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Google Buzz: why you should care…

February 11th, 2010 No comments

Google Buzz LogoFor the past two days, the buzz is all over the web. It is still a global trending topic in Twitter (its competitor?) and most blogs have now shared their thoughts about Google’s latest baby: Google Buzz.

Google Buzz is Google’s latest initiative to take its slice of the social media cake. A new platform to share status updates, photos, locations, etc. Sounds familiar? Indeed, the concept is a mixture of Twitter + Facebook + Foursqurare. You’re already using two or three of these platforms and asking yourself why you should care? Why should you start posting status updates to yet another platform? Well read more and find out why I think you should at least pay attention to this new Buzz.

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5 must-have iPhone applications for social networkers

February 2nd, 2010 No comments

Facebook: the 3rd edition of Facebook’s very own iPhone app will keep you connected to all your friends and Facebook pages. It also allows you to update your status on the go, as well as upload photos and videos (iPhone 3GS only). iTunes link

LinkedIn: a full-featured iPhone client for the most professional of all social networks. If you’re an active LinkedIn user, here’s how to manage your network on the go. Invites, messages, profiles, updates, etc… all the LinkedIn features available on the web are there. iTunes link

Tweetie 2: there are tons of different Twitter clients available on the AppStore and you may need to try a few to find your own pearl. Although Tweetdeck for iPhone is free, I believe that the guy behind Tweetie did a great job in terms of user interface and performance. iTunes link

Foursquare: there again, some of you might be more into Gowala or Loopt when it comes to checking in at your favorite venue. I am personally addicted to Foursquare. iTunes link

Pingle: I don’t think the guys at Ping.fm have developed an iPhone app (it might change now that Loic Lemeur and Seesmic bought them over) but Pingle lets you connect to your Ping.fm account and update all your various social networks at once. iTunes link

My Hub: you’re right, that’s number 6 and the title up there says “5 apps”. Well, at $1,99 it is still a great tool to access all your contacts from one single app. The current version brings Facebook, Twitter and Plaxo together with the native address book of your iPhone. Future releases will hopefully support LinkedIn, unified search and cached data. So I thought my #6 deserved its place in my top 5 iTunes link

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