Social Media
Here are some links relating to Social Media:
Social Networking in Plain English (YouTube short video):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc&fmt=22
Social network - from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network
List of social networking websites - from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_social_networking_websites
The Internet is one big random act of kindness! (TED talk video):
http://www.karmatube.org/videos.php?id=1739
Nicholas Christakis Talks About The Hidden Influence of Social Networks (TED talk video):
http://www.impactlab.com/2010/05/19/nicholas-christakis-talks-about-the-...
Start a Blog:
http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Start_a_Blog
What Is the Future of Social Media?
http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1007513
The wisdom of herds: How social mood moves the world:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20627616.900-the-wisdom-of-herds-h...
the three keys to social media marketing:
http://gapingvoid.com/?s=the+three+keys+to+social+media+marketing
Has Viral Gone Viral?
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/29/has-viral-gone-viral/
Friendly Favors:
http://favors.org/FF/
Facebook Helps Social Start-Ups Gain Users:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/technology/13social.html?th&emc=th
Clay Shirky's COGNITIVE SURPLUS: how the net lets us share and do more than ever (book):
http://www.boingboing.net/2010/06/10/clay-shirkys-cogniti.html
Building a Worldwide Social Reputation System:
http://favors.org/html/news_detail.html?item=111
Adventures in Ex Ante Crowdfunded Securities Law
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/12/13/adventures-in-ex-ant.html
Kickstarter:
http://www.kickstarter.com/
Linking Smart Meters and Social Networks:
http://www.wired.com/epicenter/2010/05/linking-smart-meters-and-social-n...
Spot.Us is an open source project to pioneer “community powered reporting.”
http://spot.us/
The Freecycle Network™:
http://www.freecycle.org/
