Social Networking: A Time Waster Or The Next Big Thing In Collaboration?

Facebook and other social networks in the workplace can suck up employees’ time and worse. But managed right, they may be the next breakthrough in business collaboration.

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New version of Gmail being tested

Gmail was launched on April 1, 2004, and has revolutionized the way many of us use email. The interface has remained largely untouched since it launched, but get ready, it’s soon to undergo a change in what they describe as a “New Version”

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Facebook Founder Announces 10 Million Dollar Grant Fund

Mark Zuckerberg has announced today, at the Tech Crunch 40, that the investors at Facebook have created a 10 million dollar fund to support companies that develop on the FaceBook platform.

The fund is open for application to existing developers as well as start ups. They are looking for ideas that are innovative and disruptive. No formal web site exists; however, you can pitch your idea directly at platform@facebook.com.

They do not require re-payment; however, they want first right of refusal upon obtainment of VC capital. The will fund between 25K and 250K.

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Digg Goes Deeper with Social Networking

“With its audience expanding and interests diversifying, the popular site is launching new features to help users find like-minded friends”

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Wikipedia’s Role in the 2008 Election

2008 Presidential hopefuls will be monitoring their Wiki page. From discussion about $400 haircuts to funny nicknames, candidates may be cringing as they struggle to keep their information accurate.

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Winamp Goes Where iTunes Doesn’t Dare

Winamp 5.5 (Beta) sports two new and potentially controversial features: support for mp3 blogs and the ability to stream your music collection over the Internet.

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Social Media Impact: Digg and others Threatening Mainstream News?

In every marketplace, business owners respond to the needs and wants of their customers. From restaurants, to clothing designers, and everything in between. It’s the job of a good business owner to understand what their customer wants, and provide it to them. And that includes the media. Those that do will profit – and those that don’t, won’t.

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Exclusive: Facebook to Offer Data Storage

Quietly tucked away in the Facebook Developer wiki, as I noticed while browsing around today, is Facebook’s next step to world domination (at least, developer domination) — to offer data storage.

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