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  • February 2008

    • Previewing What's Next in Social Networks

      CNN  |  Feb 29, 08 3:57 PM CST

      Previewing What's Next in Social Networks

      (Newser) - What’s next for online social networking? A heavy dose of geography, writes David Kirkpatrick in Fortune ’s Fast Forward . At a real-life meeting for 100 new-media notables in New York, one hot topic was adding location information to user-driven sites so that “not only will you know what someone is doing online, you’ll know where they are doing it.” More »

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      Internet  • New York City  • Facebook  • social networking  • Web 2.0  • Flickr  • Google Earth  • Google Maps  • new media  • twitter  • Twittervision

  • January 2008

    • Humanitarian Relief is a Text Message Away

      CNET  |  Jan 17, 08 6:33 PM CST

      Humanitarian Relief is a Text Message Away

      (Newser) - A Google-funded website that uses technology to spread the word about emergencies launches today, CNET reports. The company's charitable arm has put $5 million into InSTEDD, which will use social software like Twitter and Facebook to alert humanitarian groups to crises and organize rescue operations. “Social networking in the humanitarian space, that's something you're going to see,” InSTEDD’s CEO said. More »

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      Google  • Facebook  • relief  • open source  • Google Earth  • humanitarian crisis  • UNICEF  • twitter

  • July 2007

    • TV Networks Twitter About New Service

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 16, 07 9:36 AM CDT

      TV Networks Twitter About New Service

      (Newser) - TV networks, always on the prowl for new marketing ploys, are tapping into Twitter.  Using the popular 140-word-or-less free instant messaging service, fans can receive (very) short updates and promotions from their favorite shows by text message or email. The twitter-sphere is still relatively small—there were only 370,000 users in June—but marketing execs say they're investing in early adapters. More »

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      marketing  • TV networks  • twitter

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