- From: Brian Gryth <briangryth@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:06:47 -0700
- To: eGovIG IG <public-egov-ig@w3.org>
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Hello all, Just wanted to share some information. The January 30th edition of The Economist contains a special report on social networking. The report is available on-line for download at http://www.economist.com/members/survey_paybarrier.cfm?issue=20100130&surveyCode=NA The following are links to the individual stories: - A world of connections <http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15351002>Online social networks are changing the way people communicate, work and play, and mostly for the better, says Martin Giles - Why social networks have grown so fast <http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15350972> - Twitter’s transmitters <http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15350950>The magic of 140 characters - Profiting from social networks<http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15351026>Social networks have a better chance of making money than their critics think - Small businesses and social networks<http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15350940>Small businesses are using networks to become bigger - Yammering away at the office<http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15350928>A distraction or a bonus? - Social contracts <http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15350994>The smart way to hire workers - Privacy 2.0 <http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15350984>Give a little, take a little - The future of social networking <http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15350960> - Sources and acknowledgments <http://www.economist.com/specialreports/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15351018> - Martin Giles, US technology correspondent, on the uses and business models of Twitter and Facebook<http://audiovideo.economist.com/?fr_story=037df1cce1344f5a977e2e7ed1363a654111c3d5&rf=bm>(audio) Cheers, Brian
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