The Social Networking Weblog

There are many who would argue, at to some extent they'd be right, that social networking and other various forms of social media have made us more impaired when in comes to real world interaction…

Many avid users of social networks are finding it increasingly difficult to keep up with all the texts, tweets, and IM's. Some are resorting to third-party software in an attempt to manage it all….

David Harry has an insightful look into Google's creeping (and maybe creepy) footprint in the social web. It's an extensive (and maybe paranoid) look at Google's spreading web of social ap…

Inside Higher Ed had an interesting piece last week on The future of social networking as an educational tool.

According to Inside Higher Ed, a study conducted this year at Arizona State University s…

It looks like Yahoo! is up to something more than just redesigning their social networking platforms. They may be trying to find a way to integrate social networking right into your email.

When some…

Remember the question I had about whether Yahoo! 360 is closing or no? Well, I've found the answer. Kee tells you all about it. On her blog she tells you what's they're doing and what yo…

I came across this blog post from Web 2.0 Weblog claiming that Yahoo! 360 has closed down. There's a post from Jerry Yang, CEO and Chief Yahoo, on Yodel Anecdotal that seems to confirm this. But w…

Skype is an Instant messaging program that lets you keep in touch with your friends and see if they're online. Send them a message with the click of a button and find out more about them by readin…

HipMojo.com (Jul 16) asks the question, "what is the shelf life of a social network?"

Who will ultimately win the social networking battle and what will happen to all the other, little, soc…

"In an interview with silicon.com, futurologist Ian Pearson (whose job title we covet) says that folks will wear devices to "radiate their Web presence" and connect with people who shar…