The launch of Geocities by Yahoo marked for some the beginning of a new revolution in the online media called social networking. Later, several other websites such as Classmates.com and Friendster contributed to the development of social networking to help reach our present day scenario, where we see the domination of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+. From an evolutionary standpoint and through historical data, there have been several milestones that have been reached that can help us formulate a true life cycle phenomenon in the social networking space. MORE >>

Contrary to popular belief, Facebook is NOT the largest social network on the planet. And your inbox is more successful at managing text and multimedia better than the Facebook timeline, Twitter feed, RSS subscriptions and Google+ feed combined. So the numbers are clear that more transactions are sent via email every day, but is email really a social network? Based on the criteria, I have no doubt that email qualifies as a social network and, therefore, blows Facebook and Twitter out of the water when it comes to users, transactions, and adoption rates. MORE >>

Having lived through the rise and fall of FriendFeed , the slow rise and then rapid quickening of Twitter , and the "not quite right for this world" debut and subsequent dismissal of Buzz , I practically feel like a grizzled old social networking veteran. As mentioned last week in my serious but slightly tongue in cheek guide to " giving good social ", you should both "Prove You're a Human" while also "Learning the Community" (points 6 and 7 for those keeping track). Social Networking Friendfeed Facebook social media Plus Twitter GoogleHere You Go. MORE >>

Successful social networking depends upon a number of factors, with your personality, values, and beliefs being some of the more highly relevant ones. Social media is social, and that means your personal values and beliefs will eventually be expressed, whether that is intentional or not. Knowing that most people are looking for agreement in social situations, there is an important question that many of us have considered. Some consider golf to be a complete waste of time, while advocates believe it is the ultimate social activity. Think of a golf club. MORE >>

I’m about to install and muck around with Open Atrium as an social network intranet product for a client. It’s based on social networking software Drupal, and is free to download: Social Intranet Open Atrium. Calendar : A calendar that lets you quickly add events, suck in iCal and other calendar feeds, and support single or multi-day events. Social Intranet: Open Atrium social network for internal use is a post from: Laurel Papworth- Social Network Strategy. Twitter: Social StoryTelling (14). Web 2.0 MORE >>