21Apr10
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As millions of social network developers discovered last week when Ning pulled the plug on free networks, building a company around a single company’s free service has its risks. If the company goes under, scraps its free service, or changes the rules of the game, you’re, well, Ninged. So while I’m a big fan of [...]
13Nov09
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Mashable’s Josh Catone highlights a brilliant use of Facebook Connect. One site that used Facebook Connect to great advantage is GirlsGuideTo, a social network that’s only for 20-something women. Normally, there’s no way on ensuring that all members of a “closed” network like that actually fit the criteria. If the gate keeping is compromised, then [...]