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Five Social Media Predictions for 2010

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Location-based applications like Foursquare and Brightkite will not be the darlings of social media as some predict, but will instead turn into features and dissolve into general social networks like Facebook and Twitter. Twitter recently rolled out its Geotagging capability on a limited basis.

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Live Tweeting Requires Ethical and Legal Considerations

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The right, and the ability, to freely share information is such a cornerstone of Web 2.0, that I think most conference organizers and speakers in the Web 2.0/social Another interesting issue journalists are contending with is how Fair Use applies to information published on Twitter. Some may, some may not.

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Facebook About to Drop a Bomb on Foursquare?

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There comes a time in the life of every hot software product’s life (whether a Web 2.0 Witness Google, with Google Buzz, which has generated some interest but doesn’t really seem poised to destroy Twitter. Or Microsoft Word, which added HTML capability years ago but will never be used by serious Web developers.

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The Unfriendliness of Kid-Friendly Social Networks

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Any serious adult user of Twitter, Facebook, or MySpace knows these sites are both social and anti-social. Togetherville is also the Web 2.0 Togetherville smartly restricts certain online activities, but does so in ways that don’t make a child feel too restrained.&#. version of the Happy Meal toy.

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What Do They Mean by Social Any Way?

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For the techie, social software is most likely built using Web 2.0’s Which raises a second question – Can socialness be added to an existing Web site or must it be built in from the start? Part of what makes Twitter and Facebook successful social sites is that they were designed specifically to be social.

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Tips for Using Facebook Fan Pages

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On the home page of its regular web site is a link titled Community Hub , which leads to the company’s blog as well as providing links to its Facebook , Twitter and YouTube accounts. You have a Web site, maybe a blog, perhaps a Twitter account and a few other social media vehicles. Web Business Fan Pages.

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Is That DM Link Safe?

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Twitter Direct Messages are now a primary carrier of phishing attacks and spam. With Twitter’s 140-character limit, which generally forces shortened URLs, it is impossible to tell at a glance if a link is safe. For example, I received a DM promoting the Web 2.0 It works on this blog. direct message DM is.gd

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