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Genies CEO On Creating a Social Network Of "Virtual" Beings

Forbes Social Media

Akash Nina, CEO and cofounder of Genies, has secured $250 million to back his vision of a "Genies Party", an ecosystem where individuals can exist as avatar or virtual beings.

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Introducing Ello, the New Ad-Free Social Network

Bill Hartzer

Ello is a new social network that has literally exploded onto the social networking scene. Think Facebook and Twitter combined into one social media network–without all of the ads, retweets, and “likes” And there’s no algorithm behind their newsfeed or timeline. — An avatar.

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The Unfriendliness of Kid-Friendly Social Networks

Socialized

Everyone’s talking about the launch of Togetherville , a social network designed to bring parents and their kids together with the goal of learning responsible social networking. In other words, they are not using a social network. The idea is not to teach them to use social networks.

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6 Ways Emerging Technologies Are Set to Change the Use of Social Media

SocMed Sean

But Facebook, which is one of the leading social networks in the digital space, has already launched its own multi-user online virtual reality platform called Spaces. The question is whether social networks can bring the interactive features of their networks and overcome the isolation that virtual reality currently creates.

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Uncovering The Remarkable In Your Social Networks

Waxing UnLyrical

Yet how much do we really know about the people behind the avatars? And that made me think some more: what is the hidden remarkability in the lives of those we encounter every day – or, at least, every few days – in social media? It’s quite remarkable , and I was floored when I found out. We think we know them.

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How to Create a Reader Avatar for Your Blog

ProBlogger

For several years, I’ve been using Reader Avatars (also called Reader Profiles or Personas) on my blogs – and I’ve found them very effective and helpful. To create your first reader avatar, you’ll need to spend some time thinking and writing about a type of reader that you’re either attempting to reach or who is already reading your blog.

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Chances Are You’ve Met Less Than 5% of the People in Your Social Network

Direct Marketing Observations

Social has allowed us to connect with people all over the place. It’s being familiar with an avatar, a name, a nickname, and a location. There’s the online version and the offline version. But what does that connection consist of.