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	<title>Tips, resources, and strategies for starting and marketing your own social networking site. &#187; Ric Mazereeuw</title>
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		<title>The Real &#8220;Moment Of Truth&#8221; For Airbnb</title>
		<link>http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2011/07/28/real-moment-of-truth-for-airbnb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric Mazereeuw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nurturing the Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Protecting Your Members]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Your social networking site will be a platform for people to interact, forge connections, and possibly meet in the real world. As such, there will always be risks. Case in point: The recent news reports about a host at Airbnb who had her home trashed by &#8220;guests.&#8221; Media stories are calling the event &#8220;The Moment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Viral &#8220;Launching Soon&#8221; Tool to Build Your Pre-Launch List</title>
		<link>http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2011/07/24/build-your-pre-launch-list/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric Mazereeuw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting New Members]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When you&#8217;re starting a niche social networking site, getting your first 2,000 members is a crucial step. And the more members you can get before you even launch, the better. Apart from tapping into your existing networks and connections related to your niche, offering early-adopter invitations while still in beta is a great idea. Not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Network is News-Worthy</title>
		<link>http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2011/03/01/your-network-is-news-worthy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 17:02:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric Mazereeuw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting New Members]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Getting widespread media coverage for your niche social network can have a big impact on your membership numbers. But how do you get the media&#8217;s attention? One great strategy for social networks is to give the media a peek into your community, and make a connection between how people interact within your network and extrapoloate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>13 Steps to Starting a Funded Social Network</title>
		<link>http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2011/01/18/how-to-drop-out-of-college-and-start-a-funded-social-network-joseph-perla/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric Mazereeuw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business Models]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Really enjoyed serial entrepreneur Joseph Perla&#8217;s post on How to drop out of college and start a funded Social Network in 13 &#8220;easy&#8221; steps. I especially love the business model &#8212; and how it came about &#8212; for Zinch.]]></description>
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		<title>Jumo to Focus on Charities</title>
		<link>http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/11/30/jumo-to-focus-on-charities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric Mazereeuw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Hughes, one of the founders of Facebook and the chief digital organizer for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, has just launched social networking site Jumo, in an effort to deepen ties between members and their favorite causes. “The more connected that individual is to an issue they care about, the higher probability there is they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Networking Doubles Among Boomers and Seniors</title>
		<link>http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/09/03/social-networking-doubles-among-boomers-and-seniors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric Mazereeuw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Niche Social Networking Sites]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Older users are joining and using social networks in ever higher numbers, according to a May 2010 Pew Internet &#38; American Life Project survey. Usage among internet users ages 50 and older has nearly doubled over the past year, from 22% to 42%. The study says 47% of Boomers (50-to-64-year-olds) internet users and 26% of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SocialEngine 4.0 Updates</title>
		<link>http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/07/23/socialengine-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric Mazereeuw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Networking Platforms]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[SocialEngine 4.0 was released earlier this month, and its new Software Development Kit (SDK) is also out. Next out is the SE3 to SE4 upgrade script. Charlotte Genevier at Webligo tells me that it should be out in a couple of weeks. Given that 4.0 is a complete redesign and restructuring of the previous versions, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Value of Invites</title>
		<link>http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/07/22/the-value-of-invites/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 22:54:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric Mazereeuw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting New Members]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For many new social networks, an invitation-only approach makes a lot of sense. Not only can you focus on developing the community and its interactions, but when properly done you can also create a real demand for invitations. Now, Dribble, a social network where designers, developers and other creatives can share samples of their current [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elgg Set to Offer Hosted Social Network Solution</title>
		<link>http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/06/03/elgg-set-to-offer-hosted-social-network-solution/</link>
		<comments>http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/06/03/elgg-set-to-offer-hosted-social-network-solution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric Mazereeuw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Data Portability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Networking Platforms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Networking Software]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Curverider, the company behind the Elgg open source social networking software, will begin sending beta invites for their hosted social networking service, Elgg.com, on June 14th. This is a paid service, with monthly subscriptions start at $29.95, competing head-to-head with Ning. Unlike Ning, Elgg.com will feature a full export tool, letting site owners who want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting privacy policies and controls right</title>
		<link>http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/05/13/privacy-policies-for-social-networking-sites/</link>
		<comments>http://www.startasocialnetwork.com/blog/2010/05/13/privacy-policies-for-social-networking-sites/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 17:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ric Mazereeuw</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Protecting Your Members]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Networking Privacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook gets a lot of grief for their privacy gaffes, and for the clumsy way of rolling out new features that impact privacy, but they are also an important model to understand for any social networking site dealing with their own privacy policies and privacy settings. This is obvious when you look at this great [...]]]></description>
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