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Classmates.com - first social networking site heads towards IPO

Classmates, the first social networking site filled for IPO. Analysts and financial community will watch this IPO very carefully, as it will give an indication of what the market thinks of tech IPO's. more...
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Focused social networks for VCs

New England Venture Network, a regional social group for venture capitalists, is launching VentureNetwork.vc, an online social network for professionals who are like-minded. So, these islands of vertical more...
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CapaZoo - The Canadian Social Network with a twist

CapaZoo is a Canadian Social Network with a twist. It offers various ways to make money off you while giving you a chance to make money as well. more...
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How the Portals Will Win the Social Networking Wars

Steve Rubel talks about Social Networking Wars: "Every time I make a prediction, there's a better than 90% chance I am going to be wrong. But this one, you can take to the bank. The portals - AOL, Yahoo, more...
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Weak Ties and Diversity in Social Networks

Weak ties are relationships we have with people outside our own social networks. We don’t utilize them often, but we utilize them in certain situations to help us with things our social networks can’t. more...
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Location Based Services for mobile and social networking

LBS provides the user with two way communication model. Users can request the kind of information he needs, and the operator can cater to the user needs by filtering the content. Location based services more...
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Facebook Is Now 5th Most Valuable U.S. Internet Company

Microsoft invested $240 million into Facebook, valuing the company at $15 billion. They are now positioned with a huge war chest of cash. more...
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Five shiny new mobile social networks

BluePulse, Trutap, Utterz, Whrrl and Rummble. And Mumble (sorry, not that one). Here are five new startups attacking the mobile social networking space. At CTIA they made some buzz. more...
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Should Google Be Afraid Of Facebook?

Though the Facebook and Google are in different spaces today, in future the Facebook may add the web search capability, while Google may aspire to move towards integrating itself in the Social Fabric. more...
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Metrofunk.com, The World's First Invite-Only Social Network

Dedicated to nightlife, music, fashion and movies, Metrofunk is claiming to be the world's first invite-only social network. Their aim is to allow industry trendsetters such as nightclub promoters, fashion more...
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