Entries in social media (3)
Twitter and Plurk are different, simple as that
The Twittersphere has been abuzz in recent weeks with talk of Plurk, a similar microblogging service. Unlike other microblog applications, Plurk seems to be aimed at directly competing with Twitter, notably given the same limit on the number of characters (140) that can be used in a single post.
Social networking meets social conscience
Are you a Twitter fritterer? Or do you waste too much time on Facebook or MySpace?
A new social networking site might help quiet your nagging conscience. The new site suggests ways you can help to fight the deadly disease, malaria.
The future of social networking: Consolidation or fragmentation?
The past two or three years have brought social media to the mainstream Internet. MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn and more recently Twitter, are the buzz de jour.
But whither Twitter and its ilk? Analysts and lay folk alike question the future of these popular apps. They’re fine for fun, chatting, catching up and sharing but where is it all headed?



