Blue Dot patent application

Ning competitor.

Quoted: KickApps is a web-based platform that makes it easy for you to add community-building functionality to your website. Whether you are a one-person show or ...

Roundup of Social Network builders (Ning.com and it's competitors).

Quoted: The news may overflow with stories about the social networking giants, such as Facebook and MySpace, but a horde of companies are doing ...

Another Harvard student seeking some credit for Facebook's inspiration. But, really, in 2003, was it all that original an idea to create a social networking site to share photos, birthdays, etc?

Friendster, Orkut, and MySpace had all been around for years. I don't think it's the feature set that uniquely drove Facebook to win a huge market. I think it has more to do with execution (and luck). Facebook was certainly smart to recognize that privacy of personal information and tapping into an existing social community were keys to adoption and growth.

Quoted: The Web site has been fighting claims that its founder stole the idea. Now another man says he was the creator.

Clipmarks press release - Aug 23, 2006

Quoted: Check out Are You Clipworthy? New Social Bookmarking Site - Submitted by Blue Gate Writer at Associated Content

My session (and bio) at Digital Hollyword Conference. October 23, 2006.

Jason Calacanis paying top bloggers to defect from their current venue to come to Weblogs Inc. (Netscape) in exchange for cash.

Quoted: I have an offer to the top 50 users on any of the major social news/bookmarking sites: We will pay you $1,000 a month for your "social bookmarking" rights. Put in at least 150 stories a month and we'll give you $12,000 ...

Odd concidence. Brazilian band called "The Blue Dot" found on MySpace.

Quoted: Mendocino-based band The Blue Dot gathered a whole fan base in Brazil after they were written up in the Brazilian MTV magazine. The journalist found The Blue Dot through MySpace.