Musicians and filmmakers who submit songs or videos under Envizions' indie label, Ignite Entertainment, will find their work distributed with each Envizions Computer Entertainment Corporation (EVO) open source game. Pitchbuzz.com social network made the announcement in conjunction with NVETV.tv, Ignite Music, Green Earth and Envizions Computer Entertainment Corporation. CDs will be packaged with game disc and software downloads or also sold separately.

If you’re going to advertise to your friends, you might as well get paid for it. Or at least that’s SocialVibe’s thought on the matter. The social media brand promotion site announced today a partnership with Interpublic, an owner of online advertising agencies that plans to introduce SocialVibe to IPG's media services and advertising agencies.

Over half of all Americans between the ages of 15-34 consider themselves active social network users. They regularly visit well-known social networking sites, such as MySpace or Facebook, or log onto specialty social networks, like Ravelry (devoted to the fiber arts) or GroupRecipes (for the foodie set). While industry research tells us that television watching is declining, especially among this age group, social network use is on the rise: average users spend seven to eight hours a week online.

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Female workers get by - and earn more - with a little help from their friends, a new study shows, but men don't enjoy the same boost from their social networks. Women who found their current job through a close relative like a parent or sibling earned $32,691 a year on average, researchers at the University of Oregon found, while those who landed a job through a close friend earned $28,546. Those with no previous connection to their employer pulled in just $19,415 annually.

Last week, the New York Times reported that Rielle Hunter's lawyer, who issued a statement in December that Hunter was not carrying John Edwards' child, and Andrew Young's lawyer, who shortly thereafter issued a statement that Hunter was carrying hishis client's child, were not unconnected to each other. Instead, both had worked on legal cases with Fred Baron, the influential trial lawyer and former finance chairman of Edwards' presidential campaign.

Many businesses these days are venturing into the Wild West of social media, trying their hand at things like blogging and Twitter and creating profiles on social-networking sites. But along the way they’re making lots of mistakes.

These mistakes shouldn’t be taken lightly. How your business is perceived in the Web 2.0 world will affect your reputation and your ability to connect with customers, associates and potential customers. (Who wants to hire a company that can’t even manage an engaging, thought-provoking blog?)

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Friends Reunited has a new focus: social networking for grown-ups. But is it too late, asks Tom O'Meara It's easy to forget that Friends Reunited once attracted the kind of attention that Facebook and MySpace enjoy today. When it launched in 1999, it captured Britain's reflective mood ahead of the new millennium.

New online social network Friend Groove is a one-stop shop for people looking to connect. The all-inclusive network allows users to meet new people, share music, videos, pictures, post ads, keep a blog, participate in forums, chat 3D style, and even meet people in a 3D city for a stroll down the street. Looking for another reason to stop by? All of the site's features are completely free.

With so many different social networking sites, such as: Facebook , Myspace , Twitter , 12Seconds , Digg , Flickr , hi5 , Care2 , LinkedIn , okay, let’s just make this easier, here’s an entire list . How are you able to make sure that you are spending enough time on each in order for it to actually make a difference for you, or your company?

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Between myspace.com, facebook.com, friendster.com and e-harmony.com, it seems everyone is searching to find their online niche, person or group of friends with common interests. Now, with Bakespace.com, people around the world can discuss their favorite recipes while making some new friends.