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The Next Big Thing in Social Networks

Socialized

How much information are you willing to make public in order to improve your social networking experience? With the introduction of Foursquare and other location-based services, we started publishing our precise location data, and now with Blippy , our friends can see our credit card purchases as we make them.

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Social Networking Stats: #RLTM Scoreboard, Facebook’s Mobile Ads More Effective Than Twitter’s

The Realtime Report

The #RLTM Scoreboard: Social Networking Stats for the Week. Foursquare: over 20 million users. via Foursquare. Please email marissa@modernmediapartners.com if you have additional updates, or a social network that you feel should be on the list. Facebook: 950 million active users. via Forbes. via Tagged.

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The History of Social Media in 33 Key Moments

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SixDegrees was certainly one of the first, but you have to define what a social media site is before you can say which is the first. For example, the PLATO system, developed by the University of Illinois in 1970, had many features of an early social media network but was largely used in academia.

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Intro to Foursquare, Brightkite & Location-Based Social Media

Socialized

Most location-based services have a few basic social networking features like finding and adding friends, and communicating with friends via private messages. The most widely understood method is through Global Positioning System (GPS) data obtained from navigational satellites in geosynchronous orbit. Foursquare.

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Social Media News Ticker: Twitter Redesign, Facebook Adds Custom Gender Options

The Realtime Report

Check out this week’s summary of all the latest social media news, including changes and new features for Facebook and Twitter: Facebook. Any social media updates that we missed this week? Social Media News Ticker Facebook Facebook profile gender social media news social media news ticker Twitter Twitter redesign'

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Five Social Media Predictions for 2010

Socialized

Augmented Reality (AR) is the ability to place computer-generated information, such as text and labels, on top of live real world data, such as video from a smart phone. Location-Based Applications Will Dissolve Into General Social Networks. Enterprise Social Software Applications Will Become Commonplace.

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Monday’s 5 Social Media Must-Reads

Firebelly

Facebook Revamps Location-Sharing Feature in Places. By Ian Paul That idea is very different from the Foursquare model where you check in to let your friends know where you are, gain local deals and win Foursquare mayorships and badges.