Will Facebook Deliver a Knockout Punch to Google+ this Week?

Will Facebook Deliver a Knockout Punch to Google+ this Week? PCWorld By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal, PCWorld Sep 20, 2011 7:43 AM Can Facebook rest on its 750 million user-base laurels? We'll find out this week at the social network's F8 Developer Conference, which takes place in San Franciscoon September 22. ... See all stories on this topic »

Facebook to launch profile redesign CNN International By Ben Parr, Mashable A man dressed as a Facebook profile celebrates Carnival in Rio de Janeiro in March. (Mashable) -- Facebook plans to roll out a major redesign of user profiles at its f8 developer conference this week, Mashable has learned. ... See all stories on this topic »

Dreamforce 2011: Salesforce & the Social Enterprise Will Be Here All Week (Part

Dreamforce 2011: Salesforce & the Social Enterprise Will Be Here All Week (Part 2) ZDNet (blog) The way that it was put was “The customer social network has been a real eye opener for me.” That was just not the case. I remember a conversation at the salesforce VIP luncheon held around Oracle Open World in October 2010, where Denis Pombriant asked ... See all stories on this topic »

3 ways the new WSJ Social Facebook app reinvents news Poynter.org Dell is paying to make access free for the first month so people can try it out. After that, this will be the first major attempt to distribute paywalled content through a social network. Forbes.com has more background and a screenshot. See all stories on this topic »

Yes, It's Another Social Network: Erly's Claim to the Event-Based Social Niche

Yes, It's Another Social Network: Erly's Claim to the Event-Based Social Niche Wired News By GeekMom Blog I caught wind this past week of a new social network that hit the airwaves on September 14th. Erly.com, started by Eric Feng, the founding-CTO of Hulu, is deeming itself a “new social platform for organizing and sharing your personal ... See all stories on this topic »

Weemba Kicks off FinovateFall 2011: Introduces Social Network Site to Connect ... MarketWatch (press release) NEW YORK, Sep 20, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Responding to a growing demand for financial service offerings that give consumers and businesses greater control over their own financial futures, Weemba launched today a new social network-like site designed ... See all stories on this topic »

Facebook Dominant Social Network for SMBs

Facebook Dominant Social Network for SMBs eMarketer Time- and money-strapped, SMB marketers often receive light budgets and minimal staff to help them promote their business and generate leads across a variety of formats ranging from social media to search marketing. Oftentimes, SMBs have to hedge their ... See all stories on this topic »

African Govts Want Social Networks Blocked, Says MTN AllAfrica.com MTN said it is under pressure to block access to social networks like Facebook and Twitter on its network. Group chief commercial officer in charge of sales, marketing and innovations said the move is to prevent detractors of the governments from ... See all stories on this topic »

WebMediaBrands' Inside Network Research Releases Latest Research Concluding US ...

WebMediaBrands' Inside Network Research Releases Latest Research Concluding US ... MarketWatch (press release) In 2009, social games began to demonstrate that immense value can be created on top of social networks. 2010 saw this value grow beyond initial expectations and pique the interest of major entertainment and media institutions. In 2011, social gaming's ... See all stories on this topic »

Google+ opens its doors to all BBC News And by introducing a raft of new features to its social network, it's throwing down the gauntlet not just to Facebook but to other media players. Both Apple and Skype, for instance, might need to take a close look at the "mobile hangout" feature, ... See all stories on this topic »

Students work on big ideas at Harvard's 'hack night'

Students work on big ideas at Harvard's 'hack night' USA Today Ask someone to picture a Harvard University computer hacker plotting the next gangbusters Web app, and chances are he will conjure Jesse Eisenberg's take on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network: duplicitous, territorial, all-knowing, ... See all stories on this topic »

MySpace's Justin Timberlake Party Cancelled As Social Network Continues To Fail LimeLife (blog) You may remember when we wrote about Timberlake becoming a big-wig MySpace investor; his plan was to reinvent the struggling social network into a music hub. "There's a need for a place where fans can go to interact with their favorite entertainers, ... See all stories on this topic »

Build a new you on social network sites

Build a new you on social network sites Milton Keynes Today ALL human beings have multiple personalities, dependent on the situation they are in – and social network sites are no different. Some people have posh telephone voices while others may seek to present a particular image of themselves on dating sites ... See all stories on this topic »

Avue Announces Federal Job Postings on Facebook, LinkedIn, & Twitter MarketWatch (press release) 20, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Avue Technologies Corporation announces new features that enable Avue and federal government agencies to post jobs using popular social media and online networking sites. Avue's social media postings join the over ... See all stories on this topic »