Research on Social Network Sites – Dana Boyd

22 06 2008

Danah Boyd has compiled a list of articles on social networks.

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Michael Birch Bedo

28 04 2008

Micahael Birch co-founder of the social networking site Bedo is interviewed in today’s Daily Telegraph.

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Nova Spivack

1 03 2008

The Daily Telegraph has an interesting article on Nova Spivack, the founder of Radar Networks who have launched Twine.com a new bookmarking and social networking site (in the beta phase at the moment). Radar Networks have attracted approximately $20 million of funding to date from backers such as Paul Allen.

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Social networking and the Economist

21 01 2008

The Economist is currently running a survey on social networking and education. “Proposition: Social networking will bring (positive) changes to educational methods, in and out of the classroom.” To date 68% of respondents believe that social networking will bring positive changes to educational methods, in and out of the classroom. You can vote here.

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34 More Ways to Build Your Own Social Network

21 01 2008

‘34 More Ways to Build Your Own Social Network’ a short article on TechCrunch which looks at different companies working in the ’social networking’ space.

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Saga Zone

4 01 2008

Saga Zone a networking site for the over 50s launched by Saga, in October 2007, has over 30,000 users has been tested along with other social networking sites by the UK consumer magazine which. It’s ranked 4th out of the 10 sites tested and gets the highest score for its ‘discussion group.’

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Social Networking in Plain English

10 09 2007

A short video, produced by Common Craft explaining what social networking is.

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