Chris Gilmer , Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Microsoft tried to buy out Facebook, but that didnt work out to well. The kids decided to run things on their own and Microsoft got turned down but got to invest a little chunk of change in them ($250Million). So what is the next best thing to do? Build your own!
Microsoft TownSquare is a Facebook [...]

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Chris Gilmer , Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Totspot is new to the social network type space, offering up a way for parents to get their kids information up front and center to family and friends. Its a way to share photos, create a diary, and tell a story of your child’s life as it unfolds.
We’ve moved from MySpace land to Facebook land [...]

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Chris Gilmer , Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Twitter Stats is a way to grab scan your Twitter account and feed them through the Google Charts API for a unique look at your timeline.
Twitter, the 140 character updater is great on its own, but to spice things up and get a greater sense on how you use it, Twitter Stats is where its [...]

Filed under: Google, Internet, P2P, Social Network by Chris Gilmer
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Chris Gilmer , Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008

Plaxo, the Stanford founded electronic address book that adopted a social networking platform take on connections and updates, is said to be up for auction.
The NYTimes is reporting that people close to the action were briefed on the offering Wednesday evening. Plaxo, who was trying to compete with the likes of Facebook and LinkedIn with [...]

Filed under: Applications, Internet, Social Network, Web 2.0 by Chris Gilmer
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