Social Blogging

"There are tons of things to do around Boston on any given night. Add 80+ First Night events to the mix and planning your New Year's Eve becomes a daunting task"

Zync Makes First Night Planning in Boston Quick, Easy and Personal at www.zync.com CAMBRIDGE, MA, December 28 / MARKET WIRE/ -- For many, First Night Boston has become the perfect destination for young and old ... via Customer Interaction Solutions

Now, he's got other folks at his disposal, like me, who can make funerr, objectively assess the truthiness of his predictions for 2007, which you can read here . via Mashable

"Don't you think there might be a method of being selective with what you share that might be slightly more fine grained than, you know, deleting our shared items en mass?"

Some bloggers jumped down Google's throat after the search engine and Web services provider activated a feature that automatically shared some of a blogger's posts with everyone on his or her contacts list -- ... via E-Commerce Times

"Don't be scared to lay it out, you won't offend us, but be prepared for a bit of feedback."

View as a single page 8:47AM Saturday December 29, 2007 The boundaries have been well and truly pushed on the world wide web this year. via The New Zealand Herald

BOOMj.com, Inc. today announced the completion of a reverse merger into Reel Estate Services, Inc. via Earth Times

FIREFIGHTERS have put out a van fire in Ipswich today. The small blaze started at just after 10am near Bourne Park in Stoke Park Drive and was under control just before 10.30am. In brief Post this story ... via Ipswich Evening Star

"The way ahead will be neither quick nor easy."

There should be no question what the top story of the year was: America's counterinsurgency campaign in Iraq, the Democrats' hapless efforts to sabotage it, and the Western mainstream media's stubborn refusal ... via Courier News Online

Among the hot stories this year: Apple launched the iPhone, Google announced Android, and social networking hit prime time. via The Washington Post

SHARE THIS: DEL.ICIO.US DIGG STUMBLEUPON The San Francisco Zoo was closed to visitors Wednesday as investigators tried to determine how a tiger escaped from its enclosure and attacked three visitors, killing ... via KPBS-TV San Diego

Wednesday's Ask the Experts question from a cleaning professional on the International Custodial Advisors Network "Ask the Experts" page: I have a five-gallon bucket of sealer-finish that was opened and ... via Cleaning & Maintenance Management Online

"Discover Fortuna Intenso, a new sensation with spicy and intense accents."

Only the select few can enter the online preserve of Altadis, the European tobacco giant. via New York Times

"We have developed leaders in communities and utilized social networks to build broad support"

The presidential primary may come right to your doorstep this year. Don't be surprised if you get a phone call or visit next month from volunteers touting Barack Obama as the candidate with the vision to lead ... via San Bernardino County Sun

"Every day we see reports on television of sick people taking advantage of the Internet to prey on our children"

TRENTON, N.J. New Jersey is about to ban some sex offenders from using the Internet. via WCBSTV.com

What to expect from the world of new media technology for 2008? Health, economy and alternative energy blogger Sepp Hasslberger, contributes his personal view on some of the major trends he sees coming down the line when it comes to new media, search engines, and tacit online cooperation. Is Google losing its predominant position? How important is going to be the the view of your peers in the future? Are facebook, digg and other popular social media destinations a fad of some sort? Even more interesting is Sepp Hasslberger's analysis and vision for your renewable future spun by an interesting post on Mashable: is the green tech buzz another fad too? Is going to be government-led or are you going to take it on yourself to change the way we live and use up our natural resources? Here the details:

Posted Dec 24th 2007 5:00PM by Grant Robertson Filed under: Social Software , web 2.0 Christmas Eve 2007 will live in infamy as the day social networking went too far for us. via Download Squad