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Microsoft’s new So.Cl network…
Just in case you missed it, Microsoft has started a new social network (cause we didn’t have enough with Facebook, Twitter, Google+). The new network is called So.Cl and is positioned as a social network for students (umm Facebook start copy).
If you would like in on it, fill out the form (get this, with your Facebook cred) and they will email you when you can get in. The site has more of a Google+ feel and according to Microsoft you can use it to share your online browsing experience. They highlight “Share Your Search”, but isn’t that what G+ and +1 already do?
If this new tool is good for sharing your research and geared toward students, why is the age to get in 18? Come on Microsoft, if you are going after students and want to build a new social media network, you need to let the young people into the party. By the time kid is 18 they are already 5 years into their Facebook relationship.
What do you think? How long till it gets a million users? Will the site launch and close in 2012?
- Microsoft Launches Its Social Networking Site So.cl (sproutsocial.com)
- Microsoft Quietly Debuts New Social Network, So.cl (fastcompany.com)
- Microsoft Opens So.cl, Its Version of a Social Network (news.dice.com)
- Microsoft opens the doors to its own ‘so.cl’ network (geekwire.com)
- Microsoft gets social with so.cl (techi.com)
- Microsoft launches so.cl (bubblecube.wordpress.com)
- So.cl - Microsoft’s new social network! (philbradley.typepad.com)
- Microsoft’s New Social Network, So.cl: It’s Like Google+ For Wonks (readwriteweb.com)
- Microsoft launches So.cl social network (ibnlive.in.com)
- Microsoft goes social with so.cl (pcworld.com)
- How do you like the new so.cl social media platform? [Lucas Wyrsch] (ecademy.com)
- Microsoft Joining The Party! Launch of Social Network So.Cl (likeable.com)
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How to Rank #1 on Google - By Matt Cutts (by SamApplegate)
Funny video.
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Blogger’s have rights to!
There is a great post that I read this morning on Gizmodo.com about a brave blogger named Duane Lester. You see, Duane wrote a blog post on a regional topic. The local paper for Oregon, Missouri took the article and published it. They didn’t ASK permission, they didn’t give any credit to Duane for writing the piece. AND, to make it more interesting they even published it with the typos (Duane fixed on his site).
The video shows a determined Duane calmly confronting the paper and submitting an invoice for the work. I think that if the paper was honorable and up front contacted Duane and asked to reprint the story they most likely could have gotten permission for less then the $500 and could have added a good journalist to help them with contributions.
Here is the Gizmodo link
Here is the Duane Lester link
- Blogger paid (boingboing.net)
- Brave Blogger Confronts Evil Newspaper Editor Who Plagiarized His Post [Video] (gizmodo.com)
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Get Free Wi-Fi Access In Exchange For Dog Poop
I have two dogs and with the volume they create I can cancel my cable modem if I got one of these.
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Barnes & Noble Says Kindle’s ‘Not That Good in Bed’
Funny, good use of subtext B&N. Going after the kindle in the bed room is an interesting tactic. I like the positioning, and not going after Kindle on the train/bus/plane/beach.
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Social Video Job Postings
This is a cool site that goes beyond the job boards. They post videos so that you can see what the company is looking for and more information about the culture at the company. Right now most of the positions are technical in nature but that is to be expected for a young startup like this site.
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The GDrive Plot Thickens: Google Docs Users Now Have 5GB Of Space
The rumors are that this is the week for Google to make the announcement about GDrive or Google Drive.
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