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Ning's Infinite Ambition -- Viral Networks -- Viral Expansion Loop -- Social Networking Start-Ups | Fast Company

Thu, 29 May 2008 02:46:59 -0000

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The brainchild of former Goldman Sachs investment banker Gina Bianchini and celebrity geek Marc Andreessen, Ning has been growing automagically from the moment it launched its Social Networks for Everything -- a free platform for do-it-yourself social networks -- in February of last year. By June, there were 60,000 Ning nets and by August, 80,000. At year's end, there were 150,000, and today, more than 230,000.

Tags: innovation ning social networking viral loops

Posted by: jeff-milw

Blabnote: The Voice-Only Social Network. Say What?

Mon, 19 May 2008 02:26:57 -0000

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To login to the network, you simply call Blabnote from your phone, which uses caller ID to match you to your profile. From there, you can vocally enter any number of commands. For example, if I wanted to create a group for TechCrunch fans, I might say, “Create Group called ‘Team TechCrunch’”. Members can be added by saying, “add Mike and Mark”, and you can send messages to group members in a similar fashion.

Tags: beta blabnote social networking

Posted by: jeff-milw

On The Media: Transcript of "The Pleasure Principle" (May 2, 2008)

Mon, 19 May 2008 02:16:02 -0000

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Consuming the same media as your peers is what social scientists call homophily, better known as ‘birds of a feather flock together’. Ethan Zuckerman, blogger and internet theorist, has been trying to fight this instinct online. He offers techniques for surprising and challenging readers with news that they didn't know they wanted.

Tags: behavior homophily peers social networking

Posted by: jeff-milw