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LinkedIn is now trying to provide a site that is somewhat lighter by offering applicatons that are created by other companies.
8 such external programs debuted on Wednesday. By using these, linkedIn is hoping to become a more attractive place to keep in touch with business contacts or further one’s career options.
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Thanks a lot, Mattel. Although, I can’t really blame you – it was an obvious intellectual rights infringement. However, that doesn’t stop me from pining for Scrabulous.
One of the few Facebook (third party, of course) apps worth having, is now blocked in pretty much everyone’s neck of the woods, seemingly permanently. [...]
Bite me, Blockbuster Online. Oh, and you too, Facebook.
About three years ago, I signed up for Netflix, Walmart DVD Online, and Blockbuster Online. I wanted to see which interface was better, and who was quicker about sending me DVDs in the mail. Netflix won, hands down.
Blockbuster has recently come out with an [...]
So I joined MySpace about a week ago and was already annoyed at the way they sent me my password over email. But then, just a few days later, I got an email with my first MySpace message / friend request from someone named Riley whose profile picture is [...]
So I finally gave in and started using Twitter this past weekend (if you’re on Twitter, follow me at twitter.com/bobcaswell). What is Twitter? It’s a mix of instant messaging, email, Facebook, and text messaging. It’s a network of users that follow each other. Here’s how it [...]
I was perusing the Facebook Marketplace this morning (for those unfamiliar, the free classified ads section of Facebook) and was hoping to find some deals on cheap computer hardware being sold here at my school when an interesting idea popped into my head. Why doesn’t Facebook use this marketplace as part [...]
Facebook applications are no longer a new thing, and many users are getting tired of clutter added each time an application is installed. According to Adonomics, 13,677 Facebook applications are now installed. Sites that used to review each new application now require that the application developer pay to avoid being ignored. Many of [...]
The privacy and portability of your online data may become more of an issue in 2008. News is out today of a Federal case which will investigate whether the use of a false identity could be considered Internet fraud under federal statutes. [...]
A few months back we asked the question, “LinkedIn – What’s the big deal?” TechConsumer author Marion Jensen hadn’t signed up and was excited to get started, only to find out that the site offered little to do. It seemed like Facebook without [...]
We’ve all heard the line: If all of your friends were to jump off a cliff, would you do it too?
Well, there is a good chance all of your friends are not jumping off a cliff. Because they know better. In fact, if you have a large enough crowd, there is a [...]
