While, the diary still scored over cellphone in some of the features the socially conscious consumer just wanted to have a single device. Fast forward to 20 September 2010 i.e. today where I just finished reading Kapil Ohri’s latest write-up on afaqs.com which talks about Poken – a USB enabled pen drive type social business card device. The device allows users to exchange their contact details and social networking profile within a few seconds. Filed under: Social Network , Web 2.0 Social media poken My Name is E social networking MORE >>

Tweet Using social media to bring business value is an obvious choice for many companies. But the benefits of using social media inside an organization still remains somewhat unexplored. Altimeter Group just released a report Making The Business Case For Enterprise Social Networks that include extensive research where results show that enterprise social networking can provide value to the organization, especially around collaboration between departments, finding experts or share expertise from around the company as well as sharing best practices. MORE >>

Facebook is a “one size fits all social network” for much of the world. It does not matter what age or social background you have, you are on Facebook. The networks in China are much more fragmented. The users of the top social networks that I will present here, are more divided. This This blog post is the second part of two , on the state of social media in China. Web-based social networks. Qzone , with its 560 million users, is by far the largest web-based social network in China. Specialized networks. Qzone. MORE >>

If you thought the world’s largest professional network was little more than a place to post your resume, you owe yourself another visit. LinkedIn is set to eclipse the 100 million member mark sometime this spring, and it is quickly becoming the social network of choice for B2B professionals. For business pros in industries like communications, manufacturing, retailing, financial services and even construction, LinkedIn groups are becoming vertical social networks in their own right. Use Company Profiles for Prospecting. And they’re busy. Find People. MORE >>

Sure, it makes sense that a social network with 41 million users could attract that many followers. Here is what I think is going on: Google has been working with companies, behind the scenes, to build their brand pages and collect followers through search and employees, so at launch the perception is everyone is flocking to Plus. Google has paid brands (both company and personal) to jump to Plus and bring their networks with them. They can’t crawl Facebook, but they sure can crawl their own social network. Google+ announced at 1 p.m. MORE >>