Proust.com, a social media niche for families and close friends to tell their stories and share what really matters, has released an infographic that identifies the patterns in how men and women are sharing differently online.
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Popular sharing platform AddThis just celebrated their fifth birthday and to mark the occasion they’ve released an infographic that takes a look at social sharing trends based on their five years of experience.
It seems as though lately every app that I test includes some form of social network integration. According to a Gigom article, which cites data from Localytics, more apps support sharing with Facebook than other social networks, but Twitter users more actively share by a factor of 3 to 1.
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The Flixlab team has been hard at work, spending years on R&D to put together a brand new social video creation and sharing platform, which launched this morning. The new platform will let you share footage with your friends to put together the ultimate video of an event, created not only from footage that you shot, but from all the best footage shot by your friends who are attending the event.
All these ideas are very real and affirmative. I bet the platform could also be used as a device to share traveler’s geolocations on their way to meeting with their friends, setting coordinates for place and time. It would be ideal for family reunions, college alumni reunions and even a simple day hike where several vehicles are being used to get to the destination.
Ever since I discovered MSN Messenger’s ability to post what song you are playing with Windows Media Player, I have been attracted to the ability to share what music I am playing via instant messaging and social networking. Perhaps the desire to share music comes from wanting to be a disc jockey. Music WithMe is an Android application and service for discovering new music and sharing with others what music you are playing on your phone.
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Myspace’s massive redesign has angered many musicians and threats of jumping ship abound. However, could it be that this is a short-sighted view that’s missing the new MySpace’s promise for sharing music better than ever before?
When you see content online, be it a video, an image, a game or a blog post, what is it that entices you to share that content with your friends online? Here are seven main factors that drive people to share content with their friends on Twitter, Facebook and other social networks.
In one of the neatest news tidbits we’ve heard in awhile, Aram Bartholl and EYEBEAM have created “Dead Drops” around New York City, by installing USB flash drives in random walls, poles and curbs throughout the city and encouraging people to hook up their computers and upload or download to their hearts content.
Having played nearly every social game I’ve seen for the last few years, I’ve come to notice a few games that raise the bar on making a game social. By this I mean that certain games provide an experience that really lets you interact with your friends in a special way, something different than the thousands of games that simply ask you to send gifts and receive bonuses. I thought I’d list out a few of my favorites, and also ask our readers to let us know what games provide you with special social experiences.
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