Social networks move from OpenId to Facebook Connect? [kwiqq]

As a social networking provider our job has always been to deliver what is required. We are a major supporter of OpenID and will remain till it makes sense for our customers. We have developed several sites supporting openID including East Hampshire and GazetMe (video below): Although we like the industry feel that times are [...]

3 impressive Social Networking trends [kwiqq]

Recently Neilson produced a fantastic report (Global Faces and Networked Places) on Social Networks and its penetration in Europe and US. The report made several discoveries in connection to online community growth. Member Communities takes over Email One of the highlights for us was the volume of private communities and its penetration. The report suggests [...]

How to use ‘TwitBook-In’ [kwiqq]

I’m intrigued how many people ask me the question “How do you use Twitter ?” , “Any examples of LinkedIn being useful to your business ?” As a company which eats its own dog food i.e. market our service and product using social media we use social tools frequently. For the purpose of this blog [...]

List of APIs for your Social Networks [kwiqq]

Updated (18/02/2009) the Instant Messenger / Voice Chat We believe 2009 is the year of the APIs (Application Programming Interface). Whether it is to login using OpenID, Facebook Connect or just to easily uploading videos to YouTube. The obvious advantages are: lower the barrier to entry for niche social network, quickly build content (on your [...]

Facebook Connect MUST HAVE for future Social Networks [kwiqq]

Facebook Connect‘s latest evolution is a serious step forward in the way users will connect with niche online communities. FbC allows you to login or signup to a site using Facebook’s username and password. There are several advantages, our top five reason for using it for niche social networks: Login and Signup: As more niche [...]

7 uses of Twitter in my life [kwiqq]

I would be the first one to accept that adopting Twitter took me sometime. For 6 to 9 months I had an account with no idea why I should use it. Now I’m seriously addicted to Twitter, there are so many things I have discovered which might be worth sharing 7) Send direct messages to [...]

Facebook experiment with Fieston [kwiqq]

Tonight I will be streaming a video, every hour of a Latin Party, Fieston at Brighton Coalition. Available on Facebook Fieston Group. The Event: A tablespoon of Reggaeton, a teaspoon of Latin House, a pintch of Salsaton, a dash of RnB and a sprinkle of HipHop finely blended together to intoxicate you mind, body and [...]

Multilingual social networks but unknown to us ? [kwiqq]

If you follow the big social networks (Facebook, Myspace etc) you will be forgiven to assume that, its them who have all the users. There are several other social network in English with millions of users who are not covered in the news as often. Also check out Social Networks in the Far East where [...]

Facebook V/S Far East Social networks [kwiqq]

ReadWriteWeb has a fantastic blog about the social networks in the far east. I wrote a similar blog about social networking globally. Given Facebook is popular in US/UK (and Africa) it still has a lot of catching up to do when you compare it will QQ.com’s 300m users. Another interesting figure is Facebook’s position amongst [...]

Social Networking in various continents [kwiqq]

Alex the good man just sent me this link in French. Check out the market share of Facebook globally. In Asia it doesn’t have any market share. The Asian market is the biggest in terms of size of internet users but not in terms of social networkers. Orkut is big in Asia and Latin America. [...]

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