Social Networks

Trending Topics from World Travel Market 2009.
4Hoteliers | 1 hour 25 minutes ago
Ive had the (dubious?) pleasure of attending World Travel Market this year down in London - If you arent familiar with it, its the travel industrys mega-event and an immense gathering of press, tourism organisations, suppliers, and everything in between.

Northeast Portland cohousing group blends sustainability and sociability
Oregonian (Portland), The | 2 hours 17 minutes ago
Northeast 19th Avenue and Going Street seems a typical inner-Portland intersection: shaggy old houses, a few Subarus, maple leaves turning orange.

Disney picks up children's site for $350m
Times (London), The | 3 hours 10 minutes ago
Walt Disney extends web foothold among children, buying Club Penguin as it reports solid third-quarter figures

Adknowledge acquires ad network business of SocialMedia.com - DMNews
DMNews | 4 hours 6 minutes ago
Adknowledge, an independently owned ad network, has acquired the advertising business of SocialMedia.com in a deal whose terms were not disclosed.

Turkey, stuffing, and hand sanitizer
Boston Globe, The | 4 hours 23 minutes ago
Swine flu is making some folks alter their holiday plans

Top U.S. Parent Companies and Stickiest Brands, October 2009
ClickZ | 4 hours 34 minutes ago
U.S. users continue to spend more time online with Facebook, and less time with Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo products, according to data from Nielsen.

Salesforce Chatter: Collaboration Tool Or Social Network?
CIO Insight | 4 hours 52 minutes ago
If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and walks like a duck, it probably is a duck. That is, unless you're Salesforce.com, and you're talking about its new Chatter application. While observers have looked at features like profiles, status updates, Twitter and Facebook integration as proof that Chatter is an enterprise-grade social network, the company and its executives are taking pains to call it something else -- a "social platform," or, as carefully noted by Salesforce CEO and co-fo...

The Dream's wide-open spaces a new dimension for Carnival
Travel Weekly | 5 hours 26 minutes ago
It didnt take long to realize that Carnival Cruise Lines newest and largest ship, the Carnival Dream, represents a notable departure from the lines other vessels.

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GameDaily BIZ | 5 hours 44 minutes ago
Facebook too, has had its own legal issues with advertising—though they’ve stemmed from a privacy angle, not actual “scams”—but it has been brokering deals with trusted names like Nielsen to bolster its image as a brand-friendly ad platform.

Past Year's Malware Could Shape 2010's Threats - InternetNews.com
InternetNews.com | 5 hours 57 minutes ago
Ever heard of Induc, Sninsfs or OSX.iservice? These new types of attacks emerged in 2009 and could become more prevalent in the year ahead.

Facebook, Zynga Face Class-Action Suit Over Offer-Based Ads
Reuters | 7 hours 32 minutes ago
Offer-based ads seemed to be the secret to monetizing social games?and social network users, in general?that standard banner ads couldn?t provide.

U.S. election, iPhone among decade's top 10 Internet moments
Reuters | 9 hours 41 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards.