Social networking

Annual IT and Communications Conference Spotlights the Many Dimensions of Collaboration

Orlando, Fla. - Wednesday, June 25, 2008:

Day 2 Highlights / Key Facts

* Cisco CEO and Chairman of the Board John Chambers delivers keynote
* Cisco announced three new corporate and technology initiatives:

1. Green: Cisco states goal to reduce its global greenhouse gas (GhG) emissions 25 percent by 2012.
2. Global Talent: Cisco's approach to talent acquisition and enhancing the IT profession's career opportunities so they can lead the way into the Web 2.0 world and beyond.
3. Virtualization: The increasing roles application delivery and data center virtualization have in supporting rising collaborative Web 2.0 demands.    » read more »

March 13, 2008 -- AOL announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Bebo (http://www.bebo.com),a leading global social media network. Together with its AIM and ICQ personal communications network, the acquisition will give AOL a premier position in the fast growing world of social media with a network of approximately 80 million unique users.    » read more »

- Marking an Industry First, the Partnership Signifies the First Entertainment Company to Launch a Mobile Social Network Tied to On-Air Channel
- Fast Growing Latino Youth Population Leads in Usage of Mobile Data Technology

NEW YORK and SAN DIEGO, Nov. 14 -- MTV Networks, a division of Viacom (NYSE: VIA; VIA.B), today announced it is working with Intercasting Corporation, the leading mobile social networking company, and its award- winning platform, ANTHEM(TM), to develop a mobile social network around MTV Tr3s.    » read more »

11.07.2007 -- CBS today announced it is utilizing Facebook Ads to tap into an online community of "The Amazing Race" fans while attracting new viewers through targeted outreach, word-of-mouth referrals, and viral campaigns aimed at enabling fans to introduce the show to their friends, and their friends' friends. The building of the online community around "The Amazing Race" will be done via a "The Amazing Race" Facebook Page which will include interactive content tied to the program.    » read more »

04 October 2007 -- A growing number of social-networking websites are being developed for people over the age of 50. The Internet monitoring company Hitwise says 14 percent of adult Internet users are older than 55. And it predicts seniors in Britain will overtake 35 to 44 year olds as the age group with the largest representation online. There's a boom in networking sites targeting older people interested in keeping in touch with friends and chatting about subjects such as diet and health care. Steve Mort reports from Orlando, Florida for VOA.    » read more »