Facebook and Twitter and LinkedIn, oh my! LinkedIn might have taken a little longer to popularize than Facebook and Twitter, but it has proven successful in the professional realm.According to a survey of 5,000 people, the top four reasons people come to LinkedIn is to reconnect with colleagues, manage their...
Social Networks Already More Popular Than Search Engines?
Honestly, I was shocked to see in a recent blog entry by Rob Goad, research director for Experian Hitwise, discussing how social networks now receive more visits than search engines in the United Kingdom. The percentages were both just a hair under 12 percent of overall traffic, but this is huge, nonetheless....
Facebook Connect… meet Open Graph!
Social just keeps getting better for both consumers and service providers. Last week Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, and Director of Product Development, Bret Taylor, announced what seems to be a conceptual replacement for Facebook Connect. Open Graph will enable service sites and apps to communicate with each other sharing user...