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FLurry of Data Interoperability announcements…
TechCrunch has an interesting post that Google is going to launch a product called “Friend Connect” on Monday. MySpace launched Data Availability on Thursday, and yesterday Facebook Connect.
Why this flurry of activity in opening up APIs for 3rd party apps? All these initiatives will allow securely sending personal profile data, including friend lists, presence/status information, [...]
Techmeme effect: if (on Techmeme) {Repeat in my blog}
Everyone seems to have a say on Facebook’s Connect announcement. Just look at the techmeme snapshot taken a few mins back, and these post snippets (see below)! And there is nothing new anyone is saying. Read on…
Oliver Thylmann’s Thoughts, Bits, The Social, The Real McCrea, Inside Facebook, Guardian Unlimited, Brij’s One More Idea, [...]
Identity theft on Facebook: Rogue FB App, Back Once More
In January, everything went a little crazy because of a Facebook application that (if you believed the hype) force installed Zango, hijacked your PC, set fire to your house, killed your pets…..well, you get the idea. In actual fact, the truth of the matter was a little more convoluted. All I could see was that [...]
LinkedIn Founder Has Golden Touch
Few Internet entrepreneurs practice what they preach as devoutly as LinkedIn Corp. co-founder Reid Hoffman, whose business revolves around his belief that good fortune flows from good relationships.
McDonald’s Advertises Dollar Menu On MySpace TV Fashion Site
Advertising Age (4/7, Brodesser-Akner) reported, “The words ‘double cheeseburger’ and ‘haute couture’ don’t often get uttered in the same breath, but high fashion and high cholesterol are making for interesting bedfellows online, thanks to McDonald’s and MySpace TV.” The piece continued, “When MySpace TV started airing the celebrity fashion show ‘Who What Wear’ early in [...]
