Tag: Social networking
Piczo talks UK growth, hints at mobile strategy
Piczo might not be the biggest social network in the world, but it’s growing fast (4.5 million unique monthly users in the UK) and has had some people suggesting it’s the latest destination for the cooler teenagers who previously hung out on MySpace and Bebo.
HMV and Popworld taking on MySpace with music social networking
HMV is struggling in the face of competition from online retailers and download services, so could a MySpace-style social network be the answer? The company certainly hopes so – this morning, while announcing its latest profits warning to the City, it unveiled plans to launch a social network aimed at music, film and games fans.
Find love on public transport with On The Same Track web service
"We've all been there. We see someone on our train journey and wish there was an easy way to chat to him/her. Let's face it, it's more difficult in real life." That's the opening gambit of the new networking web…
UK Web 2.0 site TrustedPlaces gets a revamp
It's a social networking site based around cool places, from restaurants and pubs through to gig venues and art galleries. You build a profile, and then find places to go based on reviews of other users, while posting your own…
30 things we learned at 3GSM 2007
Phew. As ever, 3GSM was tiring both physically and mentally, with a barrage of new products and companies, plus an enormous venue to walk around. Honestly, if we believed in wearing pedometers, they'd have exploded by Tuesday. So now the…
MySpace may "die fast" if it doesn't get mobile social networking right
Us Brits will soon be able to access MySpace on our phones – well, we will if we're on Vodafone, anyway, as the two companies have signed an exclusive deal. But is it that important that MySpace launches a mobile…
3GSM 2007: FunkySexyCool is like MySpace meets Am I Hot Or Not… on your phone
Few of the mobile social networking companies at 3GSM are offering users prizes for being attractive. One who is, though, is FunkySexyCool, an Australian mobile community with over 200,000 users posting profiles and voting on one another's purdyness. The company…
3GSM 2007: Cerkle takes on MySpace for mobile social networking
Everyone wants to be the next MySpace, but for mobile. There are loads of mobile social networking firms talking up their prospects at 3GSM this year. One is Cerkle, who've been interviewed over on Techscape. "Our belief is that social…
Pitch brings social networking to mobiles for free
Pitch have today launched a new mobile entertainment community, funded entirely by advertising revenue and so free for its users. Features include instant messaging, photo and video upload and sharing, and an 'exciting new online community'. Yes, it all sounds…
Social networking site of the day: Zebo
What's this all about then? Zebo claims to be "the world's largest repository of what people own". In other words, a social networking site where you meet people based on your possessions. Like a virtual version of those clubs where…
