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

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As the first Google I/O with the Google+ Team, and a serious read/write API yet to launch, I predict we are about to see an explosion of social apps at a level we haven't seen since Facebook's F8 Conference in 2007 when they launched their platform to the world. They're in a very similar state to Facebook in 2007.

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8 Open Source Projects from Google

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OpenSocial. With a tag line that reads “Resources to help you spend less time coding, more time socializing&# , you might get the impression that OpenSocial is only for your amusement; however, it is a powerful API set for creating social networking applications. Share this on Facebook. Email this to a friend? Tweet This!

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YouTube - What is LinkedIn? Part 2

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Facebook Vs. MySpace (and LinkedIn). OpenSocial Summit: Brandon Duncan about LinkedIn OpenSocial. What is LinkedIn? Rate: 1 ratings Sign in to rate. Views: 288. watch in standard quality. watch in high quality. more share options ). fewer share options ). This video will appear on your blog shortly. Barack Obama on LinkedIn.

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Facebook's Need for Consistency in the Competition With Google

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When people such as Google and Twitter mention their inability to integrate with Facebook, I traditionally shake my head. Knowing people at all three companies, and being fairly close to Facebook, it's just not the Facebook I know. It's clear Facebook sees the competition. It just hasn't made sense.

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

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Too many people come to Telligent, as a platform vendor (yes, we have multiple extensibility points and workflow definitions), and say they “Want Facebook&# for thier website. I’m not convinced there is a lot of evidence in BUSINESS communities that people come to those communities for social networking (like Facebook / MySpace).

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The Next “Facebook Platform” for the Modern Web, and Why Twitter’s Running the Wrong Way

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Not a single big player seems willing to take this step yet, but when it happens, I guarantee you’ll see a revolution at the scale of when Facebook Platform launched in 2007. Perhaps it’s their lack of a solid roadmap like Facebook has to warn developers of what’s ahead and who will be replaced next.

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

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Whether youre socializing on Facebook , updating Twitter , or just adding a new bookmark to Ma.gnolia , social media has become an integral part of our daily lives. Think of it as Facebook for bloggers (well, before Facebook was for everyone.) Thanks Facebook." Social Media U: Take a Class in Social Media.

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