AOL on Monday said it has completed the acquisition of Bebo, an online social network focused on the youth market and particularly strong in the United Kingdom.
Bebo will become the centerpiece of AOL's newly created People Networks business unit. Bebo chief executive Joanna Shields will serve as president of the new unit and report to Ron Grant, AOL's president and chief operating officer.
Did you participate in the Twit-Out yesterday? Do you even know what that is? To get you up to speed, a handful of Twitter users, fed up with the regular outages of their favorite service, decided to band together to show Twitter some tough love by boycotting the service for a day. (Unfortunately, despite having fewer users on the service, Twitter still went down). However, in light of recent world events, it's a shame that the cause the tech community has chosen to rally around is that of Twitter's instability. Aren't there more important things going on right now?
In one of my alternative lives I am the organizer of the Third Thursday New York meetup. Third Thursday is for PR and marketing folks interested in sharing and learning about the practical applications of social media in business.
Etiquette experts Debrett's have drawn up a new set of rules to help young people politely navigate social networking sites.
The authority on good manners said users should never post a profile picture they would not want to see in their local newspaper.
And it was always necessary to wait 24 hours to "gather your thoughts" before accepting or removing a friend.
I found this today and thought it was interesting:
"When I bought a domain name based on my full name, I had no idea what to do with it. I didn’t want to create a blog, as it would be high maintenance, but I wanted to use it for my work. Then I had the idea of using it as my online resume.
Spraygraphic Apparel launches a free social network for creative people looking for a space to share and showcase their creativity with others. Spraygraphic.com combines their company's affinity for art and activism to create a high-end design-oriented website where members build dynamic profiles and portfolio pages demonstrating their creative work. Spraygraphic has spent two years developing and designing their new website with the hopes of creating a Thought Provoking Community where creative minds can get away from the distractions of other social
A social networking website for those who enjoy to play blackjack; craps; poker and more has been set up, allowing gamblers to connect and chat online.
DealtoPlay.com offers not only interaction with fellow gamblers around the world but also various degrees of professional and amateur advice on your game of choice.
Social networking through Web sites like Facebook is catching on in the corporate world, where companies such as Dow Chemical Co. are creating their own in-house networks for employees.
"One of the objectives is to use it as a recruiting tool. It's also a way just to connect with other Dow folks and keep in touch," said Trish Bharwada, administrator of the company's new My Dow Network.
The spawning of online communities and social networks has significantly changed the way businesses market to consumers. In the past, marketing initiatives were pushed on consumers. These days the information is being shared and discussed. Consumers now use blogs, wikis, social networks and other tools to communicate and connect with one and other and to share ideas, knowledge and feedback about your brand and it’s important for you to listen and participate.
Freshmen and international students in college can deal with homesickness by getting involved in new activities and establishing strong social networks.
Tabitha Staier, family education and policy specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said the cause of homesickness often is not only a detachment from family and social networks at home, but also adjusting to newfound independence.