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 Wireless carrier Vodafone (VOD), like many mobile companies, see a big future for the mobile Web -- specifically, mobile social networking. Today, the company announced a 31.5 million ($49 million) deal to acquire ZYB, a mobile social network based in Copenhagen.
What's it do? ZYB backs up the phone numbers stored on your phone onto its servers -- handy if you lose your phone, or drop it in a lake, or use multiple phones. It also uses that address book to link you up with people you know, and lets you send messages, share photos, etc.
This is a smart idea -- your cellphone contact list should be a pretty accurate representation of people you'd like to interact with frequently. But so is your Facebook or MySpace network.
The fundamental question: As more people begin using the mobile Web, will they want to use a new, different social network than the one they already use on their computers? Or will they just use the mobile versions of MySpace (NWS) and Facebook? We think the latter, but would love to hear your take.
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| Verizon Wireless consolidates social networking sites with SocialLife |  If you’re so social (or lonely, for that matter) that you are registered on several social networking sites, Verizon has the app for you: SocialLife. The name is almost an oxymoron, really. Anyway, we digress… SocialLife is like the Trillian or Adium of social networking apps where several of your favorite, or less popular sites [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 26-Sep-2008 by Marc Flores in ServicesVerizonLiveJournalmyspacesocial networkingSocialLifeVZW
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| Social networking goes to war | | Call it Gruntbook. As part of its long-term effort to pioneer "network-centric warfare," the US military has rolled out a social networking system for soldiers in Iraq. Called the Tactical Ground Reporting System, or TIGR, the system was developed by DARPA, the same Defense Department agency that spearheaded the creation of the internet forty years ago. As described by David Talbot in an article i [..] Read complete article | | Published 25-Feb-2008 by Rough Ty in General
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| Motorola to develop an Android-based social networking smartphone |  It looks like Motorola has some tricks up its sleeve and may be introducing an Android phone with a twist. No plain Jane Android phone for Motorola and its 350 person strong development team - instead it may be crafting an Android-powered handset with a strong focus on social networking. Yup, that’s right. Our favorite [...] [..] Read complete article | | Published 14-Oct-2008 by Kelly Hodgkins in AndroidHandsetsMotorolaRumorssocial networking
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| BlackPlanet Parent Community Connect Sells To Radio One For $38 Million | | NY-based social networking firm Community Connect, which owns BlackPlanet, AsianAvenue, and MiGente, has been acquired by Radio One (ROIA) for $38 million. BlackPlanet boasts 20 million members and was the fourth most-visited U.S. social networking site last year, according to Hitwise.
Founder and president Ben Sun will continue to run Community Connect, which has about 100 employees. We [..] Read complete article | | Published 11-Apr-2008 by Silicon in ROIA
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