Social Networks

Some people wonder if Paul and Laura actually get along when they aren't arguing over the news stories on Ping and the answer is...well, watch this episode and find out. So.cl is here [02:18] Imagine Cup Finalists announced  [09:11] Too fast for mere mortals...  [12:18] Refund for…

ScholarLynk is a new tool for scientists and other researchers which Microsoft Research is unveiling this week at ECDL, the European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries. The project has roots in Lewis Shepherd’s 2008 project called “Research Desktop” which combined…

Silverlight-based social networking application Seesmic has just launched its highly anticipated plugin platform which transforms the formerly Twitter-only app to a platform for the larger social Web, and real-time news. The platform lets you add in plugins of your choosing to the desktop…

With the recent refresh of the Windows Live Essentials beta, Windows Live Messenger has been updated to now support Facebook chat in addition to its standard IM service. This new feature further enhances the IM client software, which is already more of a social dashboard than a simple chat…

This SECOND Part of my talk on Social Networking for Developers is "32 Ways to Make Your Blog Suck Less."In 2009, I presented a talk at Wintellect's Devscovery conference called "Social Networking for Developers." My postulate was that EVERY developer should be using Social…

In this talk, I propose that EVERY developer needs a blog.In 2009, I presented a talk at Wintellect's Devscovery conference called "Social Networking for Developers." My postulate was that EVERY developer should be using Social Networking, and this talk I gave was my introduction of this…

In October, Bing received access to the Twitter “firehose” and launched a specialized Twitter search site at bing.com/twitter. Now, a new search portal is launching, Bing Social Search, available at bing.com/social, and it will feature both Twitter posts and publicly available Facebook posts too. …

Social networking site Every Day One Thing promotes user actions to help the environment and community. Small actions can add up to global changes. Users post actions, such a riding in a car pool or recyling, on the site and into their Twitter feed. Concord Mfg CEO Ryan Kyle explains to ISV…

At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Microsoft announced a new social aggregator called Spindex, a project built by FUSE Labs, the folks behind the Outlook Social Connector, Bing Twitter Maps and Docs for Facebook. With Spindex, now available as an early technical preview, your social streams from…

At the Next Web Conference in Amsterdam, the Windows Live Messenger team announced “Messenger Connect,” a brand-new collection of APIs for Windows Live Messenger. The Messenger Connect API actually ties together APIs that have been around for awhile, including the Windows Live ID, Contacts API,…