why does open source lag the innovation curve ? In other words, why is it so common to see robust open source applications and platforms that have been around for years in… Full Story »
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AOL renews Google search agreement
Reuters &bull Yesterday
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AOL Inc said on Thursday it has renewed a search agreement with Google Inc, further cementing a decade-long partnership as AOL tries to turn around its business. AOL and Google's 2006 contract was set to expire… Full Story »
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Details about Apple's new iPods, iTunes and Apple TV
Washington Post Faster Forward &bull Yesterday
SAN FRANCISCO -- After Wednesday's media event, Apple afforded journalists a little time to inspect some of its new hardware and quiz its PR reps. Here's what I was able to learn from that, and from catching up on stories from other reporters afterward. The former has shriveled down to its screen -- and lost its video playback and recording… Full Story »
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5 Critical Places To Manage Your Online Identity
Venture Beat &bull Yesterday
(Editor's note: Jim Fowler is the co-founder of Jigsaw, a Web-based B2B directory. He submitted this column to VentureBeat.) You probably know the importance of establishing and maintaining Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn profiles - but there are plenty of other sites and directories where hiring managers, recruiters and potential clients - or investors - may find your profile. Myriad sites and services collect business-to-business contact data… Full Story »
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Ping: First Look at the iTunes Social Network
Read Write Web &bull Yesterday
Part of the new iTunes 10 software, announced and launched yesterday, is a significant new social networking feature for iTunes called Ping. It allows you to comment on music, 'like' it a la Facebook, or rate it. Ping is also… Full Story »
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Ping Not Available to You? You're Not the Only One
Mashable &bull Yesterday
While introducing Ping, Apple's new music-centric social network, CEOSteve Jobs mentioned that it would immediately reach a userbase of 160 million people in 23 countries. Sounds impressive, until you remember that 23 countries actually isn't that big of a number; and if you're in a country such as Chile, the Czech Republic, Croatia… Full Story »
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iTunes 10 bug: wacky Sonix SN9C201 WebCam plug-in error (updated 2x)
ZDNet Apple &bull Yesterday
I rushed to download the iTunes 10 release last night but I can't launch the software due to a bizarre "Sonix SN9C201 WebCam plug-in" error message. Updated with some fixes. Jason D. O'Grady developed an affinity for Apple computers after using the original Lisa, and this affinity turned into a bona-fide obsession when he got the original 128 KB Macintosh in 1984. He started writing one of the first Web sites about Apple (O'Grady's PowerPage) in 1995 and is considered to be one of the fathers of blogging. He has been a frequent speaker at the Macworld Expo conference and… Full Story »
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iTunes 10 bug: wacky Sonix SN9C201 WebCam plug-in error
ZDNet Apple &bull Yesterday
I rushed to download the iTunes 10 release last night but I can't launch the software due to a bizarre "Sonix SN9C201 WebCam plug-in" error message. Updated with some fixes. Jason D. O'Grady developed an affinity for Apple computers after using the original Lisa, and this affinity turned into a bona-fide obsession when he got the original 128 KB Macintosh in 1984. He started writing one of the first Web sites about Apple (O'Grady's PowerPage) in 1995 and is considered to be one of the fathers of blogging. He has been a frequent speaker at the… Full Story »
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iTunes 10 bug: wacky Sonix SN9C201 WebCam plug-in error (updated)
ZDNet Apple &bull Yesterday
Jason D. O'Grady developed an affinity for Apple computers after using the original Lisa, and this affinity turned into a bona-fide obsession when he got the original 128 KB Macintosh in 1984. He started writing one of the first Web sites about Apple (O'Grady's PowerPage) in 1995 and is considered to be one of the fathers of blogging. He has been a frequent speaker at the Macworld Expo conference and a member of the conference faculty. He also co-founded the first dedicated PowerBook User Group (PPUG) in… Full Story »
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If Apple Can't Deal With Facebook's "Onerous" Terms For Ping, Why Was It Using Facebook? (AAPL)
Silicon Alley Insider &bull Yesterday
Update: We're hearing reports of people who had access to a Facebook Connect feature in Ping earlier, which didn't work, and has since been removed. So it looks like Apple really did pull Facebook support for Ping very late in the game. It's still even mentioned on the… Full Story »
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Apple's new "Ping" social networking service already choking: Currently "can't process data."
Silicon Alley Insider &bull Yesterday
They must have other servers ready to turn on when it becomes public? Copyright 2010 Business Insider, Inc. All rights reserved. Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Full Story »
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Why Apple's Ping Could Surprise Twitter and Facebook
Seeking Alpha &bull YesterdayThere is one thing that Apple's (AAPL) Ping has that both Facebook and Twitter lack...an established precedent of e-commerce. If you sing in a band would you rather have followers on Twitter or on iTunes? Obviously you want them on iTunes because that 'buy now' button is ever present. If you host a television show do you want followers on Twitter or on iTunes? That $.99 TV show is only one click away. Facebook and Twitter are both great in their own way… Full Story »
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Yes, Virginia, There Are Men Using Facebook
Marketing Pilgrim &bull Yesterday
The result comes from "The Great Male Survey," a study conducted by Ipsos OTX for AskMen.com. eMarketer boiled the responses down into a nice chart that shows Facebook gaining on texting as you move from young teens up to the 20 somethings. By thirty, Facebook becomes just as important as texting and… Full Story »
