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AOL Snaps Up About.me

Posted on December 21st, 2010 in about.me, AOL, India Shares, inthenews, social networking

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When they say tech is hot, it’s hot. AOL (AOL) bought About.me just four days after it began its public debut. The terms were undisclosed.

About.me allows users to create a profile from all of their social networks such as Twitter, Facebook and Linkedln — like an online business card. It has a built in dashboard to track social networking interactions and influence.

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AOL Snaps Up About.me originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google Buys Angstro to Boost Its Social Networking Ambitions

Posted on August 28th, 2010 in Angstro, Facebook, featured, GOOG, Google, Google buys Angstro, Google Me, India Shares, inthenews, Rohit Khare, social networking

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AngstroGoogle (GOOG) has gone ga-ga over social-networking acquisitions, with deals for Slide, Like.com, Metaweb and Jambool. Desperately trying to go beyond its advertising business, the company sees big-time growth opportunities in the sector. However, Google is late to the game — and its home-grown efforts have been lackluster, such as Buzz, Google Wave and Orkut.

Well, the latest social networking deal for Google is a tiny startup, Angstro. Actually, it’s not a social network. Instead, the company has a system to pull information from various sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and so on. With this, Angstro can do things like improve Caller ID, as well as create a real-time social address book.

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Google Buys Angstro to Boost Its Social Networking Ambitions originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Google Looks to Strike Gold with Jambool Deal

Posted on August 16th, 2010 in Google, India Shares, inthenews, Jambool, social networking

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While an M&A strategy has its risks, the payoffs can be significant. No doubt, this approach has been critical for the success of Oracle (ORCL). Also, M&A turned Cisco (CSCO) into a tech giant.

Well, it looks like Google (GOOG) wants this magic as well. And one of the big targets is social networking, which means taking on Facebook.

For example, Google recently purchased Jambool, which operates a virtual currency for online gaming. The company’s service is known as Social Gold.

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Google Looks to Strike Gold with Jambool Deal originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LinkedIn Says Ninjas Are On The Loose in The Jobforce

Posted on April 09th, 2010 in India Shares, job market, linkedin, LinkedIn.com, ninja, ninjas, Social Media, social networking

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Have sword, will travel.

The number of ninjas on LinkedIn is on the rise. According to the latest post on the company’s blog, new job titles are popping up on the popular business social networking site. From 2002 to 2007, the percentage of job titles including the word “ninja” spiked, according to LinkedIn. The company is quick to explain that these people aren’t the assassins of old. “They are more likely to throw Java exceptions rather than steel stars,” writes Monica Rogati.

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LinkedIn Says Ninjas Are On The Loose in The Jobforce originally appeared on BloggingStocks on Fri, 09 Apr 2010 16:40:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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