Social Networking

Today we'll chat with Danah Boyd. Danah is a senior researcher at Microsoft Research in Cambridge, Mass., exploring social media. You can read more about Danah in this NY Times article posted this week.   How did you get into technology? As a child, I remember playing a few computer games…

Laura and Paul scour the interwebs and their inboxes to find out what 'Softies are talking about- here's a taste of the flavor this week: The Dilbert Challenge Mango Apps now being accepted Smarter file copying in Windows 8 Social Networks & Microsoft in China

Today we announced the availability of the Facebook and Windows Live Messenger plug-ins for the Outlook Social Connector in Microsoft Office. Outlook users can now connect their Facebook accounts and their Windows Live Messenger accounts to their inboxes, making it possible for people to add…

Full post here >> Social media and career development educator Sue Varty offers advice on how to showcase yourself and your expertise to help getting ahead in your career. D³: LIVE & INTERACTiVE In case you haven't heard about the show, Developers, Developers, Developers: LIVE &…

They say nowadays you have less in common with your next-door neighbour than someone living thousands of miles away who shares your interests and hangs out in the same online places that you inhabit. Back in 2007, XKCD created a fantastic map of some of those online dwelling places, including…