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 The Pitfalls of De-Friending 

Peer pressure just one of the social aspects that translates well to Facebook and the like

Mashable Nov 25, 08 4:14 PM CST
(Newser) - De-friending is an unfortunate reality for social networks. It happens for many reasons, but is always awkward. Here are some de-friending stories from Mashable (names have been changed to protect the embarrassed): Social opportunists: Andrew got a friend request from Jane, who he didn’t know but was friends with many of his friends. Turns out, she just wanted them all to join her business networking group. More »

More about:  Internet • Facebook • social networking • LinkedIn • social behavior • online friend

 LinkedIn, CNBC Buddy Up 

Biz networking site shares content; channel taps new ad targets

Financial Times (UK) Financial Times (UK) Sep 4, 08 9:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - CNBC and LinkedIn have announced an alliance in which the business cable channel gets content and tools from the professional networking site—and the ability to more efficiently target ads to LinkedIn’s 27 million users, the Financial Times reports. Though LinkedIn’s CEO says CNBC won’t get users’ personal info—yet, at least—analysts say privacy fears could harm the enterprise. More »

More about:  television • social networking • CNBC • LinkedIn • partnership • Dan Nye

 LinkedIn Scores $53M 
 in Capital, $1B Value 

All-business networking site plans European foray, acquisitions

New York Times New York Times Jun 18, 08 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - LinkedIn—the buttoned-down, anti-Facebook social networking site for professionals—is about to up its profile with a $53 million infusion of private equity that will allow it to make acquisitions and expand its reach overseas, reports the New York Times . The new financing values the company at a hefty $1 billion, in between the $580 million News Corp. paid for MySpace in 2005 and the $15 billion value assigned to Facebook last year when Microsoft bought a stake. More »

More about:  Facebook • social networking • MySpace • LinkedIn • Dan Nye

ANALYSIS

Making Web More Social Has Google, Facebook Less So

Friend Connect threatens social-networking business model

Washington Post Washington Post Jun 3, 08 3:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though Facebook cited privacy concerns in pulling the plug on a partnership with Google aimed at making the Web more social, dollar signs are more likely behind its withdrawal from Friend Connect, the Washington Post reports. "What Facebook is after really is control over their users," one analyst says of the threat to the company's advertising hold. More »

More about:  Google • Facebook • social networking • MySpace • LinkedIn • Friend Connect

Web 2.0 Firms Taking
Slower Route to IPOs

The new business model calls for a 'slow and easy' approach to going public

BusinessWeek BusinessWeek Mar 6, 08 1:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Growing Web 2.0 companies like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Slide are biding their time before going public, making sure to run up their value as much as possible to fetch top dollar with an IPO, reports Business Week . It’s a far different approach than companies took before the dot-com bubble burst, when the fast track to an IPO was the goal. More »

More about:  Google • Facebook • YouTube • social networking • MySpace • News Corp • IPO • venture capital • PayPal • LinkedIn • NetSuite • VMWare • Slide

Top 10 Startups to Watch In 2008

From a DNA decoder to mini-Googles

Wired Wired Dec 25, 07 6:46 AM CST
(Newser) - A web startup that checks your DNA for predisposition to a spectrum of disease - and finds you a date (23andMe); a GPS system that can thread its way around traffic (Dash);  A P2P download service that may revolutionize online video (BitTorrent); social networking designed for the workplace (LinkedIn); they're among the top ten startups worth watching in 2008, according to Wired. More »

More about:  web traffic • BitTorrent • LinkedIn • Slide

LinkedIn Goes 2.0

Networking site revamps image to keep up with rivals

PC World PC World Dec 10, 07 2:57 PM CST
(Newser) - LinkedIn will start allowing user-created applications as part of an effort to keep up with social networking competitors like Facebook and MySpace, PC World reports. The professional networking site said today it has redesigned its home page and plans to display relevant BusinessWeek stories on users' profiles, as well as highlighting stories their colleagues are reading. More »

More about:  Facebook • social networking • MySpace • LinkedIn • OpenSocial

Four Square
Gets Serious in Silicon Valley

Playground game is the latest sport adopted by 'rejuveniles'

San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle Aug 18, 07 5:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - The latest craze to take root in Silicon Valley doesn’t involve codes or algorithms, just squares. That is, four squares, taped onto a carpet, or painted onto asphalt, for the classic elementary school game of four square. The game requires four players to hit a rubber ball back and forth with their hands. Played competitively, it can be brutal: sprained ankles, rug burns, skinned knees, back injuries. More »

More about:  Silicon Valley • LinkedIn • game • Meebo • playground games • Mountain View

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