This is one part of the UCS taxonomy chart with examples of UCS's that aggregate people's personal profile and social connections.
Founded in 2004, facebook is one of the largest social networking sites. Depending on who you believe, it has gone from dorm room computing to $15 billion valuation in that time.
This web service lets you aggregate all your feeds and your friend's feeds (status updates, photos, blog posts, favorite videos, etc.)
Allows users to discover in-depth information about a company's salary, benefits, and culture.
Known as the professional social network (as compared to the more informal facebook and MySpace).
One of the most popular social networking sites, it was founded in 2003. An early differentiator was the inclusion of music on the site. It's parent company was bought by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp for $580 million in 2005
Second Life is a virtual world, where other users create rich environments and supply goods and services
People use twitter to send short (140 characters or less) updates via web, mobile, IM, or client app, often answering the question, "What are you doing?"
- Minced Media: 48 Hours in Twitterland, by Kim M. Bayne, 03/15/2007
- What Twitter is good for By Charlene Li, 03/15/2007 (links to Kim Bayne's post)
- 12 Reasons to Start Twittering, by Michael Hyatt, 05/04/08
- 7 Things You Should Know About Twitter, by EduCause, 07/18/2007
- 50 Ideas on Using Twitter for Business, by Chris Brogan, 08/20/2008
- The Creation of Twitter Best Practices: Round 1 by Ogilvy PR, 08/27/2008
A Proctor & Gamble website delivers accurate, complete, and confidential information to teenage girls who are reluctant to ask for it. P&G advertises its relevant health and beauty products alongside content.
In a similar vein to BeingGirl, Unilever’s In The Motherhood provides a forum where mothers can share stories about motherhood. The site is sponsored by Unilever’s Suave, Sprint and Mindshare Entertainment and hosts advertisements for Suave.
Comments (0)
You don't have permission to comment on this page.