Social Networks Assignment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites
Advogato
Amie Street
ANobii
aSmallWorld
Athlinks ;sumitra
Avatars United
Badoo
Bebo
Bigadda
BigTent ;Naly
Biip
BlackPlanet
Blogster
Broadcaster.com
Buzznet ;Andy
CafeMom
Cake Financial
Care2
Classmates.com
Cloob ;Bob
CollegeBlender
College Tonight
CouchSurfing
DailyBooth
DailyStrength ;Shuang
Decayenne
deviantART
Disaboom
Dol2day
DontStayIn ;Nimol
Draugiem.lv
Elftown
Epernicus
Eons.com
Experience Project ; Nway Nway
Exploroo
Facebook
Faceparty
Faces.com
Fetlife ; Wanhong
FilmAffinity
FledgeWing
Flixster
Flickr
Fotolog ;Cuimei
Foursquare
Friends Reunited
Friendster
Frühstückstreff
Fubar ;Xin J.
Gaia Online
GamerDNA
Gather.com
Gays.com
Geni.com ;Mark
Gogoyoko
Goodreads
Gossipreport.com
Grono.net
Habbo ;Dennis
hi5
Hospitality Club
Hyves
Ibibo
imeem ;OO
IRC-Galleria
italki.com
InterNations
Itsmy
iWiW ;MOE
Jaiku
JammerDirect.com
kaioo
Kaixin001
Kiwibox ;Aye Aye
Last.fm
LibraryThing
lifeknot
LinkedIn
Listography ; Ei Ei
LiveJournal
Livemocha
LunarStorm
MEETin
Meetup.com ;Murat
Meettheboss
Mixi
mobikade
MocoSpace
MOG ;Jean
MouthShut.com
Multiply
Muxlim
MyAnimeList
MyChurch ;Kalayakorn
MyHeritage
MyLife
MyLOL
My Opera
MySpace ;QingFang
myYearbook
Nasza-klasa.pl
Netlog
Nettby
Nexopia ;Min Dai
NGO Post
Ning
Odnoklassniki
OkCupid
OneClimate ;Kevin
OneWorldTV
Open Diary
Orkut
OUTeverywhere
PartnerUp ;David S.
Passportstamp
Pingsta
Plaxo
Playahead
Playboy U ; JingJi
Plurk
Present.ly
Qapacity
quarterlife
Qzone ;Kenny
Ravelry
Renren
ResearchGATE
ReverbNation.com
Ryze ; David W.
ScienceStage
Scispace.net
ShareTheMusic
Shelfari
Skyrock ;Ryan
SocialVibe
Sonico.com
Soundpedia
Stickam
StudiVZ ; Reshmi
StumbleUpon
Tagged
TalentTrove
Talkbiznow
Taltopia ; John M.
Taringa!
TravBuddy.com
Travellerspoint
tribe.net ; Pat. C.
Trombi.com
Tuenti
Tumblr
Twitter ; Dick Hawk
Vkontakte
Vampirefreaks.com
Viadeo
Vox ; Ting Lu
Wakoopa
Wasabi
WAYN
WebBiographies ; Saharat
WeOurFamily
Windows Live Spaces
WiserEarth
Xanga ;Yuhua X
XING
Xt3
Yammer
Yelp, Inc. ; Pat. Thandar
Youmeo
Zoo.gr ; Mali
From the lists of Social Networks assigned to each student,please anwer these questions(of each site);
1.Website name?
2.What is the purpose(s) of the site?
3.How big is the site?(registered users)
4.Creator or founder name(s)
5.What makes the site so special?
6.What is the global ranking?(please check Alexa.com) just put "name.com" and click you’ll get the stat.
Sunday, December 27, 2009
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ReplyDelete1. http://qzone.qq.com/index.html
2. Social Networking. Similar to all the rest. Chinese.
3. Huge. As of this year had passed 200 million uses. About 150 million active.
4. Tencent. A chinese company.
5. It has extra features that are unlocked through different subscriptions. Which include music, blog, photo, video options.
6. 11th in the world. 2nd in China.
I don't know if their is an option to make it English text.
You got 4 more Kenny;
ReplyDeletePlurk
Present.ly
Qapacity
quarterlife
Social Networking:
ReplyDeleteBUZZNET
1. http://www.buzznet.com/
2. Music, celebrities and the media
3. Lots and lots and lots
4. Marc Brown, Steve Haldane, Kevin Woolery and Anthony Batt
5.Instead of neing based around the individual it is based around communities of music and artists
6.752nd
Advogato
ReplyDelete1. www.advogato.org
2. Community resource site for developers of free software
3. Advogato User Stats
Users 13915
Observer 9797
Apprentice 743
Journeyer 2357
Master 1014
4. Raph Levien
5. Advogato's advocacy is for developers of free software: to make life more enjoyable, the work more satisfying, and to help balance the tension between the free nature of the enterprise and the human need for tangible compensation.
6. Ranked 126,397
Amie Street
1. www.amiestreet.com
2. Amie Street is an indie online music store and social network service
3. NA
4. Brown University seniors Elliott Breece, Elias Roman, and Joshua Boltuch, in Providence, Rhode Island.
5. Amie Street empowers musicians to release, and music fans to discover, new and independent music in an online marketplace where listeners decide the price.
6. 24978
ANobii
1. www.anobii.com
2. aNobii is a social networking site targeted to worldwide booklovers.
3. NA
4. Greg Sung
5. Review books and meet like-minded people to discover your next must-read item
6. 10531
aSmallWorld
1. www.asmallworld.net
2. A private online community designed for those who already have strong connections with one another
3. NA
4. Erik Wachtmeister
5. Membership to ASMALLWORLD is by invitation only, which is part of what makes this network unique, and the connections authentic.
6. 8742
Athlinks
1. www.athlinks.com
2. Athlinks.com is the most comprehensive online race results database for triathlon, running, cycling, mountain biking, swimming and adventure racing
3. 86912
4. NA
5. Track and communicate with training partners, club and team members, favorite vendors
6. 76444
Newscard
ReplyDeleteAT&T ceases online iPhone sales in NY area
AT&T has stopped selling the Apple iPhone in the New York metropolitan area through its Web site, perhaps due to data congestion, credit card fraud, or routine sales strategy changes depending on whom you believe.
Online sales of the phone were apparently suspended Sunday. Prospective customers attempting to buy an iPhone through the Web site and using a New York area ZIP code get a message saying, "We're sorry, there are no Packages & Deals available at this time. Please check back later." However, changing ZIP codes to other U.S. metro areas yields a bevy of iPhone choices.
An AT&T representative's statement to CNET suggested that the move to not offer any iPhones online to buyers in the Big Apple was a routine strategic decision.
Oops I had 4 more to do....Here they are
ReplyDelete1. http://www.broadcaster.com/
2.video webcam and social network
3.Appears to be offline currently
4.IMSI is the Company
5.Apparently nothing
6. 233,887th
1.http://www.blogster.com
2.Specific interest blogs
3.August 2009 – 50 000
4. Tony Colan and Ed Harrison
5.Differentiates by having Spam-free blogs
6.45460th
1.http://www.blackplanet.com
2.Niche social networking site for the black community
3.16.5 million
4. Omar Waswow
5.Content aimed specifically at African-Americans
6. 2,376th
1. http://www.biip.no/
2.Social Networking for Norweigians
3.320 000
4. Mediehuset Nettavisen AS, a Norwegian news company
5.3rd biggest social networking site in Norway
6. 5,455,714
PLURK
ReplyDelete1. www.plurk.com
2. Social networking. Mini blogs, RSS feeds, quick updates.
3. Over 15 million registered accounts.
4. The A-team
5. It's popular in Taiwan, Phillipines, Indonesia.
6. Rank 1044 in the world. Most popular in Taiwan.
PRESENT.LY
1. http://presentlyapp.com/
2. Social networking. Microblogging, which is like text messages on a blog. Business oriented. US site.
3. It's newish. 2 million registered users.
4. Intridea Inc.
5. It was voted as a top 100 Webapps by CNET for 2009!
6. 103,910 World rank.
QAPACITY
1. http://qapacity.com/
2. Social networking for small businesses to communicate with colleagues and clients. Also a business directory.
3. "Millions of registered users!"
4. Julián Lerer and Tomy Pelluz from a company called Neurona
5. It's a free promotional tool.
6. 94,222 in the world
QUARTERLIFE
1.www.quarterlife.com
2. Social networking site for artists, musicians and “do-gooders”. US website.
3. Over 5 million.
4. Not sure. It locks up IE when I go to it.
5.Unique ability to crash my web browser every time I look at it.
6.95,768 in the world.
Newscard
ReplyDeleteGoogle, Dreaming lead to ancient crater
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/google-dreaming-lead-to-ancient-crater-20091227-lg9e.html
AN ABORIGINAL Dreaming story about a star crashing to earth with a noise like thunder has led to the discovery of an ancient meteorite crater in central Australia.
A Sydney astronomer, Duane Hamacher, found the bowl-shaped crater in Palm Valley, about 130 kilometres south-west of Alice Springs, by searching on Google Earth.
He was inspired to look there after learning of traditional stories told by the local Arrernte people about a star that had fallen into a waterhole called Puka in the valley.
Newscard #9
ReplyDelete"After Vista, Windows 7 is a giant leap for Microsoft"
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/technology/2009-10-16-baig16_CV_N.htm
If you haven't experienced the frights of Vista firsthand, you've no doubt heard about them: how it takes forever to power up and shut down, how the software constantly nags you, how it hogs precious PC resources and how it's incompatible with all-too-many third-party peripherals and programs.
Kenny's Note: Windows7 has been released for about 2 months now. If you are using XP or Vista still, you're totally low-tech.
1. Experience Project
ReplyDeletehttp://www.experienceproject.com/index.php
2. Experience Project is an online community premised on connecting members who share similar life experiences.
3. It's a small website, with 3,452 members registered
4. Armen Berjikly
5. The site emphasizes anonymity to promote conversations unhindered by fear of recognition or embarrassment, going so far as to forbid the use of real names
6. Pakistan, India and Philippines are the most visited countries and Germany is the least visited country.
Pupils 'bypassing school internet security'
ReplyDeletehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_10000000/newsid_10003500/10003579.stm
Many young people are using 'proxy servers' to get round their schools' internet security systems. The free services offer instant access to banned websites, including online games and social networking. Figures suggest the use of proxies has risen sharply in recent years. Security experts are warning that pupils who log on put themselves at risk of cyber crime.
It sounds like an obscure, tetchy area of computing that only geeks would know about.
But when we asked pupils in one secondary school classroom who had heard of proxy servers, every hand went up.
These 'secret tunnels' to the internet are a way of life for teenagers across the UK.
As schools employ increasingly sophisticated software to stop those accessing 'non-educational' websites, the proxies offer a quick, easy way to bypass those restrictions.
“It's just a box that says 'type in the website that is blocked'. You type it in and it brings it up,” said a senior pupil, who wanted to remain anonymous.
Web-based proxy servers disguise a user's activity from school monitoring software.
1.Daily Strength .http://www.dailystrength.org/
ReplyDelete2.A social network focused on helping people over health and life challenges.
3.22,054
4.DailyStrength was created by three internet veterans with more than 20 years of experience conceiving, building, and running the largest communities on the web, including Yahoo Mail, Yahoo Photos, Yahoo Personals, Yahoo Groups, GeoCities, Facebook, My Yahoo, Yahoo Message Boards and more
5.They focus on people' health and life.
6. 2,814 New Zealand 8,498 United States 9,984 Israel
1.Decayenne decayenne.com
2. To build strong connections between members and to support their personal and professional success. Decayenne is a home for individuals who enjoy growing through interaction with their peers.
3.154,733
4.Secayenne member (I am not sure)
5.Interesting issue.
(we share the passion to preserve this oasis of inspiration and entertainment. )
6.3,116 Portugal 14,290 United Kingdom 22,372 Spain
1.DeviantART
2.Arts > Visual Arts > Computer Graphics > Galleries
3.9,040,962[43]
4.deviantart.com is a domain controlled by two nameservers
5.Huge and professional art information
6.47 Romania 48 Pakistan 49 Mexico
1.Disaboom
2. Information and resources for people with disabilities
3.112,712[45]
4.It is very useful ,professional to help the people disabilities.
5.I did not find ,maybe some kind people who focus on disabilities
6.39,165 Pakistan 42,405 United States 51,121 Canada
1.Dol2day
2.Politic community, Social network, Internet radio (German-speaking countries)
3.40,200[46]
4.Arash Yalpani
Moergensstr.
Aachen,
GERMANY
5.The necessary information in German-speaking 6.71,938 Germany 337,112 India
Taringa!
ReplyDelete1.www.taringa.net
2. It is a Web 2.0 site which acts as a social network for the Argentinian community where they can post different topics.
3. 3,431,464
4.Fernando Sanz
5. It has been in the national media for different reasons such as when a father met his son through the service or leading model who posted some content which achieved a high hit count. 6.#127 Ranked No. 6 in Argentina. No. 9th in Uruguay, No. 9th in Bolivia.
Travbuddy.com
1.www.travbuddy.com
2.travel site for people who want to explore the world around them.
3. 1,564,162
4. Eric Bjorndahl/David Bjorndahl
5. Thousands of people have met and travelled in real life as a result of using travbuddy.com. It's been given media attention through the NBC Nightly News.
6.#12,130 Ranked 1014th in Slovenia; 1,032 in Phillipines; 1,488 in Cambodia
Travellerspoint
1. www.travellerspoint.com
2. A social network for people who want to share travel experiences.
3. over 150,000 worldwide
4.Samuel and Peter Daams
5. It was named the "Best On-line Travel Agency" by travelmode. Also available in Chinese and Norwegian.
6. #13,923 Ranked 379 in Kenya; 820 in Norway; 973 in Armenia
Tribe.net
1. www.tribe.net
2. online community of friends with similar interests; it's expanded from its base and is used throughout the U.S.A. today.
3. As of Sept. 2006, there were 500,000
4.Paul Martino
5. It originally was open to explicit material on the site but with new management, it has changed this policy to a more sensitive layout.
6. #5,660
Ranked 2,330 in the U.S.; 3,066 in the Phillipines; 3,576 in the U.K.
News card
ReplyDeleteTitle;AT&T ceases online iPhone sales in NY area
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10422170-94.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0
AT&T has stopped selling the Apple iPhone in the New York metropolitan area through its Web site, perhaps due to data congestion, credit card fraud, or routine sales strategy changes, depending on whom you believe.
If you want to know the details ,please check the details.
homework 9
ReplyDeletesocial networking
Fotolog
1,http://www.fotolog.com/
2, photo-blogging site,
3,28,672,513 members
4,Scott Heiferman and Adam Seifer
5,ability to post photos,exploring the discovering photos of different cultures.
6, 241countries,United States 4,967
Flickr
1,http://www.flickr.com/
2,photo management and sharing application site
3,558,832
4,Stewart Butterfield,Caterina Fake
5,almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world
6,33; US21
Flixster
1,http://www.flixster.com/
2,movies site
3,15 million unique visitors and almost 2 billion movie ratings.
4,Didn't said
5,Flixster is a community for movie fans of all shapes and sizes
6,1,116; US 1,460
Fledg
1,http://www.fledgewing.com/eWing
2,"one-stop shop" for entrepreneurial students looking to springboard their careers and ideas.
3,millions of Alexa Toolbar users
4,Martijn Koster
5,help everyone get their foot in the door.
6,1,663,969,
FilmAffinity
1,http://www.filmaffinity.com/
2,film watching and finding site
3,Lots and lots
4,Pablo Kurt Verdu and Daniel Nicolas
5,lots of fimes can be finded and watched
6, 3,839; Spain103
Mali Gorjian
ReplyDeleteNat work assignment
1- The web site mame is ( youmeo.com).
2- youmeo is a social net work that in addition to standard social networking features ( such as tha ability to communicate with other member upload media , etc) allows users to import data from other popular community - based websites.
Youmeo was originally founded in April 2005 the name PPLPARTY by then 15 years old young enterpreneur calum Brannan. Curently the website's officer are based in coventry United Kingdom.
3- 1,065.535 registerd users
4- 15 years old young enterpreneur Calum Brannan.
5-net working features such as the ability to communicate with other , upload media, allows its user to import data from other popular .Tahat created by the young person 15 years old .
6- Not in top 100,000
News Card#9
ReplyDeleteJean Chang
Title:A real-world test of Google Goggles visual search (photos)
Website: http://news.cnet.com/2300-1038_3-10002032.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.1
Google now expanded its browser-based text search to voice and image search too. Google is now experimenting an image-based search service that allows people to submit an image and get Web-based search results pulled from Google's massive archive of indexed photos and images but it's currently available only on Adroid-powered smartphone. As it is not yet officially launched in the website interface, therefore users that would like to try might still have some difficulties executing it.
Homework#9
ReplyDeleteJean Chang
(A) Meettheboss
1. http://www.meettheboss.com
2. Business Networking Tool (English)
3. 20,000 users (executive level)
4. Spencer Green (GDS International Ltd)
5. This site is built with a ‘SmartWords’ feature that tracks a user’s interests through his or her activity that allows users to interact through certain keywords, subjects, and topics which ultimately indicates the users’ behavior.
6. World Ranking - 141,916; Great Britain – 29,724
(B) Mixi
1. http://mixi.jp/
2. Social Networking Sites that focus on people of common interest (Japanese)
3. 10 million users (80% social networking market share)
4. Kenji Kasahara (E-Mercury Inc)
5. It has all the features of an usual social networking site but it is stated in their Term of Use that all rights for content belong to the users that created it therefore users have more protected by posting their personal uploads.
6. World Ranking – 85; Japan - 8
(C) Mobikade
1. http://www.mkade.com
2. Mobile Social Networking Service from Japan to Europe(English)
3. N/A (Permanently Closed from November 1st, 2009)
4. Sogo Shosha Itochu (Excite Japan Co.)
5. Mobikade is an off-portal site that has all usual SNS that uses XHTML and Java compliant handsets in the UK. Users have to be on one of the UK operator's WAP connectivity to access mobikade. This access control is implemented by restricting access to UK operator IP addresses only.
6. World Ranking- N/A
(D) Mocospace
1. http://www.mocospace.com/
2. Mobile Social Network (English and Spanish)
3. 10 million registered users
4. Justin Siegel and Jamie Hall
5. A standalone mobile web site that can be visited by any phone with mobile web access.
6. World Ranking – 3,743; Puerto Rico - 333
(E) MOG
1. http://mog.com (MOG Music Network)
2. Largest network of music blogs on the web
3. More than 10 million visitors each month
4. David Hyman
5. Allows users to create playlists through access to over six million songs online via licensing by all four major music labels.
6. World Ranking - 4,370; USA - 2,285
1. Exploroo
ReplyDeletehttp://www.exploroo.com/
2. To offers User profile generation, Social networking, travel advice, and other common Social networking features
3. small website so far, not in top 100,000 website, does not apply the registered members.
4. Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder Frank Guerra and Chief Operating Officer & Co-founder Daniel Lew
5.It is an information loaded one-stop website for everything travel relate and Exploroo members can also access world news and sport updates.
6. Thailand, Isreal, India most visited countries, United States least used country
From Robert Mcbain
ReplyDeleteWeb site No 1
1.Cloob.com
2. It’s a site dedicated to the social networking of Iranian people from around the world.
3. About 1 million users
4. The Iranian Virtual Society
5. It allows people from Iranian backgrounds to contact each other something that isn't so easy in Iran at all and which the Government is against.
6. The Global ranking is 739
Web site No 2
1. Classmates.com
2. Classmates.com is a social network service created in 1995 by Randy Conrads who founded Classmates Online, Inc.
3. It has over 40 million users from the U.S.A. and Canada .
4. Mr. Randy Conrads
5. People can connect to their friends from their school days from Kinder-garden to College
6. In the United States its ranked 213.
Web site No 3
1. The name of the website is Care 2
2. Care2 is a social network website to help connect activists from around the world. It has a membership of
3. It has a membership of about 9 million.
4. The creator is Randy Paynter.
5. Care2 members create an online identity by filling out a profile with personal information.
6. 18,263 Russia 14.475 Japan 13,731 Germany
Web site No 4
1. Cake Financial
2. Cake Financial is a free web-based financial services social network for individual investors allowing members to share their real stock portfolios and performance with other members.
3. It has about 10 million users
4. The site was introduced publicly at the September 2007 TechCrunch40 Conference by Founder and CEO, Steven Carpenter.
5. Cake has generated media coverage from a number of financial news outlets such as Forbes, Kiplinger ,BusinessWeek and Barron’s .
6. 279,373 U.S.A.
Web site No 5
1. The name of the site is called cafémom
2. CafeMom is an ad-supported social networking website specifically targeted at mothers, offering
member-generated content such as profiles, journals, groups, photos, and polls.
3. The site has a membership of about 3.1 Million people
4. CafeMom is owned by privately held CMI Marketing founded by Andrew Shue and Michael Sanche.
5. It’s a social networking site for Mums.
6. U.S.A. 786 Canada 3,802 Pakistan 4,455
Mali Gorjian
ReplyDeleteNet work assignment
1- The web site name is zoo.gr
2 -It is a social neyworking and games website which is placed among the top 10 most visited in Greece ( among people who have the Alexa toolbar installed on their browser), and is the largest Greek net working site.
3- 8.057
4- The Co. was founded in 2004
5- In lDecember 2008 zoo claimed to have recorded a total number of 900,00 unique avisitors. and also it is the largest Greek net working site.
6- 8.529
NEWSCARD: DAVID WASWA
ReplyDeleteALWAYS NOKIA
http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/nokia-n900-unlocked/
The Nokia N900 is the next evolution of the company's Internet Table, and don't let its smaller size fool you. It delivers more power, adds phone capabilities, and has one of most robust mobile Web browsers on the market today. It also runs on the Linux-based Maemo platform, which offers great customization options and multitasking abilities but has yet to live up to its full possibilities. The N900 feels incomplete with its limited Exchange support and an app store that has yet to go live. Also, the user interface is incredibly unintuitive, making it frustrating to use at times. Like we said, there's plenty of potential there, but for now, the N900 is probably best for tech enthusiasts or early adopters, while those after an everyday, more mainstream smartphone should stick with the current crop of favorites. The Nokia N900 is available unlocked for $569, though you may be able to find it for less online.
HOMEWORK #9
ReplyDeleteRyze
1. Website name?
Ryze.com
2. What is the purpose(s) of the site?
to link business professionals, particularly new entrepreneurs
3. How big is the site?(registered users)
over 500,000 members in 200 countries, with over 1,000 external organizations hosting sub-networks on the site.
4. Creator or founder name(s)
Adrian Scott
5. What makes the site so special?
it was the first of the new generation of social networking services
6. What is the global ranking?(please check Alexa.com) just put "name.com" and click you’ll get the stat.
• 37.8% United States
• 32.8% India
• 5.1% United Kingdom
• 4.1% Australia
• 3.4% Pakistan
ReverbNation
1. Website name?
ReverbNation.com
2. What is the purpose(s) of the site?
It provides a central site for musicians, producers, and venues to collaborate and communicate.
3. How big is the site?(registered users)
25,000 people
4. Creator or founder name(s)
eMinor, Inc.
5. What makes the site so special?
ReverbNation provides a widget that allows its members to place content on web pages. This TuneWidget is a free feature that links back to additional content, such as music recommended by the band the widget was created
6. What is the global ranking?(please check Alexa.com) just put "name.com" and click you’ll get the stat.
54.0% United States
7.2% United Kingdom
3.9% Canada
3.7% India
3.3% South Africa
ResearchGate
1. Website name?
ResearchGATE
2. What is the purpose(s) of the site?
aims at scientific researchers from all disciplines of science. It provides web applications including semantic searching (whole abstract searching)[2], file-sharing, publication database sharing (e.g. endnote libraries), forums, methodology discussions, groups etc.
3. How big is the site?(registered users)
more than 200,000 researchers from 196 countries.
4. Creator or founder name(s)
Dr. Ijad Madisch, Sören Hofmayer, Horst Fickenscher
5. What makes the site so special?
It also provides a search feature browsing internal resources and major external research databases, including Pubmed, Citeseer, Arxiv, Nasa Library and others with a total of more than 35 million entries to find research papers. The custom designed semantic search engine represents a new way to search for information
6. What is the global ranking?(please check Alexa.com) just put "name.com" and click you’ll get the stat.
Not ranked
Renren
1.Website name?
Renren
2.What is the purpose(s) of the site?
similar to that of Facebook
3.How big is the site?(registered users)
more than 22 million active users and an estimated 40 million users who have registered their real names.
4.Creator or founder name(s)
Wang Xing, Wang Huiwen, Lai Binqiang
5.What makes the site so special?
Xiaonei started its WAP version, which users can get access to through mobile phones. Xiaonei has been advantaged in that it features an instant messaging service designed typically for its users, while Facebook was denounced to have dropped behind Xiaonei in this field.
6.What is the global ranking?(please check Alexa.com) just put "name.com" and click you’ll get the stat.
1 China
2 United Kingdom
3 Canada
4 United States
Ravelry
1.Website name?
Ravelry
2.What is the purpose(s) of the site?
itallows knitters and crocheters around the world to organize and share projects and ideas.
3.How big is the site?(registered users)
over 270,000 members[1] have signed up, and there remains an ongoing waiting list of over 5,000 members
4.Creator or founder name(s)
Casey and Jessica Forbes
5.What makes the site so special?
The format of Ravelry is user-friendly. Popular topics are arranged in a series of tabs, and subtopics can be accessed from there, either by drop-down menus or direct links.
6.What is the global ranking?(please check Alexa.com) just put "name.com" and click you’ll get the stat.
1 Canada
2 United States
3 Ireland
4 Belgium
last.fm
ReplyDelete1.www.last.fm.com
2.Social network for nternet radio and music community website.
3.30,000,000 registered users
4.It was founded by Felie Miller, Martin Stiksel, Micheal Breidenbruecker and Tomas Willomitzer.
5.Free online music, videos, pictures,charts,artists' biographies,concerts and internet radio.
6.Global ranking is 310. Most popular in United Kingdom.
library thing
1.www.librarything.com
2.Social cataloging web application for storing and sharing personal library catalogs and book lists.
3.400,000 registered users.
4.It was created by Tim Spalding.
5.member with your books.
6.4529 global ranking, mostly used in United Kingdom.
lifeknot
1.www.lifeknot.com
2.Social networking for making new friends and sharing interests or hobbies.
3.Registered users are not showed in the list.
4.It was founded by Matt Muro, is based in Boston, MA and is privately owned.
5.Members create activity profiles listing their favorite activities hobbies,and online dating web sites too.
6.rank 602,117.
linkedin
1.www.linkedin.com
2.for interconnected network of experienced professionals from around the world
3.53,000,000 registered users
4.linkedin coperation.
5.can develop productivity
6.Global ranking 42. Most used in United states.
listography
1.www.listography.com
2. To create your personal database of lists: autobiographical lists, to-do lists, catalogues,and wishlists.
3.not in list.
4.Liza and Adam.
5.It is a personal web application tool and book that aid people in creating their autobiography through list making.
6.global rank 197,009.
Kindle is the most gifted amazon item, ever
ReplyDeleteThe new product for all ereaders, the Kindle, is achieving huge sales in the marketplace. More Kindles were bought than actual books on Christmas Day. December 14th was the best day for sales when over 110 million were shipped worldwide. It became the must gifted item in the history of the website to date.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10422032-92.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0
JIN XIN (VENUS)
ReplyDeleteFoursquare
1.www.Foursquare.com
2. Foursquare on your phone gives you & your friends new ways of exploring
your city. Earn points & unlock badges for discovering new things.
3.170,000
4. Dennis Crowley, Naveen Selvadurai, Harry Heymann, Nathan Folkman and Mike Singleton
5.We all have our local hangouts and foursquare keeps tabs on who's the most loyal of all the regulars. If you've been to a place more than anyone else, you'll become "the mayor"... until someone else comes along and steals your title.
It may sound a little silly until you see the list of places that are offering freebies to our mayors - free coffees, free ice-cream, free hotel stays - it pays to be a foursquare loyalist and check-in whenever you go!
6.4,321
Friends Reunited
1.http://www.friendsreunited.co.uk/
2. ReuniteFind old friends and never lose touch with your past. Search millions of people at schools , universities, clubs, armed forces and streets.
ShareKeep friends and family up-to-date with your profile, share photos, share videos and celebrate big events with your timeline.
FriendshipFind and chat with people who share your hobbies and interests. Meet new people, share advice and discover something new.
3.19,000,000
4.Pankhursts
5.ShareKeep friends and family up-to-date with your profile, share photos, share videos and celebrate big events with your timeline.
FriendshipFind and chat with people who share your hobbies and interests. Meet new people, share advice and discover something new.
6.11,021
Friendster
1.http://www.friendster.com/
2. Friendster helps you stay connected with everything that matters to you: friends, family and fun!
3.90,000,000
4.Richard B. Kimber
5. Friendster prides itself in delivering an easy-to-use, friendly and interactive environment where users can easily connect with anyone around the world via www.friendster.com and m.friendster.com from any Internet-ready mobile device.
6.What is the global ranking?(please check Alexa.com) just put "name.com" and click you’ll get the stat.
Frühstückstreff
1.www.fruehstueckstreff.net
2. Frühstückstreff (German: breakfast meeting) is an international, multi-lingual breakfast club initiative located in over 50 cities in Europe and Australia.
3.14,800
4.Klaus Schultheis
5.Participating members and their friends pay only what they eat and drink at the selected restaurant or coffee shop.
6.161
Fubar
1.http://www.fubar.com/
2. fubar is the Internet's only online bar and Happy Hour where the party goes on 24/7!
3.1,200,000
4. Bruce Kessler
5.fubar is for anyone 18 and older who is interested in meeting new people while connecting with old friends.
6.9,987
Jinxin （VENUS)
ReplyDeletenews card9
Ford brings Wi-Fi to the highway
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/12/26/wired.ford.wi.fi/index.html
Letting people log on from the road will be a big selling point among 20-something buyers, the so-called Millennials who have propelled much of Sync's success. Millennials will make up 28 percent of the driving population next year, a nine-point increase from 2004.
Kids aside, Ford says interest in in-car connectivity is high among the general public, with one-third of people surveyed by the Consumer Electronics Association expressing interest in being able to check e-mail or surf the Web from the car.
News Card 9#
ReplyDeletehttp://www.gadgetlite.com/2009/12/28/video-top-gear-special-bolivia/
Video: Top Gear special – Bolivia 4×4 challenge
Top Gear Christmas special is fascinating and Just featured on BBC last night was the 6th episode of the current season 14 of the popular petrol head TV series. The three presenters played on a ridiculous four by four challenge in Bolivia, probably one of the toughest they have ever faced. Like all challenges in the past, they were given a small budget to limit their choice of vehicle.
NewsCard#9
ReplyDeleteTitle: Search For Images Via GazoPa Similar Image Search Engine
I have found very interesting Image Search Engine, searching for images via GazoPa. GazoPa is a next generation image search engine which allows users to use features from one image to search for and to identify for similar images. For example, users can upload a photo or draw an image via the image editor from the search engine. The search engine will search for similar images from its database based on the input. Besides, users also via other methods such as entering a photo’s url or typing a keyword can make similar photo search. GazoPa can support not only photos but also the search of video thumbnails.
Hitachi America, just released its image search engine, GazoPa, as an open beta version and offers to the public for trying, testing and feedback without the need to register or log in, after about a year’s private beta trial service.
According to users’ feedback, GazoPa has made major improvement in terms of features in this open beta version. For example, GazoPa has added features such as filtering the latest images and reusable images. The latest images can now be displayed by a filtering option. GazoPa enables users to filter images that are for commercial and remix use.
GazoPa has made image searching become more interesting and user friendly. This open beta version is free and users can try it out and provide feedback to the developer for improvement.
Social Networking Services(Homework 9)
ReplyDeleteXing
1. www.Xing.com
2. XING is a social software platform for enabling a small-world network for professionals.
3. 8,000,000
4. It was founded in August 2003 in Hamburg, Germany as a German limited liability company by Lars Hinrichs and co-founder Bill Liao.
5. It offers personal profiles, groups, discussion forums, event coordination, and other common social community features. Basic membership is free. But many core functions, like searching for people with specific qualifications or messaging people to whom one is not already connected, can only be accessed by the premium members. Premium membership comes at a monthly fee of 5 € (around 9 USD).
6. The most ranked around the world in Xing is Germany, Australia, Switzerland, turkey, Spain
Xt3
1. www.Xt3.com
2. It supports and brings to life Pope Benedict XV1’s 2009 theme for the 43rd World Communication Day: New Technologies, New Relationships. Promoting a Culture of Respect, Dialogue and Friendship.
3. It also has nearly 50,000 members from all over the world.
4. Xt3.com is a Catholic social online network established for the 2008 World Youth Day in Sydney, Australia. The name stands for “Christ in the Third Millennium” and is operated by the Archdiocese of Sydney with the support of Archbishop Cardinal George Pell.
5. It is a content driven and features an expanding library of videos, audio interviews, podcasts, print articles and messages from the Vatican. This content is available to the public. Other features include a Prayer Wall, Ask a Priest and a special section called iActiv8 which has all the information on World Youth Day Madrid 2011.
6. The most ranked around the world in Xt3.com is India, US and UK.
Yammer
ReplyDelete1. www.Yammer.com
2. The purpose is to allow co-workers to share status updates. You post updates on what you are working on. You can post news, links, ask questions, and get answers for people in your company. You can see the most prolific people and the most followed people. It is a good way to discover who is the most influential in your company.[
3. Used at over 50,000 business worldwide. Users include the BBC, SunGard, Capgemini and Telefonica who have also combined Yammer with an internal video sharing service.
4. David O. Sacks
5. Yammer is a microblogging service launched in September 2008. Like Twitter, it allows users to post updates of their activities, follow others' updates, tag content, and create memes. Unlike Twitter, Yammer focuses on businesses, and only individuals with the same email domain can join a given network.
6. The most ranked around the world in Yammer is Papua New Guinea, Slovenia, Israel, Norway.
Yelp,Inc
1. The name of the website is www.yelp.com.
2. The purpose of this network is to connect people with great local businesses and to help people find great local businesses like dentists, hair stylists and mechanics. .
3. As of November 2009, more than 26 million people visited Yelp in the past 30 days. Yelpers have written over 8 million local reviews, over 85% of them rating a business 3 stars or higher.
4. The founders of this site are Jeremy Stoppelman, Co-founder/CEO, Russel Simmons, Co-founder/CTO, and Geoff Donaker COO.
5. You can use Yelp to find events, special offers, lists and to talk with other Yelpers . Every business owner (or manager) can setup a free account to post offers, photos and message her customers . Yelp makes money by selling ads to local businesses - you'll see these yellow, clearly labeled "Sponsored Results" around the site . Paying advertisers can also promote a favorite review at the top of their Yelp page, but can never change or re-order their other reviews . Yelp has an automated filter that suppresses a small portion of reviews - it targets those suspicious ones you see on other sites . You can Yelp on your phone at http://m.yelp.com, or use Yelp for iPhone, Yelp for BlackBerry, Yelp for Palm Pre, and Yelp for Android .
6. The most ranked around the world in yelp.com is United States , Canada , India , Australia , United Kingdom , China , Germany
Homework # 9
ReplyDelete1 .http://www.irc-gllaria.net
2 .Photo gallery for the Finnish users of Internet
Relay Chat.
3 .505,000
4 .Tomi Lintela
5 .Image gallery , social network service.
6 .3598
1 .http://www.italki.com
2 .To help people learn foreign language
3 .450.000
4 .American and Chinese entreprenurs
5 .It has a variety of features to support language learners : social learning , self study , paid professional lessons.
6 .14286
1 .http://www.internation.com
2 .To reconize the need for a global online network for expatriates.
3 .christion Leifeld , Matte Zeedk , Philipp von Plato
4 .Internation uses the mighty arm of Quality Assurance.
5 .7668545
1 .http://www.itsmy.com
2 .For conbining mobile communication and personal contact sharing.
3 .2,500,000
4 .Owner= Gofresh Gmbh , creatures = Jukka Saarelainen & Antonio Vince Stylebl
5 .It offer users mobile networking including vedio and picture blogging and personal mobile TVchannal and a lot of social service.
6 .187,769
1 .http://iwiw.hu
2 .Hungarian social networking
3 .4,000,000
4 .not described
5 .Like other social newwork, one can find friends by a search tool or looking through one's acquantences'acquance.
6 .549
From: New technology world
ReplyDeletehttp://www.new-technology-world.com/connect/index.php?do=/blog/lg-electronics-announces-lg-gd-910-8211-the-first-touch-watch-phone-of-the-/
Article title--- LG Electronics Announces LG-GD 910 – The First Touch Watch Phone of the World
Posted December 26, 2009 by Admin
Announcement from LG Electronics, on oct 30, 2009, was that LG-GD 910- the first touch watch phone would be available at the Singapore for sale and the wholesale price is SG$ 1,688.
Dr. Skott Ahn, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communication Company said that Watch Phone is fully functional and rivals top luxury watch brands in terms of style, comfort and durability and also with high-resolution 1.4-inch screen.
Not only LG GD910’s compatibility with blue tooth sets it apart from other watch phones but also it is compatible with 3G HSDPA networks, videos, MP3 player and so on.
For further details, you may visit http://sg.lge.com.
Tags: Touch Watch Phone, LG-GD 910
ED6060 ICT In Education Assignment #8 and News Card #8 by Murat Kiymaz
ReplyDeleteNews Card #8:
Title: Technology changes 'outstrip' netbooks
Synopsis: People my age would remember the infamous song "Video killed the radio star" by the British synthpop/new wave group The Buggles. But, how about "Netbook user killed the netbook" ? Accroding to this article, not only it is possible, but it is already happening. As an ex-netbook user myself, I highly recommend this article on the changing netbook trends and webusers' preferences.
URL: Please click here to read the full article.
Assignment #8: Q & A Report on 5 different Social Networking Sites:
Site #1: LiveJournal
1) http://www.livejournal.com/
2) Provides a virtual community where Internet users can keep a blog, journal or diary.Each journal entry has its own web page, which includes the comments left by other users. In addition, each user has a journal page, which shows all of his or her most recent journal entries, along with links to the comment pages.
3) 1.9 million users (according to a December 2008 report).
4) LiveJournal was created by Brad Fitzpatrick, a programmer from the USA.
5) Many features that are now popular on contemporary social media sites actually originated on LiveJournal. These include memcached (a memory caching system designed to ease database load on large Web-serving applications), the articulated social network, profi le pages and the Friends Page.
6) LiveJournal's Alexa traffic rank is 79.
Site #2: Livemocha
1) http://www.livemocha.com/
2) Livemocha is a social network service where users can learn languages through audio-visual lessons, peer tutoring tools and support systems.
3) Over 4 million members as of November 16, 2009.
4) Co-founded by Shirish Nadkarni and Krishnan Seshadrinathan.
5) Livemocha is the world's largest online language learning community and offers free online courses in 30 different languages with over 160 hours of lessons for each of them. In addition, it also allows users to practice with each other and get peer reviews from native speakers.
6) Livemocha's Alexa traffic rank is 4066.
Site #3: LunarStorm
1) http://www.lunarstorm.se/
2) LunarStorm is a commercial, advertisement financed Swedish social networking website for teenagers.
3) 1.2 million members as per LunarStorm official statistics.
4) LunarStorm's predecessor "StajlPlejs" was founded by Rickard Ericsson. After Lunarworks took over StajlPlejs, it renamed the website to LunarStorm.
5) This site is only available in Swedish and thus, currently only serves Swedish users.
6) LunarStorm's Alexa traffic rank is 75,069.
Site #4: MEETin
1) http://www.meetin.org/
2) MEETin's mission is to make new friends through a local social network without the pretense of establishing business connections.
3) 46,949 members as of 29.12.2009 (according to the website).
4) Established by Mikey Heard on 14 March 2003, in Washington, DC, to connect people socially in the city.
5) What makes MEETin special is that it is based on local social networking rather than a global one. MEETin now operates in 90 cities, enabling the reidents of these cities to meet and have fun in their city.
6) MEETin's Alexa traffic rank is 180,167.
Site #5: Meetup
1) http://www.meetup.com/
2) Meetup is the world's largest network of local groups. It allows members to find and join groups unified by a common interest, such as politics, books, games, movies, health, pets, careers or hobbies.
3) 5.7 million according to Meetup's website.
4) Meetup.com was founded in 2001 by Scott Heiferman, Matt Meeker and Peter Kamali.
5) Users enter their ZIP code (or their city outside the United States) and the topic they want to meet about, and the website helps them arrange a place and time to meet.
6) Meetup's Alexa traffic rank is 756.
home-school working 9
ReplyDeletewww.kaioo.com
2. to purpose the support of science and research, education, art and culture,assistnce to young and old people.
3.141 sites link
4.Thomas kreye and Rolf Schmidt-holtz
5.can create profiles and upload images and videos, meet new people and express yourself
6.387,780
www.kaixin001.com
2.for social networking site market research
3. 40 million users
4.Cheng Binghao
5.10,000 social networking sites in china
6.59
www.jammerdirect.com
2.to focus on the artistic and music
3.14 sites link
4.Ryan Martin
5. can use to promote whatever msic, artwork or creative product
6. 977,218
www.jaiku.com
2. to communicate by using social networking ,micro-blogging and lifestreaming service
3. 4829 users
4 Jyri Engestrom and Peteri Koponen
5. consists of a wensite,a mobile website and a client applocation
6.14,627
www.kiwibox.com
2.for online magazine for young adults
3.2.5 million users
4. Lin Dai
5. a social network with user profile pages, forums,blogs an a magazine
6. 129,820
News card 9; http//www.eschoolnews.com
ReplyDeleteTittle ;Top 10 ed-tech stories of 2009: No 7
Google made perminent lawsuit with the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers in October 2008. And google has examined the text from millions of out-of -print but copyright-protected books through partnerships and then google has called its Books project, which also scans public-domain works.But the authors guild stated without proof that google was "engaging in massive copyright infringement"
Last year,google and the publishing industry accepted to make perminent their battle.Google would pay for the million of copyright books and for the legal fees of the authors guild and publishing association.The settlement will become the future of reading,research, writing and publiction practices for decades to come.The agreement between google and authors provides more flexibility to offer discounts on electronic books and make it easier for other to resell access to a digital index of books covered in the settlement.
Detail: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=62363&page=2
Homework -9
ReplyDelete#1 Socialvibe
1.www.socialvibe.com
2.It is the leading social media utility connecting people with brands, empowering them to engage with sponsors and share branded content with their social graph to benefit a cause of their choice.
3.Over 1,000,000 members
4.Joe Marchese, Brandon Mills and David Levy
5.It aims to reward publishers of social media content through mechanisms such as donations to their charity of choice
6.41,722
#2 Sonico
1. www.Sonico.com
2. Sonico is a free-access social networking website oriented toward a Latin American audience
3. 44.087.248 users, 15.709 from Thailand
4. Rodrigo Teijeiro CEO
5. Sonico has a so-called proactive moderation consisting in a team solely dedicated to check out every new profile and content uploaded to the site.
6. 518
#3 Soundpedia
1. www.soundpedia.com – Not available anymore
2. Soundpedia was a Singapore-based internet radio and music community website.
3. -
4. Gregory Gumo and Faribourz Hosseinifard
5. Users were allowed to create playlists as they browse or while sampling music; they can then either stream their own unique "radio stations" to their own computer or web enabled mobile device.
6. 942,681
#4 Stickam
1. www.Stickam.com
2. It is a free live video service and social network that allows you to stream live video over the internet.
3. Over five million
4. Wataru Takahashi
5. Free 2GB Storage Space & Unlimited Bandwidth
6. 2,730
#5 Studviz
1. www.studivz.net/
2. It is a social networking platform for students (in particular for college and university students in Europe), based in Berlin, Germany.
3. Over 15.000.000 members
4. Ehssan Dariani (CEO) and Dennis Bemmann
5. Students are able to keep and maintain a personal page containing information about their name, age, study subjects, interests, courses and group memberships within StudiVZ.
6. 208
Newscard
Chinese author plans lawsuit over Google Books
December 28, 2009 9:48 AM PST
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30684_3-10422290-265.html
A Chinese author plans to sue Google for scanning one of her books into the Google Books database without her permission, according to a report.
Mian Mian intends to file suit this week against Google, claiming copyright infringement after discovering that her third book, "Acid Lovers," was scanned by Google as part of its book digitization project, according to AFP. The suit would be the first filed against Google in China over the Google Books project, which itself is no stranger to the courtroom.
1. Experienceproject
ReplyDelete2. An online community premised on connecting members who share similar life experiences.
3. 3452 members registered
4. Armen Berjikly
5. The site emphasizes anonimyty to promote conversations unhindered by fear of recognition or embarrasment, going so far as to forbid to use real names
6. 3504
1. Exploroo
2. To offer user profile generation, social networking, travel advice, and other common social networking features
3. does not apply registered members
4. Frank Guerra and Daniel Lew
5. An information loaded one-stop website for everything travel related
6. 231390
1. Facebook
2. A social networking website that users can add friends, send messages, and update their personal profiles to notify their friends about themselves.
3. 350,000,000
4. Mark Zuckerberg
5. Users can join networks, organized by city, school, workplace, and region
6. 2nd in the world
1. Faceparty
2. a UK based social networking website allowing users to create online profiles and interact with each other
3. 200,000
4. Andrew David Bamforth and Phineas Kibbey
5. Users need to pay by paypal account to get password
6. 30339
1. Faces.com
2. A social networking website that users can create profiles and blogs about themselves
3. 250,000 currently
4. Mark Harburn
5. Notable features are webforums, unlimitted photo galleries, video, live video chat, flash games and a points ranking system
6. 125,896
Hi5
ReplyDelete1. hi5.com
2. social networking
3. over 50 million monthly visitors
4. Remu Yalamanchi
5. Social entertainment for the youth market worldwide
6. 51
Hositality Club
1.hositalityclub.org
2. hospitality network
3. 553,000 members in 226 countries
4. Veit Kuhne
5. to coordinate accommodation and other services, such as guiding
or regaling travelers.
6. 39121
Hyves
ReplyDelete1. Hyves.nl
2. social networking website
3. over 9 million registered users
4. Ramond Spanjar, Koen Kam and Floris Rost van Tonningen
5. Users can create personalized pages of themselves with rich
media content, such as photos, videos, flash content and custom
layouts.
6. 235
Ibibo
1. www.ibibo.com
2. social network service that offers a variety of applications under
its social network
3. currently more than 4 million
4. bady
5. ibibo is the canvas where it can be expressed and displayed to
the world at large
6. 721
Imeem
ReplyDelete1. www.imeem.com
2. virat content sharing, social network service that where users
interacted with each other by streaming, uploading and sharing
music and music videos.
3. more than 20 million visitors per month
4. Dalton Caldwell and Jan Jannink
5. people could discover, stream and share music and music videos
for free
6. 549
news card 9
ReplyDeletehttp://www.technewsworld.com/story/Leaked-Specs-Describe-Lustrous-Google-Chrome-Netbook-68982.html
Supposed hardware details on a Google-branded Chrome netbook have emerged, and they paint an intriguing picture. An HD-ready multi-touch monitor, a 64 GB solid-state drive, and 2 GB of RAM all figure into the mix. Even with subsidies, can Google wrap it all into a $300 device? The company has declined to state whether the specs are accurate.
When Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) opened up the source code for its Chrome operating system last month, third-party hardware manufacturers lined up plans to build Chrome-based netbooks, with availability expected in late 2010. Could Google also be cooking up plans to sell its own, Google-branded Chrome netbook at around the same time?
The blogosphere's rumor mill is humming with purported hardware details of such a Google netbook, which were first listed by IBTimes.
Best wishes for a happy, healthy and successful 2010 to Ajarn Supit and all my friends at ABAC !
ReplyDeleteMali Gorjian
ReplyDeleteNews Card #9
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/12/31/cnet.top.tech.stories.decade/index.html
Top 10 tech news stories of the decade
By CNET staff
December 29, 2009 -- Updated 1257 GMT (2057 HKT)
(CNET) -- As hard as it may be to remember now, the dot-com boom was nearing its dizzying peak as the decade started. But just as the bust hit a few months later, Google was pairing a savvy business model with great technology, Apple was most decidedly getting its mojo back, and Bill Gates was becoming exasperated with those pesky trustbusters.
Since then, Google became a giant, the iPhone broke through the smartphone design barrier, and social media went mainstream. But what was the biggest story? As the decade comes to an end, we offer our list of the 10 most important tech stories of the decade.
News Card#9
ReplyDeleteTitle:Google acquires Youtube and legitimizes social media
You can argue Google's $1.65 billion acquisition of YouTube in 2006 was more about bringing television to the Web than offering legitimacy to social media. Either way, it was a milestone for the tech industry.
If Google or another big suitor had not gobbled YouTube, it's not hard to imagine the video-sharing site, despite its popularity, failing because of rising costs and litigation with content owners. Google offered a buffer for YouTube (still does) while it worked on becoming more than a neat idea.
The eye-popping price tag, which even Google CEO Eric Schmidt acknowledges was mighty steep, also helped spark a run on Web 2.0 investments and primed the market for other social-media platforms, such as Facebook and Twitter.
Of course, the great question with these social-media companies is profitability. Facebook, for example, recently announced it turned cash positive, but any accounting student will tell you that's not the same thing as being profitable. Still, if any company can provide a model for turning a hugely popular social-media site into a cash machine, it will be Google.
Homework 9
ReplyDeleteSaharath
Social Networks assignment
1.http://wakoopa.com
2. Wakoopa is a social network that helps people discover the best software, games and web apps on the market.
3. 100,000[citation needed]
4. Wouter Broekhof and Robert Gaal
5.
• Install a small tracker on your desktop and
• Automatically create your online software profile that you can share with friends and the world and widgets.
• updated your contacts Games, audio & video players, instant messengers or office tools.
6. Rank: 9,420[252]
1. http//wasabi.com
2. Joining and creating clubs and Communities for any hobby, sport, business, political or other interest or affiliation.
3. Data not available
4. Wasabi Online Ltd., London, UK.
5. Services which allow you to find new friends, new websites and new photos.
6. Ranking 95,188[253]
1. http://www.wayn.com
2. Fastest growing travel and lifestyle social networking community website in the UK.
3. 15 million users
4. Jerome Touze and Peter Ward
5.
• Keep track of all your contacts from around the world
• Make new friends based on where you are now
6.Ranking 2,974[255]
Homework 9
ReplyDelete1. www.gogoyoko.com
2. for artists to sell and distribute their music
3. Not mention
4. Musicians Haukur Magnusson and petur Ulfur Einarsson
5. everyone can listen to and buy music directly from artists and anyone can sell and promote their music
6. Iceland, Norway, Germany
1. www.goodreads.com
2. to serve as an easy way to review books for book lovers
3. 650,000
4. Otis Chandler, a software engineer and entrepreneur
5. easy to review and get recommendation
6. Iran, Indonesia, United States
1. Gossipreport.com
2. users can anonymously create a profile,photo posting gossip about someone
3. not mention
4. Brett Martin
5. debate over free speech versus right
6. Singapore, United States
1. Grono.net
2. to share photo and find cultural events
3. 200,000
4. polish school students and alumni
5. users can keep name,age and photo
6. Poland, Ireland, United Kingdom
1..Habbo.com
2. for teenager to be able to play game or chat
3. 118,000,000
4. Sulake Corporation
5. users can post virtually anything they wish
6. Singapore, Ecuador, Venezuela
Mr. Saharath D.
ReplyDeleteNewscard 9
Source of news : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/leicestershire/8434390.stm
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Zoo penguins help Antarctic birds
The penguins at a Leicestershire zoo are helping the scientists to observed the movement of wild birds’ movements. They trialling the new tags with the penguins. The British Antarctic Survey developed the 1.5g data logger built into a soft leg ring, after previous proved dangerous for the birds. It had been fitted to penguins’ flippers but also aware of the effect to birds dying because of metal or plastic rings fitted to their legs were causing cuts and sores. The tested of tags using are being in the zoo to check to potential problems in the wild. If it success it will be use to track the winter movements of wild macaroni penguins from the colony at Bird Island, South Georgia, during 2010
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ReplyDeletetitle ;Video games outsell movies in U.K.
URL ;http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-10423150-62.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0
Befor my homework, I would like to say 'happy new year to you all.'
British spend their money on vedio game 30 percent more than on films in 2009.
U.K. video games: 1.73 billion pounds ($2.8 billion)
U.K. film: 1.198 billion pounds ($1.93 billion)
The growth in new forms of digital entertainment is more powerful than traditional forms of entertainment in the U.K today.
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WeOurFamily
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2.Share your life online with your friends and family.
3.Registered user less than 100,000
4.Raideil Inc.
5.General with emphasis on privacy and security
6.Global ranking 685,337
Windows Live Spaces
1.http://spaces.live.com
2.Community with Share Your Story in Rich and Meaningful Ways, Even When on the Go
3.Registered user 120,000,000
4.Microsoft
5.he most popular blogging(formerly MSN space)
6.5th
WiserEarth
1.http://www.wiserearth.org/
2.a free online community space connecting the people
3.registered user 28,300
4.Paul Hawken
5.Online community space for the social justice and environmental movement, open to people 18 and older
6.77,143
xanga
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2.Community blogger
3.Registered user 27,000,000
4.Marc Ginsburg, Dan Huddle, John Hiler
5.Xanga supports several privacy features that allow users to restrict or control access to their sites.
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ReplyDeleteTitle:Companies Google should buy in 2010
http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2009/technology/0912/gallery.google_acquisitions/2.html
Google CEO Eric Schmidt said in September that the search leader will buy up one company a month in 2010. Here's a look at some of the leading contenders.Such as Twitter,Digg,Jumptap,Yelp,Yelp and Yandex.
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http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Technology-to-Give-Eyesight-to-the-Blind-68995.html
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title,,,Technology to Give Eyesight to the Blind
Scientists at MIT and other research organizations are testing chip technologies that could help bring eyesight to individuals with conditions like age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. Microchips place onto or inside they eyeball are assisted by a pair of electronic glasses the patient wears. Results vary, but many subjects report significant improvement in orientation and mobility.
HOMEwork#9
Giaonline
1.http://www.gaiaonline.com/
2.Gaia Online is anonline hangout,incorporating social networking, forums, gaming and a virtual world.
3. 3,612
4.Derek Liu, Aka Lanzer
5.Gaia Interactive, Inc. ("Gaia") values the privacy of its users, members, customers, subscribers, and others who visit and use (collectively or individually, "Members") www.gaiaonline.com and any other web sites or services owned or operated by Gaia (collectively, "Gaia Online").
6. 1,071
GamerDNA
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2.GamerDNA simplifies your gaming universe by building a website that knows who you are as a gamer better than anyone else, and based on that can help you find the coolest games, and have the greatest discussions with others about games.
3. 310,000
4.Jon Radoff
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6. 22,887
Gather.com
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3. 465,000
4.Jasmine Sola
5.Through the end of June, Gather is giving members 10 points for every photo uploaded to the site (that you took - not reposting photos by ... Each point is worth $0.016, which makes each photo worth $0.16.
6. 3,974
Gays.com
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3. 100,000
4.by Mark Elderkin
5. even landlords could be imprisoned for renting to gays.
6. 74,664
Geni.com
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2.The Global Environment for Network Innovations (GENI) is an experimental suite of infrastructure designed to support Network Science and Engineering experiments ranging from new research in network and distributed system design to the theor...
3. 15,000,000
4.David Sacks
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6. 5,815
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ReplyDeleteTitle:Keeping the Cork in the Open Source Bottle
Developers of open source software projects should be just as concerned about security as anyone developing a proprietary app. However, the nature of the two development processes can be very different at times, and debate still rages about which is inherently more secure -- a secret code kept by a company, or a public one that all eyes can see. Just as important is how each community reacts once a problem is spotted
URL:http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Keeping-the-Cork-in-the-Open-Source-Bottle-69001.html
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aSmallWorld
1. www.asmallworld.net
2. A private online community designed for those who already have strong connections with one another
3. NA
4. Erik Wachtmeister
5. Membership to ASMALLWORLD is by invitation only, which is part of what makes this network unique, and the connections authentic.
6. 8742
Hi5
1. www.hi5.com
2. social networking
3. over 50 million monthly visitors
4. Remu Yalamanchi
5. Social entertainment for the youth market worldwide
6. 51
Hositality Club
1. www.hositalityclub.org
2. hospitality network
3. 553,000 members in 226 countries
4. Veit Kuhne
5. to coordinate accommodation and other services, such as guiding
or regaling travelers.
6. 39121
WiserEarth
1.http://www.wiserearth.org/
2.a free online community space connecting the people
3.registered user 28,300
4.Paul Hawken
5.Online community space for the social justice and environmental movement, open to people 18 and older
6.77,143
Black planet
1.http://www.blackplanet.com
2.Niche social networking site for the black community
3.16.5 million
4. Omar Waswow
5.Content aimed specifically at African-Americans
6. 2,376th
News Card # 9 by Qingfang Wei
ReplyDeleteTitle: The future of brain-controlled devices
URL: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/12/30/brain.controlled.computers/index.html
In the shimmering fantasy realm of the hit movie "Avatar," a paraplegic Marine leaves his wheelchair behind and finds his feet in a new virtual world thanks to "the link," a sophisticated chamber that connects his brain to a surrogate alien, via computer.
This type of interface is a classic tool in gee-whiz science fiction. But the hard science behind it is even more wow-inducing.
Researchers are already using brain-computer interfaces to aid the disabled, treat diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, and provide therapy for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Work is under way on devices that may eventually let you communicate with friends telepathically, give you superhuman hearing and vision or even let you download data directly into your brain, a la "The Matrix."
Scientists say brain-computer interfaces will have a big impact in coming years, iBrain helps provide instant feedback to drivers who fall asleep at the wheel.
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MyHeritage
1. http://www.myheritage.com
2. MyHeritage is a family-oriented social network service and genealogy website.
3. 30 million users
4. Gilad Japhet
5. It allows members to create their own family websites, share pictures and videos, organize family events, create family trees, and search for ancestors.
6. 2,891
MyLife
1. http://www.mylife.com/
2. MyLife is a social network service
3. 51,000,000
4. Jeffrey Tinsley
5. The website claims to help members find and keep in touch with friends, relatives and lost loves.
6. 1,559
MyLOL
1. http://www.mylol.net/
2. MyLOL is a corrupted social networking and dating website aimed at teenagers
3. 32,000[
4. Anthony Lipari Scorpiono
5. MyLOL allows users to extensively create their own profiles, with aim of finding friends or a potential date. Other features include the ability to comment on others, send private messages and add users as a friend.
6. 152,787
My Opera
1. http://my.opera.com/
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3. 3,000,000
4. Opera software ASA
5. Every My Opera user gets 2 GB of space for file storage. Users may use this space for Blogs, Photo Albums or forums.
6. 658
MySpace
1. http://www.myspace.com/
2. MySpace is a social networking website
3. 471,152,724
4. News Corporation
5. MySpace became the most popular social networking site in the United States in June 2006.
6. 12
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2. Xing is a social networking site for professionals
3. 8 million
4. OPEN Business Club AG
5. In bigger cities, XING "ambassedors" hold events for the networking of professionals and business people.
6. 293
XT3
1. http://www.xt3.com/
2. Social Networking Site for Catholic convention in Australia
3. 50,000
4. Archdiocese of Sydney
5. Features prayer wall and "ask a priest"
6. 439,732
Yammer
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3. 45,000
4. David Sacks
5. Won the TechCrunch50 award in 2008
6. 31,114
Yelp, Inc
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3. 2.3 million reviews
4. David Galbraith
5. Allows uses to post reviews of restaurants and hotels
6. 337
Youmeo
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2. Social networking site that allows users to upload content from other applications
3. 12,000
4. Calum Brannan
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6. 8,485
Q&A: Researcher Karsten Nohl on mobile eavesdropping
ReplyDeletehttp://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10423219-245.html?tag=newsLeadStoriesArea.1
This week brought some bad news for mobile phone users. German security expert Karsten Nohl showed how easy it is to eavesdrop on GSM-based (Global System for Mobile Communications) cell phones, including those used by AT&T and T-Mobile customers in the U.S.
Nohl, who has a doctorate in computer engineering from the University of Virginia, made headlines last year publicizing weaknesses in wireless smart card chips used in transit systems around the globe.
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ReplyDeleteTitle: Gaming PCs: If You Want to Play, You Have to Pay - But Perhaps Not Much
PCs that are capable of playing modern video games like "Crysis" come packed with brawny graphics cards and boatloads of RAM. If you must have only the sharpest big-screen imagery and smoothest game play, you'll have to shell out big bucks for a top-of-the-line machine. However, much less expensive alternatives are out there, if you're willing to sacrifice a bit of performance.
Source: http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Gaming-PCs-If-You-Want-to-Play-You-Have-to-Pay---But-Perhaps-Not-Much-68993.html
Titil: The future of brain-controlled devices
ReplyDeleteResearchers are already using brain-computer interfaces to aid the disabled, treat diseases, and provide therapy for depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Work is under way on devices that may eventually let you communicate with friends telepathically, give you superhuman hearing and vision or even let you download data directly into your brain, a la "The Matrix." At the root of all this technology is the 3-pound generator we all carry in our head. It produces electricity at the microvolt level. But the signals are strong enough to move robots, wheelchairs and prosthetic limbs -- with the help of an external processor. Much of the research focuses on neuroprosthetics, which offer a way for the brain to compensate for injuries and illness.
URL:http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/12/30/brain.controlled.computers/index.html
Social Networking:
ReplyDeleteDontStayIn
1. http://www.dontstayin.com
2. Clubbling (primar uk)
3. Half a million
4. Tim Aylott, John Brophy and Dave Brophy
5. It lists nearly 160,000 events, each member can upload picture galleries to the site for the events they have attended, add events and venues and other wise contribute.
6. 20,335
Drayguen.lv
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2. social network service
3. 2,400,000
4. Lauris Liberts
5. It is used as a tool of communication instead of e-mail
6. 106, 412
Elftown
1. http://www.elftown.com/
2. for community comprise, for people interested in fantasy and for science fiction
3. 185, 000
4. Henrik Wallin
5. Sharing the wide spread interest
6. 18, 094
Epernicus
1. http://www.epernicus.com/
2. To help scientist to find the right expertise at the right time
3. N/A
4. Scientists for research scientist
5. It can help the researchers communicate and collaborate more effectively across groups, department and location.
6. 336, 392
Eons.com
1. http://www.econs.com/
2. For BooMers
3. N/A
4. Jeff Taylor
5. It provides games , photo and video sharing, groups, how-to list, interviews, links, and information on health, relationship, fitness, debt, retirement, and insurance.
6. 8,026,016
Many companies all over the world need your opinions on their products. They will send you a simple online survey forms, where you need to fill it out and they pay you money.
ReplyDeleteThe most remarkable thing about this paid survey program is that anyone can make money with it.
It doesn't require any special skills, training, education or previous business experience. You only need access to the Internet and basic typing skills.
It is the perfect home business for stay at home moms, students, home makers, retirees or anyone that is in need of some extra cash.
www.onlineuniversalwork.com
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ReplyDeleteOne World T.V.
1. One World T.V.
2. To meet single people, down loading movies.
3. 11,276,980 viewers users not given.
4. Not given
5. You can find a wife or watch a movie
6. Not in top 100,000
Open Diary.
1. Open Diary
2. Blogs and diaries from around the world.
3. 56,978
4. Not given
5. Can read or write diaries and blogs
6. 17,700 in usa.
Orkut.
1. Orkut
2. Similar to face book, social networking old friends and business.
3. 1.64 million
4. Can contact old and new friends, some business activity and blogging.
5. 56 in usa
Out everywhere.
1. Out Everywhere
2. Gay and lesbian social networking.
3. 384000
4. Can make contact with other homosexuals for chat or more.
5. Not in top 100,000
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ReplyDeleteTitle: China shuts down training website for hackers
BBC News|February 8 2010
URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8503637.stm
China has more internet users than any other country
China has closed down what is believed to be the country's biggest training website for hackers, state media has reported.
They say the site, Black Hawk Safety Net, gave lessons in hacking and sold downloads of malicious software.
The reports say three people suspected of running the site were arrested.
Hacking is a sensitive topic for China, especially since the internet giant Google recently threatened to pull out of the country.
Google said China-based hackers had attacked its operations but the Chinese government denied any involvement.
The hacker training operation openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyber attack lessons and Trojan software, the China Daily and the Wuhan Evening News said.
Trojans, which can allow outside access to a computer when implanted, are used by hackers to illegally control computers.
Black Hawk Safety Net recruited more than 12,000 paying subscribers and collected more than seven million yuan ($1m: £650,000) in membership fees, while another 170,000 people had signed up for free membership, the paper said.
The Hubei government refused to comment on the reports.
It was unclear when the shutdown had taken place but the Black Hawk Safety Net site was unavailable on Monday.
Cyber attacks
In January Google threatened to pull out of China unless the government relented on censorship.
It said it had uncovered a computer attack that tried to plunder its software coding and the e-mail accounts of human rights activists protesting against Chinese policies.
Government officials have defended China's online censorship and said the country is the biggest victim of web attacks.
China has some 350 million internet users - more than any other country - and provides a lucrative search-engine market worth an estimated $1bn last year.
Google holds about a third of the country's search market, with Chinese rival Baidu having more than 60%.
The BBC's Damian Grammaticas in Beijing says that the reports made no link between the hacking site and Google's allegations.
But the case will help authorities show that China is taking action against those who hack into computers, says our correspondent.
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