) February 5, 2009 -- Intuitive Media, providers of safe social networks for children between the ages of 6 and 14, today slammed reports that MySpace and Facebook have any serious measures to keep children safe online.

In response to MySpace's reports of purging 90,000 sex offenders from its social network, Robert Hart, CEO of UK-headquartered Intuitive Media said, "That it took them two years to purge known names of sexual offenders listed in the public domain is in itself outrageous, but more worrying is that those websites can simply not protect against the offenders that haven't been caught yet trying to sexually solicit children whether on or offline. Many social websites make perfect breeding grounds for future offenders."

) August 18, 2009 -- Brands need to harness the power of both mass social media and niche social networks to extend brand awareness to online consumers according to Reality Digital, the leading provider of social networking software for brands and businesses.

Mass social networks such as Facebook and Twitter can be used as effective crowd sourcing tools, as brands seek to reach out to a larger audience and engage them, whereas niche social networks dedicated to a brand can offer deeper consumer interaction. It is a combination of the two that reaps the greatest results and ROI for businesses.

) April 8, 2009 -- Today, SiteRapture (http://www.siterapture.com), a vertical directory of websites and online services, announced the release of its official list of social networking websites and related information.

) June 29, 2009 -- Commuto has officially released their new community bartering widget, targeting social networking, gaming and blog type websites, based on the ever growing Commuto.com social bartering site.

"We're very excited to release our Community Widget, a first of its kind, which allows users to take their bartering communities and place them on their sites. Now users can create or join hobby specific communities like book clubs or more obscure ones like plant trading and place it on other sites.

) June 24, 2009 -- Pornoob, an x-rated social network plans to make sure the adult industry is forever changed. "I want to see porn-stars get the spotlight and respect they deserve, I want studios and producers who have the skills to shoot great porn to find the talent they need, and most of all for their fans and users to be connected to a mature and safe community where they can easily fulfill all of their adult fantasies plus more," says Joel, co-founder and creative director.

Pornoob.com - A place for porn

) July 22, 2009 -- The Branning Group has just launched a feature-packed, independent social networking platform. This package will allow investors and businesses to launch their own social network (like MySpace, Facebook, etc) targeted towards a local and/or niche market. The first site that launched off of the platform is bluecanvas.com; a social networking site geared towards the artist community.

Branning Group

) September 16, 2008 --
On March 31, 2008, vyrl mkt, Inc., announced its official company launch
with the formation of its executive team, board of directors, and the
publishing of its corporate website (http://www.vyrlmkt.com).
vyrl mkt will provide a unique marketing solution for
intelligently targeting relevant product and service offers to the more
than 400 million users of social networks such as Facebook, MySpace,
Bebo, Hi5, Orkut, Ning and many more.

) November 21, 2008 --
The Photography Network (http://www.photography-network.net)
a new dedicated social network aimed at photographers was launched this
month. With over 1000 members joining within the first weeks,
photography network provides an outlet for amateur photographers to
share their work and discuss technique, style and equipment.

The quality of the members on the site is fantastic

) June 14, 2009 -- The video social network has come a long way since its inception and it has become a phenomenon that brands are beginning to realise is valuable.

In the current economic downturn, it is becoming more and more important for brands to reach out to their customers in new, distinguished ways. With a whole new world of marketing and communication evolving in the digital era, brands continuously have to do more to remain relevant to their consumers and dominant in their markets.

) March 8, 2009 -- Extensions, Inc. (OTC: EXTI) today announced that it has launched its EXT Social Network at www.EXT.com. EXT outfits users with all the tools they need to create their own micro-social network. Users are able to host multiple profiles, control content visibility, embed items with a single-click, and unite with others in a way that increases effectiveness and collaboration. We believe our toolset unlocks the power of social networking as a utility, instead of being simply a novelty.

WWW.EXT.COM

) December 8, 2008 -- Webjam, (www.webjam.com) who provides branded social networking solutions, today announces the launch of their Premium Services for communities. These services allow end users to monetise their site with advertising, whilst brands, organisations and companies are now able
to add recurring subscription services to their branded environment by up-selling this service.

Subscription to Premium Services allows users to replace the Webjam branding on their website with their own, control advertising within their own network, create a branded registration process for new members and use their own URL, with access to all the standard Webjam tools including advanced co-editing and privacy features.

) July 16, 2009 -- Reality Digital, the leading provider of web community software for enterprises, has predicted that social networks are set to become the primary hub of online activity, with other movement focused around it, as brands continue to push their marketing efforts into the digital world.

With social media having risen in popularity over the last few years, many brands are opting to utilise this for the purpose of marketing their products, using social networks as a great crowd sourcing mechanism. The internet population is a vast one, and it has become a vital factor in the marketing success of brands all over the world.

) September 17, 2009 -- The variety of accessible content on a website is of vital importance when it comes to engaging users and consumers according to Reality Digital, the leading provider of social network software for brands and businesses.

The rise of social media as a marketing tool has meant that brands have had to look at all possible avenues in their efforts to make their brand stand out. The creation of a brand focused social network is one of the key methods of tapping into online audiences, and - as with the majority of online marketing initiatives - content is of huge importance.

We’re in a global recession, but the $100 Billion adult lifestyle industry is booming! One out of every seven clicks on the internet is for an adult-related site and millions of dollars are being spent daily from all over the world for adult entertainm

) December 9, 2008 -- Wireclub Media Inc. has announced today that despite intense competition from giants such as MySpace and Bebo, over a million users have chosen Wireclub.com as their Chat and Social Network of choice.

Wireclub.com is an upcoming chat-centric social network for ages 18 and up. The company provides their users with an impressive selection of free services (chat rooms, profiles, friend networks, photo galleries, blogs, forums and instant messaging among others).

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.

) October 7, 2008 -- Traffic Dude is pleased to announce that it has been accepted for general membership with the Interactive Advertising Bureau.

) February 20, 2009 -- BlogCatalog.com, the premier social network for bloggers, has acquired HalfHourMeals.com, a niche social network that allows members to submit recipes, rate favorites, and customize a recipe file.

HalfHourMeals.com was originally launched in August 2008 as a social network for families who wanted to share easy-to-make meal recipes. The recipes are categorized by course, cuisine, ingredients, and include an approximate preparation and cook time.

) October 7, 2008 -- Slap A Story (http://www.slapastory.com), an online social community for writers and fans of reading, today announced the release of the second beta of its network.

Slap A Story provides a platform for authors to submit their stories and have them read and rated by people all over the world. The Slap A Story networks affords the simplest way yet for writers to publish their work online and for readers to access and read brand new stories and novellas every day.

) 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.

Friendster

Social networking as it exists today poses mounting challenges in maintaining users privacy, but new privacy-minded social networks offer a solution.

) 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."

) May 17, 2009 -- Reality Digital, the leading provider of brand focused social media solutions, offers advertisers the tools, techniques and expertise to build, manage and monetise a moderated brand-safe environment for user generated content. With the demand still increasing for social media sites, so does the necessity to offer advertisers the protection of a moderated, brand-safe environment.

) October 13, 2008 -- VidEngage.com today announced the grand opening of its video enabled social networking platform. Among a comprehensive offering of traditional social networking functions, VidEngage.com has launched a new video enabled community, in which users can create multiple video profiles for different purposes, such as for job hunting, networking, dating or communication. In addition, the platform includes new "video recording" functionality, virtually eliminating the need to capture, edit, upload and save video presentations, by using its "one-button-record" system.

) November 11, 2008 -- Utah Street Networks and New Systems Associates today entered into an operating agreement to manage Tribe.net, one of the first social networking sites, add competitive social networking features to the site, and revitalize the Tribe community.

tribe logo

Social networks are popping up like mushrooms. With new open source content management systems, such as Drupal, at our disposal, almost everybody can build a social network. Can you?

) October 30, 2008 -- eWayDirect, Inc., with offices in Southport, CT, and Raleigh, NC, announced today that the latest release of its emarketing platform includes full integration of social communities to enhance its robust email and website reengagement functionality.

Companies using the eWayDirect platform now can enable their subscribers to create their own social networks and invite friends, family, and business associates to join. Within their personal networks, members can share content, photos, and files with one another -- all centered around the company's branded community center.

) November 2, 2009 --

News Facts:
 

• UNBOUND SNI (Social Network Intelligence) allows users to identify, target and analyze more than 290 million social media users, communities and influencers.
• The insight and data derived from UNBOUND SNI enables marketers, brand professionals and sales organizations to connect and communicate with individuals and community influencers.
• UNBOUND SNI empowers companies to direct, with pinpoint focus, their sales and marketing messages towards key influencers and their communities to qualitatively and quantitatively move brand perception and positively influence purchasing decisions.
• Who will benefit from the power of UNBOUND SNI:

o   Direct Marketing and E-mail list providers

) April 27, 2009 -- NAS Interactive, a division of NAS Recruitment Communications, announced that it will team up with LinkedIn to present "Using Social Networking as Part of Your Talent Sourcing Strategy," a special webinar to be hosted May 5th at 2:00 p.m. EST.

Kevin Hawkins, National Internet Strategist for NAS, and Brandon Salom, Partner Relationship Sales Manager for LinkedIn, will co-host the hour-long presentation. Those attending the session will learn how many HR organizations are already successfully using these powerful Web 2.0 environments to reach candidates, as well as how to use LinkedIn's platforms and solutions.

) March 12, 2009 -- Only ten months after its launch, the new social network Gays.com has reached the milestone of 50,000 members. Gays.com is the world's first LGBT social network for real friends, and has already become one of the most popular gay communities on the web.

Screenshot of Gays.com

) July 16, 2009 -- PopSoc is the creation of Alan Sherin, a digital marketer since 1995 who has witnessed the online explosion of social networks and realized there may be an audience out there who wants to take advantage of getting the exposure out in the social web, but either were leery, did not understand how to do it, or did not have the time to join and manage an online profile, yet still wanted to reach the millions of eyeballs participating in these networks daily.

PopSoc Logo

- MXit users can communicate with contacts across instant messaging platforms
- This will create a bridge between its mobile users and pc-based internet social network users

- MXit users can communicate with contacts across instant messaging platforms
- This will create a bridge between its mobile users and pc-based internet social network users

) October 30, 2008 -- What began as a 13-year-old's solution to an online world of unsafe social networks and adult websites has expanded to include shopping for clothes from labels like Diesel and Ella Moss, interviews with Project Runway winners and other noteworthy individuals, and recently added Celebrity Your Space which allows users to stay in touch with their favorite artists. The celebrity pages include music, videos, and lyrics for girls to sing along to, and members can follow the artists though direct updates and special interviews, releases, and performances. Girls who want to send a personal note to their favorite artist can even call and leave a message! Natasha Bedingfield, Menudo, Sara Bareilles, and Clique Girlz are the current featured artists on ShopLikeAnna.com.

) September 19, 2008 -- BlogCatalog, the fastest-growing social network for bloggers on the Internet, has launched "Mobile BC," a Web-based application specially developed for Apple iPhone.

In addition to being able to access the social network's discussions, BlogCatalog members can track member activity across BlogCatalog and more than 20 other social networks, including Delicious, Digg, Facebook, Flickr, Last.fm, Multiply, MySpace, Sphinn, StumbleUpon, Twitter, and YouTube.

) June 30, 2009 -- Timu today announced the launch of its social networking platform, specifically built to solve the communications problems encountered by amateur athletes, sports teams, and their fans. 

According to Timu CEO Matt Heaton, "Existing social networks provide disjointed solutions that do not handle sports specific needs, such as player rosters, game results, and statistics. At the same time existing sports offerings provide almost none of the interactivity and engagement expected in today's social media environment. Timu brings together the best of both worlds into one single platform"

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.

) 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 23, 2009 -- Marketing campaigns that incorporate a brand focused social network are more effective due to the increasing popularity of social media according to Reality Digital, the leading provider of social networking application software for brands and businesses.

Reality Digital have indicated that marketing campaigns that integrate social media activity, such as a social network dedicated to a brand, are far more influential in reaching out to key audiences than those that only focused on media content advertising.

SaaS-based platform enables building affordable and professional private label social networks without the risks associated with unmanaged, public social media sites.