Wow! So I am more socially accepted because I write a blog. Who would have thought it! Please excuse me while I go and be happier and healthier....

Quoted: A new study has found Bloggers are better adjusted and live healthier, happier social lives. The research, from Swinburne University of Technology found ...

Good summary of Social Network Aggregators. However, It seems to miss Plaxo which does a pretty good job of pulling together threads from across your Social Networks and then linking it in to your Address book.

Plaxo is one of my must have tools.

This seems like Spock for the rich and famous.

Quoted: Geelong, Australia based Tinfinger has launched in beta today with a user-generated omnibus of famous and well known people. The site combines user-authored ...

There is some great perspective on Friends, Fake Friends, Social Networks and the value of the contact base in your address book and email.

Quoted: Blogging from San Francisco on startups, venture capital, interactive advertising, viral marketing, game design, and other topics

The practice of asking for userids and passwords to other services is dangerous. There has to be a better way.

Spokeo allows you to track the public feeds of your friends. I am struggling to see how this is different from Plaxo's Pulse.

Quoted: One of the most addictive features of Facebook is its News Feed that keeps you up to date on every inane action any ...

It's good to see other prople picking up on the ramifications of portable identity.

Mobile Crunch taps a Nokia research report that predicts that Circular entertainment will account for 25% of our entertainment consumption within five years. By circular entertainment they mean, indigenous content, content that we produce and share. This is the emergence of collaborative social media.

A company is the sum of it's people's social capital.

Fascinating concept....