To fill the gap in social network market Google Tuesday launched Google+ other wise called as “real life sharing”. It is in beta version. Initially people are allowed to join by invitation only. According to Google its social network platform will meet the basic human needs to connect with others. It has improved privacy control.

In May 2009, worldwide, some 1.1 billion people (age 15 and older) access the Internet, either from their home or office. Out of those 1.1 billion people, (65 % of the world’s Web audience) visited minimum one social networking site during the month, making it two-thirds of the global Internet users who  will access social networking websites.

Social networks operate under  self directed business model, in which a social network’s members play dual roles as both the suppliers and the consumers of content. This is the major difference to a traditional business model, where the suppliers and consumers are separate agents.

Open source Flex 4 makes it possible to reach new levels in social networking
The updated open source Flex 4 framework, also now available, includes a new component architecture for RIAs providing complete separation of appearance and functionality, enabling each to be changed independently without affecting the other.

Brand sharing with facebook, the world’s no 1 social network & no 2 in all the web is always an key point for marketers. There are few better ways to promote your brand.

TweetDeck is amazingly perfect for social media sharing without any question. It provides complete support using APIs provided from Linkedin, facebook & twitter. I really amazed first with Adobe AIR, RIA platform desktop client.
It has all settings with APIs, columns, enable & disabling functionalities, updates/tweets, type of updates & more.

UddeIM is an add on to Joomla that allows users of a community to send private messages to each other.

As OpenIDs can be used to sign into multiple websites, the value of an OpenID increases with each additional site for which the OpenID is used. Users should take precautions to ensure that their account at their OpenID Provider is safeguarded against being compromised, including having a strong password, and keeping their account information up to date.

How the URL is constructed
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