Social Networking Moves Upmarket
An exclusive social network, a sort of Facebook for the global well heeled, and to which membership is only open by invitation from an existing member, has been launched. In 2004 a social network called “A Small World” was launched by Erik

TV audiences go social as Republican convention coverage wanes
but early TV ratings proved only so-so while many people instead "tuned in" to social networks. Republican fears that Isaac's battering of the U.S. Gulf Coast would steal the spotlight eased on Wednesday, a day after a key speech by Ann Romney

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Google+ is now at work, Apps rolls out social networking features
Have you been wanting to take Google+ to work? Now’s your chance. The search giant said Wednesday that it is folding features from Google+ into Google Apps, including Hangouts, the video chat service which can connect up to 10 peeps and can

Google Adds Enterprise Social Networking Features to Google+
Google first indicated last year that it planned to release an enterprise version of Google+ and that it was already using it internally. On Wednesday, the company released in preview mode the first Google+ features tailored specifically for workplace use

Japan mulls allowing '911' calls from Twitter, social networks
IDG News Service - The Japanese government on Wednesday hosted a panel in Tokyo on allowing emergency "911" calls to be placed through social networks such as Twitter during natural disasters. The national Fire and Disaster Management Agency

Transformational CIOs Need to Promote Business Social Networking
Modern CIOs must reconcile the gap between their role as protector of corporate information assets and the need to drive organizational innovation and openness. Although bridging these two dimensions of the CIO mandate is difficult, this