Research company Nielsen has just released detailed statistics on online activity , focusing on social networks and blogging, which at 22.5% Facebook completely dominates the social networking and blogging space, with over 70 times the next most prominent social networking site. of time spent. MORE >>

Introduction to Social Networking. Online social networks facilitate connections between people based on shared interests, values, membership in particular groups (i.e., They make it easier for people to find and communicate with individuals who are in their networks using the Web as the interface. MORE >>

I'm debating the value of forum / group / threaded discussion software vs. social network software for a particular situation. They could also do it as comments on a blog. Social Network Examples are Ning and KickApps. They form a network of people via interactions, groups, etc. Options are simple. MORE >>

His excellent speech, titled How Not to be Seen, is below, and the transcript on Mark’s blog. In his presentation Mark starts with his long relationship with programming and finally moves on to describe his project Plexus , which will provide a new platform for social networks. They can be unilateral or bilateral. MORE >>

There is a "human geography" aspect to how networks emerge, form, and evolve over time that sometimes I think we miss. Mapping Our Friendships Over Time and Space: The Future of Social Network Analysis. That's very valuable information that the social web has barely begun to tackle capturing. via www.readwriteweb.com. MORE >>