Topic Archives: Social Networks

Google and the Social Graph

Recently there has been mention of Google’s new social graph API (an API is n interface for letting a program communicate with another program over the web), the main question of course is what is it?
Well the best explanation we have so far, is
“it’s an automated tool that pulls all your social data [...]

Facebook leads the growth of Social Networks over the last 12 Months

2007 was the year Social Networking (SN) really hit the mainstream and Facebook was its poster-child. The site, originally conceived for use by US college students, threw open its doors to the general public in September of 2006 and took just 12 months to reach and ultimately surpass all of its competitors. Audience figures from [...]

Recommendations as Search Results

Recommendations have always been an important part of any decision making process when seeking out what you need. And the art of recommending is officially as old as the hills, so it comes as no surprise that in this modern age, a recommendation still holds a lot of weight.
After posting my last article about the [...]

What is Google Open Social?

You may have seen a lot of talk about Google launching Open Social - so what is it? Well in a nutshell it is an API standard that other companies can use to open up their site and connect with other sites and apps. For people or companies looking to create an app to go [...]