Posted by Chris Lang, at 09:32PM 07/22/08 and by 1 others:
Google In Final Negotiations To Acquire Digg For “Around $200 Million”
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Google’s on and off negotiations with Digg have been back on in a big way for the last six weeks, we’ve heard from multiple sources inside of Google, and the two companies are close to a deal that will bring Digg under the Google News property. The acquisition price is in the $200 million range, says one source.
tags: chris lang
· acquisition
· digg
· google
· social news
groups: in Blog Promotion, Internet Acquisitions, Social News, Social Networking, Blogging - Tips for Beginners, Search Engine Optimization, web 2.0, Social Marketing
Posted by natalia, at 03:19PM 07/22/08 :
125 Social Bookmarking Sites, Importance of User Generated Tags, Votes and Links
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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.
tags: searchles
· social search
· social bookmarking
· social networking
· social media
groups: in Social Search Buzz, Search Engine News, social bookmarking, Searchles News, Social Media, Social Networking, Searchles Mindshare, Social Marketing
Posted by walkertr, at 03:22PM 07/17/08 :
AddictingGames Aims For Community Building
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Nickelodeon’s AddictingGames, a gaming site that targets teens, plans to turn its site into more of a community for teen players. CNET reports that AddictingGames will soon allow visitors to create member profiles and buddy lists. It will also include the ability to see a high-score list among friends who play the same games, along with an IM application. According to comScore, AddictingGames attracted its largest audience of about 10.7 million monthly visitors in the U.S. in June.
tags: games
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· nickelodeon
· addictinggames
· social networking
and 2 more.
groups: in Social Networking, Games, Media and Content
Posted by walkertr, at 09:48PM 07/16/08 :
MTV Networks Launches Social Network Site
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MTV has launched a new social network in beta form called Soundtrack. The site’s song and artist selections are based largely on selections featured on the cable network. Soundtrack’s features include a music discovery “wheel” that tells fans when they can see and hear their selected artists; 2,300 band profiles at the outset; and a Soundtrack ranking system featuring top artists and songs in the community.
tags: music news
· mtv
· mtv networks
· music
· social network
and 2 more.
groups: in Music News, Social Networking
Posted by walkertr, at 09:48PM 07/16/08 :
MTV Networks Launches Social Network Site
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MTV has launched a new social network in beta form called Soundtrack. The site’s song and artist selections are based largely on selections featured on the cable network. Soundtrack’s features include a music discovery “wheel” that tells fans when they can see and hear their selected artists; 2,300 band profiles at the outset; and a Soundtrack ranking system featuring top artists and songs in the community.
tags: music news
· mtv
· mtv networks
· music
· social network
and 2 more.
groups: in Music News, Social Networking