social media

What Is Next?

We have heard and know about Web 2.0. So, what is next? Web 3.0? Or something else? Have you ever heard of semantic web? Tell me if you know something...

State of the Blogosphere/ 2008

State of the Blogosphere/ 2008Welcome to Technorati’s State of the Blogosphere 2008 report, which will be released in five consecutive daily segments. Since 2004, our annual study has unearthed...

Did They Lie To Me?

Who rules the Internet today? Well if you judge it by money and broadband it is by far the baby boomer's. This group of 78 million people in the US control more than 83% of consumer spending. And...

Pat Kitano on Social Media Podcast

Pat Kitano joins me for a lively discussion on the many uses of Social Media and web 2.0 for real estate.

Survey: Wired Baby Boomers Going Digital, Visiting Social Networks and Watching Videos on the Web

From the news release: According to The NPD Group, a leading market research company, online activities once mainly popular with teens and young adults, are now enjoying active participation by baby...

Interview: Meet the Founder of Twitter

A QnA style interview with Jack Dorsey, Founder of Twitter. Source: Technology Review

Lines and Bubbles and Bars, Oh My! New Ways to Sift Data

Lines and Bubbles and Bars, Oh My! New Ways to Sift DataPeople share their videos on YouTube and their photos at Flickr. Now they can share more technical types of displays: graphs, charts and...

Indiana U researchers launch social networking and research management tool for scientists

From the news release: Indiana University researchers have introduced Laboratree, a web-based solution to the complex problems of scientific collaboration. Designed to streamline research and enhance...

Four new Web 2.0 offerings for those new to the wiki game

From the article: What if about the only thing you know about wikis is how to spell the word? Fear not. Here are some free - and fantastic - offerings to help you get your wiki feet wet without...

Psst! Are you Twittering yet?

Psst! Are you Twittering yet?Michael Sauers, technology innovation librarian at the Nebraska Library Commission, uses Twitter, a free message-routing and social-networking tool, to communicate with...

New: Social Software in Libraries: SPEC Kit 304 Published by ARL

From the news release: The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has published Social Software in Libraries, SPEC Kit 304, which provides an overview of ARL libraries’ implementation of software...