FaceBook Founder Is Youngest Self Made Billionaire

Wow, Mark Zuckerberg is only 23 and being touted as the youngest self made billionaire. Read more.

Most Parents Worry About Their Kids Safety in Social Networks

I ran across this article today and thought I would share it since I have children of my own. The article is in regards to teens and where they are most likely to be victimized online. I talk to my kids all the time about the possible dangers they could face online. I think it's important as a parent to always talk about it and constantly remind them to be safe and come to me anytime. I'll always be there for them no matter what. Do you talk to your kids? My kids say I'm a pain but I think they still love me! (smile)

Read the articles!

Social Networking Virtual Conference Tomorrow!

Yikes, I should have posted this early in the week. My email reminder to attend the virtual social networking conference.

Susan Parr: FYI - REMINDER - TOMORROW - Wednesday -December 19, from 8:00
AM EST to 8:00 PM EST, the first virtual conference for the Social
Networking Industry will take place online.

To attend the virtual event, click on the following link:
http://www.socialnetworkingexpo.com

Over 300 social networking industry executives have already pre-registered.

It is a one day virtual event and is free for all social networking
industry executives to attend. Our Silver Sponsor, PRINGO NETWORKS, is
hosting the event for us. Userplane will be providing the chat software
(including Video Chat for those with webcams - we recommend you have a
webcam, but it isn't required).

On that day, you will be able to meet others attending the event. You can
do the following:

# View attendee profiles
# Introduce yourself and your business
# Send others messages
# Text chat with others
# Call or audio chat with other attendees
# Video Chat with them.

The virtual event is designed to help you make appointments for the Miami
event in January. For those that have never attended, or are unable to
attend, the pre-conference virtual event will assist you in meeting with
others.

More information on the virtual conference can be found here:
http://www.snc2008.com/virtual-conference-miami-2008.php

Remember Wednesday December 19! I hope to see you there!

Marc Lesnick
Conference Organizer
Social Networking Conference
January 31 & February 1, 2008
Miami Beach Convention Center
http://www.SocialNetworkingConference.com


There's no way I can spend the whole day at the virtual fair. But I am still excited. I love social networking and this looks like it's going to be very informative and fun.

Yesterday, I Mentioned Google's Open Social

Today I am happy to report I did exactly what I said I was going to do. I dug a little deeper to see what I could find out. The latest news about Open Social sparked an interest and I wanted to know more!

Google's new Open Social is combining some of the major players in the social networking community to create and implement a software program which is compatible within all the communities.

I don't quite get the technical stuff but as a social networking junkie, it's good news to me. I may not be able to write the programs but I can certainly enjoy the perks of someone else's hard work. Thanks to all you software people. Kudos to you!

You can find out more details reading the following article on the Official Google Blog.

Another great place I found some easy for me to understand information about Open Social was Blog.Pmarca.com.

I am just hoping this will make my life easier as a social network user easier. I don't want to figure out how things works in each community. Creating something universal sounds like a good plan to me.

A Recent Article in the New York Post About Google Caught My Eye

In the past week or two I have seen a lot of different articles mentioning the release of Google's new Open Social. I really didn't grasp the whole concept of what Open Social was until reading the following article in the New York Post.

It looks very promising to me since I am a member of a ton of social networking. It could make my social networking nightmare a dream come true. The following excerpt from the New York Post article is what sparked my interest.

Its initiative, which it calls OpenSocial, is an appeal to software developers and Web sites to cooperate in adopting a single set of software standards for the little software widgets that can add a social-networking layer to all Web sites. Agreement on a standard would save users from the aggravation of joining multiple networks and save developers from the aggravation of writing code that works only with specific sites.

I will be spending the rest of the evening seeing what else I can learn about Open Social. In the meantime, you can read the rest of the article by clicking here.

Facebook is So Much More than I originally Thought

Yesterday I didn't really have the opportunity to do too much online. I did stop by Facebook and take a better look. It is considered the second largest social networking community online. Facebook has also been in the headlines quite a bit lately. Facebook has now released ads on their website. You can read the full story here.

I remember getting an invitation from a friend to join. I really didn't look around too much. To me it seemed kind of empty and I could not understand what all the fuss was about! Geesh, how could Facebook possibly be so popular? Well pardon me for being a newbie. LOL It seems in order for me to pimp up my profile I need to add some applications. Duh...sometimes being a newbie really bites.

Facebook currently has over 1700 applications to add to your face book profile. WOW. I am into genealogy so I was impressed with the family tree application. The tip jar is pretty neat too! It will take me awhile to browse through all the applications but I am sure there is something in there for everyone. I saw quite a few applications I plan on added to my Facebook page.

Would love to hear from some Facebook fans out there. Maybe you could even add me as a friend on Facebook since I only have one right now. Boohoo to me. Any tips or suggestions would also be appreciated.

Any News About Social Networking Interests Me

I love reading about all the latest social networking trends. I get especially excited when I see any reference to the business aspect of social networking communities. What impressed me most about this article is the 40% increase in social networking communities over the past year. There are almost 5000 of these communities online today. WOW...there's no way possible I can be a member of all of them or can I?

Facebook in the News

Social networking headlines. Facebook is in the news.

Myspace youth and the Presidential Campaign

Some of the latest headlines in the world of social networking and Myspace.

My Personal Favorite Link To The Latest Social Networking News

Social networking is HOT! I didn't realized exactly how many social networking communities were out there until I subscribed to Mashable.com. Whew! There are so many social networking communities for just about anything you can think of. Gardening, photography, film making, gamers, etc...
The information on the latest social networking news is outstanding. The latest gadgets, skins, add ons, enhancements for the communities are always be reported. Reviews, invitations and so much more. Mashable.com is really the best place to get the latest news in the social networking world.
Mashable even has it's own social networking community. You can actually log in and enter the id's of all your other networking communities as part of of your Mashable profile page. It was a sad day for me when I realized I haven't even seen the best of the best yet in the Social networking world.
Just visit Mashable.com to subscribe. Join the community and meet other social networking junkies. Have fun... I absolutely love it!
I am learning, enjoying, exploring and having an absolute blast.