The near-ubiquitous access to collaborative communities, social networks and communications tools that these apps provide is actually improving my ability to network more frequently with my friends, fans, followers and contacts. Here’s a handy list of community and communications iPhone apps to help you network: Sprouter. MORE >>

I’ve raised a few questions on e-mail lists about whether or not we are invading our patrons’ space by building presence in MySpace and Facebook (perhaps) and whether it is at all ok to ban the use of MySpace because it is not an “academic site&# and “people are using it a lot&# (ummmm… no). can see them. MORE >>

visits among a custom category of 155 social networking Web sites in September 2009. MySpace was second with 30 percent but it had a year-over-year decrease of -55%. visits to social networking Web sites from users who are 55 and older have increased 77 percent year over year.   Facebook accounted for 58.59 Internet users. MORE >>

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. The idea of an open, distributed social network is something I’ve considered and hoped for for many years. They can be unilateral or bilateral. MORE >>

I’ve raised a few questions on e-mail lists about whether or not we are invading our patrons’ space by building presence in MySpace and Facebook (perhaps) and whether it is at all ok to ban the use of MySpace because it is not an “academic site&# and “people are using it a lot&# (ummmm… no). can see them. MORE >>