social networking

One of my good friend just pointed this out to me, Infact he has blogged about it at his own blog

Doof - A social Network for Gamers

OpenSocial is a set of common APIs for building social applications across many websites. OpenSocial consists of both JavaScript APIs and

Social Networking sites have been very successfuly in not only bringing people to their platform but also making them hooked on for couple of hours a day. This opens new doors for Marketing professionals who can create profiles and get hooked on to prospective customers. But remember not to try sell your product people will hate that, try to build your brand over a period of time, never talk about your product directly.

Now the search giant's move into health information could be a winner. Google's plans for a service that puts you in control of your health information start to take shape. This service could help you make more informed decisions about your health, get personalized recommendations from specialists and share this information with other people.

Google Health, that will help you find treatments, symptoms or alternative medicine treatments.

The past couple of years have seen an explosion of sites that are known as Community or Social Networking websites. These sites are intrinsically involved in the rapid development of the Web 2.0 phenomena, hence our interest in them.

No doubt, if you are familiar with Social Networking sites, and have perhaps used them before, you will already be fully aware of their levels of popularity and the reason for such popularity.

According to reports, Reliance Entertainment is the latest to join the online social networking fray with the launch of its 'Big Adda'.

Social networking Web site, 'Big Adda' is currently in 'alpha' testing stage, and hence, available to Internet users on an 'invitation only' basis, Reliance sources say.

Sources add that the Web site actually started in March this year, when it invited users to choose a logo from among 9 to 10 design options. Later on, the site asked users to pick the template they liked best.

If it is Social Networking with a meaning you are looking out for then wait for the soon to be released Bechums.com
Yes,it is planning to redefine Social Networking to Social Cause Networking.Here the concept of Social Networking will be used to carry on charity deeds.So next time your single scrap could mean education to underpriveleged anywhere in the world.And yes surprise! surprise! This webs

ITVidya.com organizes Idea Mixer every friday in Pune, where enthusiasts show up to have a informal exchange of thoughts and ideas on varied topics of mutual interest.

People who have attended so far include entrepreneurs and professionals who have expertise in varied subjects such as
Linux, Virtualization, Remote Tutoring, Nano Technology, ERP, Artificial Intelligence, Java, Sarbanes Oxley, Embedded Technologies, Device Driver Programming etc. etc.

snehaH.com - Where friends meet - Social Community Network from INDIA, a social networking utility portal was launched recently. The portal, a stand out from others in its category, harps on the idea of knowledge sharing between people from creative and professional spheres apart from social networking.

snehaH.com has been launched by Sravan, an software engineer cum web entrepreneur from Hyderabad who has to his credit a list of successful ventures such as www.mavenarts.com - India’s first digital online community and www.Indiagram.com – A Social Bookmarking system, a utility portal. Managed efficiently by a talented team comprising Ram, a graphic visualizer, Xasu23 (Admin) and Kartik to customize the content of the portal. With an ever-growing team of contributors, the team seeks to improve and update the content of snehaH.com in every possible manner. Sravan’s dream is to make snehaH.com a platform for resource and knowledge sharing for people from different parts of the world.

Lycos, once upon a time a leading portal, has innovated a new "watch and chat", where users can watch a movie together, and simultaneously chat in a chat room. Users can play a movie in Lycos Cinema, invite their friends to watch and then chat with them while watching the movie. Interesting concept which promises to connect with friends, connect with movies, and connect your favorite movies with friends.

IBM is adding social networking features to its collaboration suite, an effort to bring some of the ideas of consumer-oriented Web 2.0 sites to corporate software.

The guiding idea behind the effort is to help people tap into the collective knowledge of their co-workers, in much the way consumer social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook connect people online.

"The real phenomenon of Web 2.0 is the concept of community," Rhodin said. "What if you could create tools that allow you to tap into the collaborative wisdom of a community?"