Web 2.0
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Virgin Media Turns to Social Tools for Its Enterprise
Mon, February 13, 2012 - U.K. telecom provider Virgin Media is reducing travel time, increasing team work and decreasing email dependence by deploying social enterprise collaboration tools.
MySpace: the Next Hot Social Network?
Mon, February 13, 2012 - Don't call it a comeback, but MySpace's new owners may actually be breathing life into the late, great social network. Specific Media, which bought MySpace from News Corp. in June is expected to announce Monday that it has added one million new members since December. Specific Media CEO Tim Vanderhook says MySpace went from having zero new signups per day to averaging 40,000, according to The New York Times.
Crowd-Funding Site Offers Open Alternative to Kickstarter
Fri, February 10, 2012 - Crowdtilt differs from Kickstarter by allowing users to fund any project
Google Abandons Big, Black Drop-Down Menu
Fri, February 10, 2012 - Google replaced the big drop-down menu it launched as part of its Google+ redesign with a static menu bar
How the Phoenix Suns Basketball Team Takes on Social Media Attacks
Fri, February 10, 2012 - Every sport has its fans, and the Phoenix Suns basketball team is finding that use of social networking has become one of the main ways to keep in touch with its fan base -- though it can get dicey when basketball fans across the NBA go a little wild before big games.
Most Social Net Users Are Kind, Pew Survey Finds
Fri, February 10, 2012 - A majority of U.S. social networking users say their fellow users mostly kind, and that the sites make them feel good about themselves.
Use Facebook Timeline to Promote Your Business
Fri, February 10, 2012 - Facebook is beginning to push out its new Timeline layout to all 850 million user profiles this week. Business pages on Facebook aren't affected (at least not yet), but your company can take advantage of this shift.
Chinese Expected to Brush Off Real Name Registration for Twitter-Like Sites
Fri, February 10, 2012 - Beijing has given a March deadline for all microblog websites to require users to register with their real name identities
Obama 2012 Campaign Playlist Revealed Courtesy of Spotify
Thu, February 09, 2012 - Depending on your taste in music and tolerance for others' tastes, President Barack Obama's latest social media move a sharing his 2012 campaign playlist via streaming music website Spotify a might be a case of over-sharing: Ricky Martin, REO Speedwagon and James Taylor all made the cut.
Five Tips to Make Your Facebook Timeline Amazing
Thu, February 09, 2012 - Facebook Timeline currently is rolling out to all users worldwide, and--whether you like it or not--the new default profile layout will be hitting your Facebook account in the coming weeks.



