Atom Feed from Searchles Fri Jul 25 17:57:41 -0400 2008 en-us the_wako_kid Fri Jul 25 18:15:55 -0400 2008 Social networks and video-sharing sites don’t always bring people closer together driftabit Fri Jul 25 16:11:37 -0400 2008 Also considering launch of ... an extreme sports blog? Kimberley McKee Thu Jul 24 17:20:16 -0400 2008 Searchles, the social search and social networking platform that gets smarter every time you use it just announced that washingtonpost.com will add Searchles social widget to personal profile pages on MyPost. Kimberley McKee Wed Jul 23 16:01:21 -0400 2008 You can do a lot in a 140-character Twitter entry, writes John Dickerson at Nieman Reports. And no, the online squib will not spell the end of long form reporting. Kimberley McKee Wed Jul 23 15:53:48 -0400 2008 Tool Uncovers Like-Minded Comments, Enables Content Discovery Through Trusted Peers Kimberley McKee Wed Jul 23 12:19:39 -0400 2008 Searchles has landed a big new publisher to implement its social discovery technology: The Washington Post and its MyPost social network. dumbfounder Wed Jul 23 10:43:21 -0400 2008 Kimberley McKee Wed Jul 23 10:19:15 -0400 2008 Searchles has launched a Searchles Discovery widget on washingtonpost.com's MyPost personal profile pages! natalia Tue Jul 22 16:19:02 -0400 2008 Searchles : Owned by the DumbFind search engine, in my opinion Searchles is a much overlooked bookmarking tool and loved by Google, Yahoo and the other major search engines with its passing of link juice and high rankings for terms within search results themselves. Do not overlook Searchles. Makin Tue Jul 22 12:16:09 -0400 2008 Facebook today is beginning to roll out a redesign aimed at simplifying the site and giving users more control over their profiles. The new version of the site has been in the works for some time now, and Ars Technica went hands-on to see how social and private the new design really is. potpolitics Mon Jul 21 04:02:01 -0400 2008 A new post about sites that are worth using. Kimberley McKee Fri Jul 18 10:29:56 -0400 2008 Many companies are intrigued by the concept of social media, but have no idea how to actually integrate it into business practices. In an earlier post, we explored one approach to putting a simple social media plan in place. driftabit Fri Jul 18 10:24:08 -0400 2008 Wikipedia is considering a basic change to its editing philosophy to cut down on vandalism. In the process, the online encyclopedia anyone can edit would add a layer of hierarchy and eliminate some of the spontaneity that has made the site, at times, an informal source of news. Kari Wed Jul 16 12:43:34 -0400 2008 Yes, the three are more alike than you think. Kari Tue Jul 15 11:24:35 -0400 2008 Good points from Liz Strauss at Successful Blog on how to ask your network to promote your product. Kari Mon Jul 14 12:36:43 -0400 2008 Comprehensive set of tips for submitting content to social sites. g8rrrry Fri Jul 11 04:56:33 -0400 2008 The high price of gas is fueling a new fleet of social network startups in ridesharing, thus making it easier for people to carpool. But will it take more than $4-a-gallon gas to get social network carpools firing on all cylinders? Kimberley McKee Thu Jul 10 10:51:46 -0400 2008 Searchles, the DC-based developer of a social search platform, said that it has landed a new round of angel funding to increase its total backing to nearly $2 million. The financing follows Searchles' launch of a new platform for online media companies, designed to analyze the content consumed by site users and connect them to other users with similar interests. "As proposed partnerships with a few major media properties move forward, this additional funding will help us in keeping pace with demand," said Elias Shams, the company's CEO. The technology behind Searchles is an evolution of the search engine Dumbfind, developed by company founder and CTO Chris Seline. walkertr Wed Jul 09 15:33:37 -0400 2008 Start-up trend tracker BuzzFeed has nailed down $3.5 million in its first round of venture funding led by Hearst Interactive Media and Softback. The New York-based site tracks and delivers content that is getting the most attention across the Internet. Bill Hartzer Wed Jul 09 15:22:43 -0400 2008 I noticed recently that twitter.com has recently made a change to their site that is causing them to spam Google and the other search engines by allowing duplicate content to get indexed by the search engine spiders.