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here’s a recap of the most active conversations from the social media room.

1. facebook hurting your chances?
2. flickchart - personal movie ratings
3. bloggers take aim at google
4. friendster relevant again?
5. explaining social media to an older generation
6. digg auto-bury and the gaming connection
7. canadians attack twitter with identi.ca
8. business meets social media
9. quality versus quantity in blogging
10. will identi.ca take over twitter?
11. your online privacy, destroyed
12. swurl - aggregate your online activity in a calendar
13. has social media changed the rules?

wow, it’s been a busy couple of days. as always, everyone is welcome to join the room and start or join conversations as long as they are relevant to social media.

Technorati Tags: facebook, flickchart, bloggers, google, friendster, social media, digg, auto-bury, identi.ca, twitter, business, privacy, swurl

here’s a recap of the most active conversations from the social media room.

1. digg recommendation engine
2. google learns to crawl flash
3. how facebook stays afloat by adding 250k users per day
4. a review of and guide to digg’s recommendation engine
5. 13 friendfeed tools for twitter refugees
6. last.fm launches api 2.0

as always, everyone is welcome to join the room and start or join conversations as long as they are relevant to social media.

Technorati Tags: digg, recommendation engine, google, crawl, flash, facebook, friendfeed, twitter, last.fm, api

i’ve written a guest post at read/writeweb taking a look at the beta release of the digg recommendation system.

after months of promises (and third party tools), digg finally announced this week that their recommendation engine is to be released. today, digg has delivered the goods to private beta testers. here are the first screenshots of the new digg recommendation engine features, along with a video guide.

check out the complete guide.

Technorati Tags: readwriteweb, social media, social news, digg, recommendation system

i’ve written a guest post at read/writeweb on the importance of collaborative filtering and recommendation systems.

the (cf) system is without a doubt the lifeblood of the social web. even though different platforms apply it to varying extents, the system is still there at the core, and the social web would look more like rush hour in downtown Lahore if the community wasn’t actively policing the traffic.

give readwriteweb a visit for the whole article. if you’re feeling really generous, give us a digg.

Technorati Tags: collaborative filtering, social web, social news, social networking digg, youtube, facebook, flickr

here’s a recap of the most active conversations from the social media room.

1. if britney spears twittered
2. friendfeed: one feature to the tipping point
3. time for a twitter memorial service?
4. so… what about jaiku?
5. delicious or diigo?
6. better friendfeed recommendations

as always, everyone is welcome to join the room and start or join conversations as long as they are relevant to social media.

Technorati Tags: britney spears, friendfeed, twitter, jaiku, delicious, diigo

i’ve written a guest post at read/writeweb on the evolution of friendfeed.

friendFeed is not a lifestream aggregator anymore (at least to me and hundreds of others), it is the perfect platform for sharing and discussing content with groups focused on a specific topic. it is forums 2.0, if you will and it is precisely what the social web, even with gods like facebook, digg, youtube, and flickr, are severely lacking.

check out the entire post and follow me on friendfeed and twitter.

Technorati Tags: readwriteweb, social media, friendfeed, lifestreaming, twitter, facebook, digg, youtube, flickr

here’s a recap of the most active conversations from the social media room.

1. managing corporate social networks
2. is web 2.0 dead?

as always, everyone is welcome to join the room and start or join conversations as long as they are relevant to social media.

Technorati Tags: corporate, social network, web 2.0

here’s a recap of the most active conversations from the social media room.

1. importing blog comments to friendfeed
2. outtwit - an alternative to twhirl?
3. summize - the real-time twitter search engine
4. why social news sites must implement social search
5. mixx gets serious about communities
6. social media - art or science?
7. is your facebook usage up or down?
8. is social media the ultimate buzz kill?
9. importance of relationships and traffic
10. facebook adds to the chatter

as always, everyone is welcome to join the room and start or join conversations as long as they are relevant to social media.

Technorati Tags: blog, comments, friendfeed, outtwit, twhirl, summize, social news, social search, social media, mixx, community, art, science, facebook, social networking, relationships, traffic

i’ve written a guest post at read/writeweb on the importance of search functionality on social news sites.

social search is the future. and socially driven content sites - with their massive indexes of websites, huge communities and decent social networking features, and ample information on user habits and preferences (based on past behavior) - are in the best position to take the lead.

read the complete post.

Technorati Tags: social news, social search, social media, readwriteweb

here’s a recap of the most active conversations from the social media room.

1. wuala - your files online
2. wikipedia updater fired for truth
3. modeling the real market value of social networks
4. socialmedia to unveil ‘friendship ranks’

as always, everyone is welcome to join the room and start or join conversations as long as they are relevant to social media.

Technorati Tags: wuala, wikipedia, social media, social networks, friendship