http://www.giblink.com/gibnews en-us N/A adam@giblink.com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 04:10:47 CST 20 http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20081118/ap_on_hi_te/bookswimcom_online_money NEW YORK - If you aren't sure which books to give that avid reader on your gift list this holiday season, how about considering every title she could name?

 

]]> no@spam.com (Doug Perry) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20081118/ap_on_hi_te/bookswimcom_online_money http://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/article/default.aspx?objid=53897 The use of business social networking sites as a promotional tool has doubled in the past six months, according to a BT Tradespace survey just released.



The research, which examined how small businesses market themselves, how they network and the technology they use to do so, found that 15% of companies are now promoted on social networking sites compared to just 7% at the beginning of the year*.

]]> no@spam.com (Doug Perry) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/news/article/default.aspx?objid=53897 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27775484/ Connecting with your past can bring up those old, uncomfortable feelings
Facebook and other social networking sites can be great for getting back in touch ... unless you'd rather your past stay in the past, that is.

]]> no@spam.com (Doug Perry) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27775484/ http://www.itproportal.com/articles/2008/11/20/google-releases-gmail-themes-more-social-networking-features-coming/ Google has given clear signs where it is heading with the whole social network phenomenon by sprucing up Gmail with a "Themes" functionality. 



]]> no@spam.com (Doug Perry) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.itproportal.com/articles/2008/11/20/google-releases-gmail-themes-more-social-networking-features-coming/ http://news.theage.com.au/business/social-networking-boosts-business-study-20081120-6cmj.html The use of social networking tools such as Facebook, blogs and even the online game World of Warcraft could improve business, a report based on the opinions of senior executives shows.

]]> no@spam.com (Doug Perry) Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST http://news.theage.com.au/business/social-networking-boosts-business-study-20081120-6cmj.html http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20081119/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_google_life_photos MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - Google Inc. has opened an online photo gallery that will feature millions of images from Life magazine's archives that have never been seen by the public before.

]]> no@spam.com (Doug Perry) Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20081119/ap_on_hi_te/tec_techbit_google_life_photos http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/apwire/a68a1cf46a3ea47ece618bc077c7935a.htm NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Hewlett Packard introduced the company's first notebook computer with multi-touch technology Wednesday, promising users the same fingertip navigation built into previous HP desktops and popularized by Apple's iPhone.

]]> no@spam.com (Doug Perry) Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/apwire/a68a1cf46a3ea47ece618bc077c7935a.htm http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/11/obama-the-first.html As if the president-elect weren't being fitted for enough mantles already (Lincoln, Roosevelt, Kennedy, Reagan?), pundits and commentators are already imagining for Obama a suit of rocket robot armor, suitable attire for the man who's now being dubbed the first tech president. 



]]> no@spam.com (Doug Perry) Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2008/11/obama-the-first.html http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/news.php?id=272494 First Direct has joined the social networking ranks with the launch of its own community site called Little Black Book.

]]> no@spam.com (Doug Perry) Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/news.php?id=272494 http://www.technewsworld.com/story/A-Decade-Plus-of-a-Web-Gone-Worldwide-65198.html?wlc=1227099591 By Walaika Haskins

By some definitions, the system we call "the Internet" is pushing 40. However, it didn't really become an influential social and economic force until the 90s. That was about the time groundbreaking online services combined with affordable personal computers to put everyday people in touch, for better and for worse, across the globe. Ten or so years ago, the Web went worldwide.

]]> no@spam.com (Doug Perry) Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.technewsworld.com/story/A-Decade-Plus-of-a-Web-Gone-Worldwide-65198.html?wlc=1227099591