March 28, 2024

Skype: the Un-Social Network:

Skype’s new owners might make it the platform it always should have been. On the list of technology companies that inspire speculation and interest disproportionate to their size, Skype has often been near the top. The international success of its Internet-calling service was near-instant. In ebay’s hands, however, Skype never quite achieved its promise. After […]

How is social networking advertisement targeted?

Sites focused on shared interests allow advertisers to better target their messages. HIGHER COSTS According to itLinkz figures, advertisers are paying more each time their ads are viewed on his site than on more general social networks. Advertisers are paying double-digit figures for every 1,000 times their ad is viewed. MySpace‘s average charge per 1,000 […]

Future of social networks: how will they evolve?

1. All new things have a shelf life. When will the novelty factor erode? Historically these issues go way way back. The Freemasons secret handshake was an early solution to the trust issue. When we look at the social networks that have existed in the real world throughout history and asked “what is different this […]