Pretty soon, just about every site may have a social-networking component, Forrester Research analyst Charlene Li wrote in her blog. While MySpace and Facebook are extending their reach even further, Google is tapping into the social Web in its own way. Google says its new feature gives site owners the tools to "attract and engage more people by giving visitors a way to connect with friends on their websites." So sites that would otherwise not have any social-networking features can, through Google, add tools that let visitors see, invite and interact with their friends.
anonymous on 29 Jun 11We're halfway through 2011, and a lot has happened in social media. As over 1,000 Social networks fight and innovate to grab their piece of the social networking space, the first six months of the year have included new features, redesigns, acquisitions, and IPOs… But who have been the biggest winners and losers of 2011? Let's see if we can shed some light on this qustion through an analysis of trends among 3,238 popular blog articles that have covered social platforms this year.
