Analysis Social Networks Study Released - MySpace & Facebook Are Different After All! faberNovel Consulting has released a research paper on social networks. The paper is an excellent theoretical overview of social networks and the trends in this important market. I particularly liked the following two slides, showing the types of social networks and how they're positioned. Interesting that in terms of identity, Facebook and… Social Richard MacManus View comments
web Definr: A Very Fast Dictionary Tool When Definr calls itself an "incredibly fast dictionary," they're not kidding. Definr is a single page, simple-as-possible dictionary lookup tool that delivers results to queries almost instantly (without reloading the page) and suggests words as you type. According to the site, the average lookup time is 14ms and even stayed fast when it was… Josh Catone View comments
Amazon Amazon to Give Away 1 Billion Free MP3s in Superbowl Promotion Billboard magazine has done some fine sleuthing and turned up a number of developments in the works that may push the digital download world over the edge towards DRM-free MP3s. Walmart is reportedly pressuring the major record labels to allow it to sell their music online in MP3 format and now sources are telling Billboard that Amazon and Pepsi… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
web The Troubles With OpenID 2.0 Portland, Oregon's JanRain, leaders in the OpenID movement, put on a PR push this week to promote what they say is the imminent approval of OpenID 2.0's final draft. Specifically, they say that they expect the final signatures to be penned on Monday at the upcoming Internet Identity Workshop. General consensus is that it's the finalization of… Marshall Kirkpatrick View comments
News Facebook Saves Christmas (By Making Changes to Beacon) - But Privacy Issues Still Loom Perhaps in response to the campaign by MoveOn, perhaps just because they have always tweaked new features in the weeks following their launch, Facebook announced last night changes to its much-maligned (in the press) Beacon advertising system. According to a statement, participation in Beacon, while still controlled site-to-site, is now explicitly… Josh Catone View comments