I know I’m telling you nothing you don’t know: Users of Facebook and MySpace will grow up to have careers. But what I really mean by that headline is that their social networking now is very likely preparing them for those careers, at the very least in the business world. John Chambers, chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems, “the world’s biggest maker of data networking equipment,” told the Financial … [Read more...] about Social networkers: Future businesspeople
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Social sites focused on porn
I hope parents who are trying to keep their kids off MySpace and YouTube know about user-produced social sites that specialize in pornography, because they’re reportedly proliferating. One of the more disturbing things about them is the content that’s uploaded without the video subjects’ permission. This takes social-networking reputation concerns to an extreme. “There are over 250 ex-girlfriends … [Read more...] about Social sites focused on porn
Stickam: Reported ties with porn biz
A former vice president at Stickam.com, a Webcam social site, told the New York Times that Stickam is managed and owned by a businessman who also owns DTI Services, “a vast network of Web sites offering live sex shows over Web cameras. “[Alex] Becker alleges that Stickam shares office space, employees and computer systems with the pornographic Web sites.” Becker also said he saw Stickam staff … [Read more...] about Stickam: Reported ties with porn biz
Social networking at Arctic Circle
San Francisco-based Bebo.com, a social site hugely popular in the UK, Ireland, and Down Under, is also very popular among Canada’s northernmost youth. “A search on Bebo shows hundreds of young Inuit who are registered users from Kuujjuaq, Iqaluit, Cambridge Bay and Inukjuak,” reports the Nunatsiaq News. “The sites registered to users in Nunavik and Nunavut generally feature photos of family … [Read more...] about Social networking at Arctic Circle
Social stuff taking over Web – worldwide
Wherever you are in the world, parents, your teens’ social networking seems to be here to stay. Online video and social networking are outpacing all other uses of digital media worldwide, according to international market researchers Ipsos, and social networking “is quickly becoming the dominant online behavior globally." In terms of frequency of visits to social sites, South Korea leads the way, … [Read more...] about Social stuff taking over Web – worldwide