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2012 Google I/O - Is This the 2007 Facebook F8?

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It was during this time that I met Paul Allen , who was looking to launch his company, FamilyLink (originally called We're Related). I'd guess we will - OpenSocial supports this and much of Google+'s current platform bases on OpenSocial standards. Next week is a very exciting week for Google+ and Google as a company!

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Facebook's Need for Consistency in the Competition With Google

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Knowing people at all three companies, and being fairly close to Facebook, it's just not the Facebook I know. Ask Kevin Marks , Google's former OpenSocial and Friend Connect (APIs for building Google apps) lead who tried to integrate Facebook Connect (as it was called at the time) with Google's Friend Connect universal login.

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Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late. : Community Group Therapy

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That said, if you are a large company, it could take you 3-4 months just to coordinate calendars to get all the right people gathered! 9) Most companies have “hearing systems&# not “listening systems.&# Nuggets from Social Media workshops as of late… Community Strategy: Are you company-centric or customer-centric?

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Your Guide to the Crowdsourced Workforce - ReadWriteWeb

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Weve written about a number of companies that employ crowdsourcing to produce their product or service here on ReadWriteWeb, but in this post well specifically look at companies that allow you to leverage the crowd to get something done. Graphic Design. Research & Development. Whatever You Can Imagine.

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Social Media U: Take a Class in Social Media - ReadWriteWeb

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Be it MySpace or Facebook or whatever network works for your target demographic, companies and individuals interested in maintaining their personal brand need to establish and maintain a presence on social networks - especially if youre looking to connect with the younger crowd. opensocial. Lesson # 5 Use Social Networks. POPULAR TAGS.

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6 Ways to Filter Your RSS Feeds - ReadWriteWeb

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But since, the company has shifted gears and now offers Blastfeed as an enterprise filtering solution. RWW Daily by Email. RWW Weekly Wrap-up. 6 Ways to Filter Your RSS Feeds. Written by Josh Catone / March 4, 2008 8:06 PM. / 26 Comments. RSS is easily one of the best things to happen to web publishing in the past 10 years.

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