social network

A social network is a group of people that have something in common. It could be an individual neighborhood or other subsection of a city that have geography in common, but social networks more commonly refer to groups that form online.

Social network websites are either targeted to a specific hobby or interest or are more general in nature allowing several small groupings to occur internally. Examples of popular social network web sites include MySpace and Facebook.

Another social networking concept online is that of creating a social network of social networks, like is the case with the concept behind Ning.com.

Blogs like Aris Yulianta discuss topics such as: demographic differences on social networks and social media accountability for user content.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “social network”

• in Business
  Distrust Factor Hammers Facebook Stores
  Majority of shoppers distrust Facebook stores a new study suggests.
  by davidamerland / on Jan 3, 2012
• in Blogging
  Google Plus Social Network Forecast to Hit the 400m Mark
  A sudden explosion in Google Plus membership numbers may indicate that Google's social network will really be the game changer analysts expected at launch.
  by davidamerland / on Dec 30, 2011
• in Entertainment
  It's Official - Rebel Reznor Goes Hollywood Mainstream with The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
  The commercialization of rebellion
  by JerryFlattum / on Dec 20, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “social network”

 

• ASONAM 2012 Workshop - The 1st International Workshop on Modelling and Computing Influence in Social Networks: Theory and Applications (MCIN 2012)

  
  beamtenherrschaft — Authority: 118
  MCIN2012 1st International Workshop on Modelling and Computing Influence in Social Networks: Theory and Applications ( http://larim.uqo.ca/MCIN2012 ) In conjunction with IEEE/ACM ASONAM 2012 August 2012, Istanbul, Turkey http://www.asonam2012.etu.edu.tr/ IMPORTANT DATES * April ...
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• About creativity, time and good ideas – a nice book (and a video) that explains it almost all in a social way

  
  Stefano Paganini's blog: mining for web, marketing, technology, fun — Authority: 108
  Steven Johnson’s book is highly recommended : this is usually a book’s review ending line, I put it at the beginning since the book it’s about good ideas and good timing. Well, the good idea is grab a copy and the timing is now ! Full title is Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation ...
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• Waar blijft mijn Oscar-nominatie?!

  
  De Ultieme FilmBlog — Authority: 110
  Net zoals ieder jaar kunnen we opnieuw klagen over de keuzes van The Academy, maar in tegenstelling tot de voorbijgaande jaren denk ik dat ze dit jaar de bal serieus hebben mis geslagen . Los van Rundskop (2011) die een verdiende nominatie kreeg, zijn het voornamelijk "veilige keuzes" die genomineerd werden. Ook ...
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• Internet Promotion For A Successful Business Venture

  
  c10 Articles — Authority: 139
  Internet marketing is an invaluable tool available for use by all business owners. A few of the basic items you need to know are as follows: Once you have a firm understanding of the basics, you will easily be able to implement your own internet marketing campaign. A site wide link should appear on every ...
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• Supreme Court’s GPS Ruling Hints at Greater Scrutiny of Surveillance Tech – Technology Review

  
  Paternal Prose — Authority: 146
  Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court threw out the conviction of a man sentenced to life imprisonment on the basis that key information used to prosecute him had been illegally obtained.  A GPS tracking device, which reported its location via the cell phone network, had been placed on the defendant’s car without a ...
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• Social Networking – Is It Right For Your Business?

  
  At Home Sense — Authority: 111
  Even though social networking has grown tremendously in the consumer and personal market place, there has not been much interest from the world of business thus far. The new social networking phenomenon has created a real dilemma for some business managers.
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• Google+ announces restrictive user experience for teens

  
  Professional Technology Reviews and News — Authority: 116
  Google+ is planning on offering a safer experience for teenagers by making the experience of the social networking site more restrictive and, therefore potentially a lot safer. Up to this point, it common knowledge that Google+ was technically for people over 18, but even so, it’s comes as no shock ... Google+ ...
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• Google+ Opens Up To Teens

  
  Popular Fidelity — Authority: 121
  Google+ is now waiting patiently for your teenagers.. MySpace, Facebook, and all the other social networks are chock full of teenagers, starting at age 13 and going all the way up to eternal teenagers.  Google+ had positioned itself as a more grown-up service , yet even Google isn’t immune to pressure. ...
  2 days ago

• Google+ Welcomes Teens To Social Networking–Challenges Facebook Full Throttle

  
  The Technology Cafe — Authority: 127
    Bradley Horowitz, the vice president of product at Google+ introduced a new chapter for the 8 month year old Social Network Google+, brining it to the most lucrative market of teens along with introducing more security feature sets for them. “In life, for instance, teens can share the right things with just ...
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• Design Your Facebook Timeline Cover: Top 21 Tools and Galleries

  
  Quertime — Authority: 108
  (Image Source: Timelinecoverbanner.com) Previously we’ve showcased a series of inspiring Facebook Timeline covers for you to get some ideas on how creative a “Cover Photo” can be. Now you might have a brilliant idea but lack of tools to get started. No worries, following are 8 great services that let you design ...
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• Employees Are Happier When Able To Access Social Networks At Work.

  
  Social Colleague — Authority: 102
  Here’s a really interesting Infographic courtesy of SocialTimes.com. The results shouldn’t be a surprise but yet for a large portion of businesses they still are, here’s the original article.   Employees Are Happier When Able To Access Social Networks At Work. is a post from: Social Colleague
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• Twitter to begin reactively censoring tweets in specific countries, still no love for China

  
  Engadget — Authority: 850
  Its no secret that certain countries have different views over freedom of expression on the internet, but this hasnt stopped Twitters attempt to keep its service running in as many places as possible. In its latest blog post, the microblogging service announced that itll begin "to reactively withhold content from ...
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• Android App for Facebook Timeline Cover

  
  Internet and Blogging Resources — Authority: 105
  Facebook Timeline Covers D33P , an Android app that let you creates Facebook Timeline profile cover photos through your Android phone. After installing Facebook Timeline Covers D33P on your Android mobile, you can browse and select photos from your photo album, or a photo from either your or your ...
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• Hard-core porn in Google+ -- Google asleep at the switch

  
  Computerworld Blogs — Authority: 519
  Hey! Google! Wake up! Porn spammers are running rampant over your social networking baby. Reporting them seems to have no effect. Please get a grip. read more
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• Seniors & Technology: Not So Slow to Adopt

  
  HomeBiz Resource | Unique MMO Information — Authority: 104
  Technology is not just for the young. Nearly 20 million people over the age of 65 are using the Internet, an increase of 55 percent over the last five years. Senior women are outpacing their male counterparts by about six percent in terms of regular Internet usage, although people over the age of 65 still make up less ...
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• Google+ traffic drops 60% after first launch

  
  it gedget news and review — Authority: 117
  Latest Google+  traffic dips 60 per cent after a big wave after the use of a public launch on September 20. Traffic is back to pre-launch numbers that the service does not seem able to keep users coming back for more. The roller coaster of   Google+ decided to take another plunge in traffic. The data ...
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• Applications of Social Network Analysis (ASNA 2012)

  
  beamtenherrschaft — Authority: 118
  Call for Papers - ASNA 2012 The goal at the 9th conference on Applications of Social Network Analysis is to assess and discuss current developments in social network research. As in previous years, ASNA 2012 will primarily provide an interdisciplinary platform with a focus on applications of social network ...
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• DOJ Wants to Know Who’s Rejecting Your Friend Requests

  
  News Worldwide — Authority: 465
  DOJ Wants to Know Who’s Rejecting Your Friend Requests In the latest turn in our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit for records related to the government’s use of social networking websites, the Department of Justice finally agreed to release almost 100 pages of new records. These include draft search ...
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• I social network a Google: “Don’t be evil”

  
  Blog di DEA sistemi - Area informativa e comunicativa di DEA sistemi — Authority: 102
  Si chiama « Don’t be evil » ed è un plugin che integra nei risultati di Google anche le pagine degli altri social network Solo qualche giorno fa Google aveva annunciato la ricerca sociale, ovvero l’aggiunta della Serp « Search Plus Your World » all’interno dei risultati di ricerca. Il nuovo servizio ...
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• Socialbots Can Facilitate Interactions Between Humans

  
  New Comm Biz — Authority: 411
  I’ve written before about new communication theory which describes Masspersonal Communication as a framework to think about our Interpersonal communication that takes place in a Mass Media environment. The theory is actually a lot richer than that . So much so that as I was re-reading the paper where it ...
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