Archive for 'Social Web'

New Search interface of Google

New Search interface of Google

Google rolled out a new search interface Thursday, which its  office described as “intelligent,” as part of its efforts to optimize the relevance of online queries.
After more than 6 months of testing, Google’s new interface is finally available to everyone. The new UI is gradually rolled out today and the changes are noticeable.
Google’s logo has [...]

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Google Buzz is populated by bots

Google Buzz is populated by bots

As anyone who has used Buzz for any length of time and had to deal with follow requests much of them are traced back to the usual suspects: spammers, SEO ninja wannabes, women who what to show you parts of their gorgeous anatomy and miscellaneous other bot type accounts. What is even worse though is [...]

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Website that Powers various Idea Streams

Website that Powers various Idea Streams

What is Idea Powers ?
Idea Powers is a microblogging network. Microblogging is a popular method of communication on the Internet. Through microblogs, consumers exchange short messages and thereby share interesting content. In addition, Idea Powers texts, attaches links, videos, pictures and other files to your messages.

What are the first things I should do when I [...]

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A Linkedin Killer Jumo on the Way

A Linkedin Killer Jumo on the Way

Facebook co-founder and My.BarackObama.com alum Chris Hughes announced the soft launch of Jumo, his new philanthropic start-up that works to match do-gooders with appropriate causes.
Currently, the Jumo site is merely an elegantly designed homepage that announces Hughes’s mission to “bring together everyday individuals and organizations to speed the pace of global change. We connect people [...]

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TweetRL API Documentation

TweetRL.com API Documentation .
Method
* Login – log in to Tweetrl
* Post – add a new bookmark
Login
http://tweetrl.com/API/api.php?fn=login
Return user id (count number) of user, if login fail return 0
Arguments
&username={USERNAME}
(required) the username of tweetrl.
&apikey={APIKEY}
(required) the API Key of tweetrl.
Example Response
If success
1
If failure
0
Ping
http://tweetrl.com/API/api.php?fn=ping
Return status of pligg website.
Example Response
If success
Active
Post
http://tweetrl.com/API/api.php?fn=post
Post new bookmark to tweetrl
Arguments
&username={USERNAME}
(required) the username of tweetrl.
&apikey={APIKEY}
(required) the api [...]

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Rankbuzz.com, A Real-Time Website Evaluation and SEO tool

Rankbuzz.com, A Real-Time Website Evaluation and SEO tool

Rankbuzz can be essentially classified as a domain information and SEO tool. You can use it in order to get accurate real data about any URL. This will be a very attractive service for those who need to get this information for business purposes.
This is a solution that is useful if you want to have [...]

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Facebook Revenues For 2010 Could Hit Between $1.2 To $2 Billion

Late last year, we published a list of the top 10 IPO candidates of 2010.  Leading that list was Facebook, which has grown to 400 million users and is finally starting to turn on the revenue pumps as it works toward its inevitable IPO. But this evening, the Wall Street Journal published an article penned [...]

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Outlook Social Connector : Connecting LinkedIn, Facebook, and MySpace

Outlook Social Connector : Connecting LinkedIn, Facebook, and MySpace

In November 2009, both the beta of Microsoft Office 2010 as well as the Outlook Social Connector was announced. The Outlook Social Connector brings together communications history, contact information, and professional and social networking information into the Outlook experience.
We are continuing to deliver on that vision today with two new announcements. First, we’re proud to [...]

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Google Buzz ‘auto-follow’ feature violates Gmail privacy

Google Buzz ‘auto-follow’ feature violates Gmail privacy

Google recently released Buzz, the company’s foray into the social networking world of microblogging. The service competes with other social sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Upon release, Buzz has been getting some criticism over its default privacy settings.
Google launched Buzz last Tuesday to the public after its announcement. The new service piggybacks off Gmail [...]

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Facebook Chat Now Available Everywhere

Facebook Chat Now Available Everywhere

We believe you should be able to connect with your Facebook friends everywhere. We’re happy to announce that now you can with Facebook Chat. Starting today, the more than two billion chat messages sent on the site every day can be sent from your favorite desktop instant messaging client.
By integrating Facebook Chat with your preferred [...]

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Google making dive into social media with gmail?

Google making dive into social media with gmail?

Google is expected to plunge into the world of Facebook and Twitter, using its popular Gmail service to allow users to post status updates and items.
The search-engine giant, which recently tweaked its search function to allow easier access to social media results, has planned an event for Tuesday at 1 p.m. ET at its California [...]

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