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Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker/Consultant
Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker/Consultant Internet Happenings, Events and Sources
Monday, May 03, 2004
This edition of Current Awareness Happenings on the Internet by Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. (May 3, 2004 V2N18) is dedicated to the latest happenings in Online Social Networks. Click on the audblog link at the bottom of this posting to hear an audio by Marcus P. Zillman discussing these new and exciting networks. The below listed sites are some of the latest and greatest online social networks updated August 24, 2004:
Affinity Engines http://www.AffinityEngines.com/ Affinity-based social networking
Affinity Engines is a technology company that provides a secure infrastructure for private-label online social networks. Affinity networks help individuals build and maintain personal and professional connections in a trusted and secure online community
AlwaysOn http://alwayson-network.com/ AO is the only media brand to combine traditional news and analysis, participatory journalism (blogging), and a powerful social network (AO Zaibatsu) for a growing membership base of senior executives, technology geeks, and investors from a broad selection of industries. No other media brand has dared allow such openness and collaboration amongst its readers and event participants.
Classmates Online http://www.classmates.com/ Classmates Online, Inc., founded in 1995 and based in Renton, WA, is a leader in online community-based networking. The Company operates Classmates.com, connecting more than 38 million members with friends and acquaintances from school, work and the military.
CriagsList http://www.CraigsList.org/ Craigslist is about 1) giving each other a break, getting the word out about everyday, real-world stuff; 2) restoring the human voice to the Internet, in a humane, non-commercial environment; 3) keeping things simple, common-sense, down-to-earth, honest, very real; 4) providing an alternative to impersonal, big-media sites; 5) being inclusive, giving a voice to the disenfranchised, democratizing ...; and 6) being a collection of communities with similar spirit, not a single monolithic entity.
Friendster (beta) http://www.friendster.com/ Friendster is an online community that connects people through networks of friends for dating or making new friends.
GoodContacts http://www.GoodContacts.com/ GoodContacts is a world leader in managing contact data quality. The Professional and Enterprise product families deliver solutions that span customers ranging in size from a individual business professional to a large enterprise. Solo products verify and update contact data for professionals and businesses managing large contact lists in Outlook, Outlook Express or ACT! while Enterprise products maintain the integrity and accuracy of contact data across enterprise-wide databases, CRMs or personal contact managers.
IKNOW (Inquiring Knowledge Networks on the Web) http://www.spcomm.uiuc.edu/Projects/TECLAB/IKNOW/ In short, IKNOW will answer the following: 1) Who knows who?, 2) Who knows what? 3) Who knows who knows who? and 4) Who knows who knows what?
Institute for Social Network Analysis of the Economy (ISNAE) http://www.isnae.org/index.html The purpose of ISNAE is to study social networks and use the resulting knowledge to promote economic growth and social well-being.
LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/ Find the people you need through the people you trust - Your trusted friends and colleagues can help put you in touch with many more people than you expect; and those people can refer you to thousands of contacts.
Midentity http://www.midentity.com/ Midentity helps you stay connected with important contacts by allowing you to create your own Business and Personal Profiles which you can share with them. If you change any of your contact details, simply update your profile(s) and all the contacts you've shared them with will receive the update instantly.
Military Advantage http://www.military.com/ Military.com is the largest online military destination, offering free resources to serve, connect, and inform the 30 million Americans with military affinity, including active duty, reservists, guard members, retirees, veterans, family members, defense workers and those considering military careers.
Messenger Taps Social Nets http://snipurl.com/7rn8 It often ends up that the information you need is just beyond your immediate reach, but probably sits at the ready in the mind of an unidentified friend of a friend of a friend. Extending the capabilities of ubiquitous communications tools like instant messaging and email could make that information easier to come by.
Online Business Networks http://www.onlinebusinessnetworks.com/ This site is a guide to social network software, online communities, and other tools that help you leverage the internet to build more and better business relationships.
Open Business Club (openBC) http://www.openbc.com/ The Open Business Club (openBC) is the worlds first multi-lingual on-line contact exchange and business networking club for professionals.
Orkut http://www.orkut.com/ Orkut is an online community that connects people through a network of trusted friends. They are committed to providing an online meeting place where people can socialize, make new acquaintances and find others who share their interests.
Plaxo http://www.plaxo.com/ Plaxo, Inc. keeps people connected by solving the common and frustrating problem of out-of-date contact information. In 2000, Sean Parker, co-founder of Napster, joined forces with two Stanford engineers, Todd Masonis and Cameron Ring, to create Plaxo, a service that securely updates and maintains the information in your address book.
Semantic Web Draws On the Power of Friends http://www.freepint.com/issues/270504.htm#feature In today's environment of constant "Googling" of people's background, where someone's name or other identifying features are entered into the popular search engine for the sake of finding background information, ShareYourExperiences.com offers an unparalleled service. This online community allows people to directly connect with other individuals who have had direct positive or negative experiences with their search subjects.
Spoke - Extending Business Relationships http://www.spoke.com/ Delivering insight, influence and access through relationships for greater business advantage.
Smarter, Simpler Social - An Introduction To Online Social Software Methodology by Lee Bryant : Version 1.0, 18 April 2003 http://www.headshift.com/moments/archive/sss2.html An interestting lengthy read that gives a good introduction to online social networks software methodology and explains what does and does not work ....
SocialGrid http://www.socialgrid.com/ SocialGrid was founded to provide the world with free search system to promote social networking and enable people to find their soulmate in a way that is cost-effective and universally appealing. SocialGrid is dedicated primarily to improving search quality for its members.
The FOAF Project - Friend of a Friend http://www.foaf-project.org/ The Friend of a Friend (FOAF) project is about creating a Web of machine-readable homepages describing people, the links between them and the things they create and do.
Tickle Social Network http://web.tickle.com/ Tickle is the leading interpersonal media company, providing self-discovery, matchmaking, and social networking services to more than 18 million active members in its community worldwide. Formerly known as Emode.com, Tickle was founded on the belief that personal insight and connections to others could be both scientific and fun.
Tribe http://www.Tribe.net This site is devoted to tapping the power of social networks. Their goal is to provide tools that help make your network most useful.
Visible Path http://www.visiblepath.com/ Visible Path delivers unprecedented reach into companies and access to decision-makers by allowing sales teams to discreetly leverage the relationship capital of the enterprise throughout the sales cycle.
Word of Mouth Research http://www.WordofMouthResearch.com/ WordofMouthResearch.com is a background research tool that allows users to access the valuable information source known as "word-of-mouth" on an international scale. People submit their shared experiences on people who they know. The authors of such information are either looking for knowledge or have knowledge to share.
Zero Degrees™ - The People Network Company http://www.zerodegrees.com/ ZeroDegrees (ZDI) automates Milgram's process. ZDI replicates the social process we use when we ask colleagues with an introduction. If no one knows the person directly, they ask others on our behalf. If all parties along the way, agree-an introduction is made and discreet contact information shared.
The Slashdot article that discusses PeopleAgreggator an Open Source Social Network is available by clicking here. Social Networks are gaining great popularity and we will be hearing and seeing many new and niched networks in the near future. Please send me listings of social networks that I have not listed and I will continue to keep this posting up to date. I have also written Online Social Networking - An Internet MiniGuide Annotated Link Compilation (released 08-24-04 .pdf document 13 Pages 675KB) and freely available by clicking here.
