Tag Archives: Inauguration
The Larger Meaning of CNN.com / Facebook Collaboration

The Larger Meaning of CNN.com / Facebook Collaboration

by on January 21, 2009 in Events, Facebook, Mass Media, Politics, Social Media, Television, Twitter

I sometimes ruminate over new concepts for 24 hours to figure out their implications rather than jot down a quick “yowza” blog post. CNN.com and Facebook’s integrated coverage of the Obama Inaugural yesterday was striking because it was the first time I saw all my Facebook friends come to life in a unified, mostly coherent [...]

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Portability of Friends

Portability of Friends

by on January 20, 2009 in Facebook, Social Media, Social networking, Television, Twitter

The Portable Graph is essentially a massive database of contacts residing in various social networks. Some social networks can be defined as either “walled” or closed, for intimate or group association, or open, for amassing a broad, popular network. Cartoon from Office Offline Closed networks like LinkedIn and Facebook require “two-click” friend confirmations. A salutation [...]

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