From the category archives:

social networking

Shoptopia Launches

October 21, 2008

Shoptopia launched this month. What is it? Shoptopia is an online social shopping experience where members can share their love for their favorite brands, discover new products, seek shopping advice from a community of friends, family and peers, and receive exclusive benefits from local shopping centers.  Why is it?  “When using more than one channel [...]

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Flipstarz—Filipino Pop Culture

September 27, 2008

Ever been curious about Filipino pop culture, but didn’t know where to start? Check out FlipStarz 2.0 – a social network version of the original Flipstarz blog. It’s a lot of fun!

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Turnto.com: the “Trusted Advisor”

September 9, 2008

I’m a fan of Yelp.com: it’s great for finding new places in your area, and figuring out if an unfamiliar place is worth going to. One thing Yelp doesn’t help you with, however, is assessing online businesses. Where does one turn?

Perhaps Turnto.com…

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50 Social Sites That You Might Want To Know About

September 5, 2008

A colleague pointed me to this handy article. I don’t entirely agree with the relevance of all sites listed here, but it is a great primer on what’s out there in social media. The article breaks the list up into categories: Social-Media/Social-Bookmarking Sites Professional-Networking Sites Niche Social-Media Sites General Social-Media Sites Job Sites Link: 50 Social [...]

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An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube

August 19, 2008

I always enjoy when social scientists explicate the various aspects of the Internet … especially when they do a good job of it: Michael Welsch’s “An anthropological introduction to YouTube”

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Social Shopping Sites

August 12, 2008

Here are two articles giving an overview and roundup of social shopping sites.

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When the Avon Lady Comes A-pinging

August 7, 2008

Avon is getting into online social networking. It makes sense, since a salesperson thrives with their social and professional circles.

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