OrSiSo the newest social networking tool - wins AWARD
Connect to your friends on your favorite social networks. OrSiso currently supports: Facebook, LinkedIn, Flickr, Friendster, Twitter, AIM, MSN Messenger & Yahoo! Messenger.
Social networking aggregator OrSiSo (http://www.orsiso.com) has released an upgrade that allows the user to access the full capabilities of the FaceBook Stream API. (PRWeb Sep 4, 2009)
MSN for Mac and Sightspeed both are pretty cool, are skinnable, and support a number of other clients including MSN Messenger, Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk, and several others.
) November 17, 2008 -- GROUPS.IM, a leading online group chat service, recently reached three million users worldwide. A free Web 2.0 service with versions in several languages, GROUPS.IM allows users with different IM applications to chat in one group. The service is compatible with Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger, and will soon serve AIM, ICQ, Skype and Gtalk users, as well.
) May 18, 2009 -- Yousab Ltd, are pleased to announce the launch of the much anticipated VPN VOIP & Messenger service. Available for Windows 98, 2000, XP and Vista.
This powerful software package protects the identity of users, via a secure Virtual Private Network solution ensuring secure browsing at any computer. It also creates a encrypted business and social environment to instant message and voice call PC-PC, without the threat of scams, pharming attacks and persecution or retribution from certain Government or ISP providers.
) December 9, 2008 -- Unknown Vector, Inc. today announced the release of its Beta 3 version of uvLayer (www.uvlayer.com), the online media experience that allows users and their friends to interact with their favorite videos and photos across multiple social networks, devices, and applications.
The new buzzword in the Web 2.0 world is social networking and social application development is further helping it propagate to masses. This social networking has come in limelight for community building, connecting friends and recently for creating new business opportunities.
A newer trend with the growth potential is application development for social networking sites. Various social networking sites are offering API or development platform to build social applications that can be plugged in to the site. With common platform coming up like Open Social this application development task has become smoother and web entrepreneur can now utilize write once and run anywhere feature through such common platform.
September 5, 2008 --
Provo, Utah, 09/05/08 – Gruvie, a new social network aggregator that launched (www.gruvie.com) recently in beta, has experienced large growth over its first week as users are able to aggregate their social web content into one location. Gruvie is intended to make it easier for people to manage and share their online identities. The site currently brings together social network sites Facebook, Myspace, and Linkedin along with email from Google’s Gmail and Yahoo mail in ways that no other site has yet to do. Unlike other social network aggregators, Gruvie is the first to allow users to interact with their social network sites, not just passively see activity, making Gruvie the first truly Active Social Network Aggregator.
) November 11, 2008 -- BlogCatalog.com, a fast-growing social network for bloggers and blog search engine, has launched BC 360, an embeddable tool that allows blog readers to perform custom searches on their favorite blogs.
"With the BC 360 widget, bloggers can now help their readers search across all of their posts and social networks," says Antony Berkman, president of BlogCatalog.com. "It not only searches for content across on their blog, but also relevant links in their Delicious accounts, the photos they've posted on Flickr, or any number of the social networking sites."
) December 9, 2008 -- Friendster, Inc., a top 20 global website based on traffic and the #1 social network in Asia, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded the social networking pioneer a new U.S. Patent, titled "Compatibility Scoring of Users in a Social Network" (U.S. Patent No. 7,451,161). Friendster has been granted four patents since July 2006, validating the company's early and continuous innovation in online social networking.
Colorado Medical Device Company, Baxa Corporation, invites customers to just "have fun" and use social media tools to connect and share experience on Facebook and LinkedIn. More and more healthcare facilities, medical device companies and hospitals are using social media as a powerful tool to interact with their customers on a more personal level - complementing their more formal Web site content. (PRWeb Apr 6, 2009)
Officially launched 9 days ago, (Friday October 12, 2007), Nexodex.com is the first stand-alone sophisticated web-based contact manager, enabled with info sourcing from social networks.
Users can create a complete custom stand-alone Contact Book with the click of a button. The most novel aspect of the service is the patent-pending synchronization technology which finds differences between the users custom Contact Book and info sourced from the Nexodex.com social network (as well as others). The user can choose updates/info they want to pull in, and what they want to ignore.
) August 11, 2009 -- ABD3 LLC, the social networking developer, today announced the latest feature on its popular YellowPin® application.
The newest YellowPin feature allows a simple text message to YellowPin to update not only your Facebook status but also your Twitter feed. You can now post to your two most powerful social networks right through your mobile phone in real-time and from wherever you are.
) December 18, 2008 -- Friendster, Inc., a top 20 global website based on traffic and the #1 social network in Asia, today announced that the all-new Friendster Blogs and Forums are available to Friendster's over 90 million members worldwide. Both products have been enhanced with new features and redesigned.
www.rankkit.com launches a new social polling website today. Rankkit provides a fun way to socialize with friends and networks by creating internet polls with video and images and sharing them. You can email polls to your friends or you can place them on your favorite social networking site, blog or website.
) July 8, 2009 -- eBuddy, the world's leading independent web and mobile instant messaging (IM) service, today announced the global launch of eBuddy for iPhone, the first, free multi-network mobile instant messenger application with push notification, available now via iTunes.
Key trends include: (1) the preference of email to phone networking; (2) the dominance of LinkedIn as an online networking tool; (3) double-digit gains in the use of professional and social networks like LinkedIn and Facebook; (4) an increase in the use of blogs for business networking; and (5) Gen Y citing the Daily Show, blogs and social networks as regular sources of political news and information.
) February 18, 2009 -- ebandLive, a provider of an innovative new wave in web development for the music industry, has officially announced its integration of Google Friend Connect into its custom band websites.
) December 4, 2008 -- MoreVisibility, one of the world's leading search engine marketing/optimization and design firms, today announced it now offers a complete suite of optimized social media marketing services.
BOCA RATON, Fla., VOIS Inc., http://www.vois.com (pronounced "Voice") (OTC Bulletin Board: VOIS - News, VOISW - News) one of the faster growing, global social networking communities for people ages 25 to 50 proudly announced today that it is now a top three finalist for Mashable's "Open Web Awards" for both Favorite Large Scale Social Network under the category: Mainstream and Large Scale Networks, as well as Favorite Photo Sharing Website under the category: Photo Sharing. The Three Finalists for Favorite Mainstream or Large Scale Social Network are: Bebo, NetLog and Vois. The Three Finalists for Favorite Photo Sharing Website are: Flickr, PhotoBucket and Vois.
) April 15, 2009 -- Never missing a beat on the current trends, AMPR has made itself prominent on the social networking scenes. Now journalists, colleagues, clients, coworkers, and curious surfers of the web can stop by one of the three AMPR profiles on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and mobile marketing play central role in effort to raise money for breast cancer research and to connect a patient with colleagues, friends and family. (PRWeb Oct 12, 2009)
August 14, 2008 --
Casuals Online 3D - A New Way of Social Networking in Australia
Word of warning - You might Get Addicted to Casuals Online 3D!
Whether you're an avid or a casual surfer of the internet, most likely you've heard of the term social networking. Social networking is the term used to describe the act of interacting with others online, through the use of blogs, mail, shoutouts, or other methods from a social networking site. You're most probably familiar with sites like MySpace, Facebook, Hi5, etc. My first social networking site I used is Friendster. I do not use it anymore as I'll tell you why - next.
) July 29, 2009 -- Dotblu, Inc. announced the launch of Blubet, a real-time social betting service that turns Twitter and Facebook status updates into a game.
BantuVillage.com, a social networking site for Africans and friends of Africa has been launched. Like Facebook or MySpace, BantuVillage provides Africans a platform to make friends around the world.
) October 9, 2008 -- The latest addition to focused social networking has arrived. Without much fanfare, the Federal Contractor Network (www.federalcontractor.us) was launched in August and is enjoying great success with over 2,000 members joining in less than two months.
August 27, 2008 --
LOS ANGELES, BUSINESS WIRE -- JuiceCaster, the leading mobile social media application, is now available for one the most popular Blackberry devices via a free beta application for users in the United States. For a limited time, Blackberry(R) Curve(TM) users can sign-up to receive the JuiceCaster beta at www.juicecaster.com/blackberry. The free beta application is available to users of the Blackberry Curve (8310) for AT&T, and the Blackberry Curve (8330) for Verizon Wireless. In the coming weeks, the free beta will be opened up for Blackberry Pearl users, and for Blackberry users in Europe.
) December 8, 2008 - John Jantsch, creator of Duct Tape Marketing, announced today that he is hosting a live webinar session with social media expert Chris Brogan on the topic of using twitter for business marketing and networking purposes. The live session is Thursday, Dec 11th at 12:00 pm, CST.
John Jantsch - Duct Tape Marketing
According to the New York Times, Twitter is "one of the fastest-growing phenomena on the Internet". This free social messaging service provides business owners and marketers with the opportunity to connect and stay connected with their network.
) October 28, 2009 -- The next-generation recruiting platform Jobmagic today announced its new social media application, which expands recruiters' reach by leveraging the power of social media outlets such as Facebook®, LinkedIn® and Twitter.
