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Who We Are On The Social Web

I'm a different person at work than I am at home. I tell different jokes. I have different stories. I share different experiences with different people in different ways depending on a host of different factors (e.g., how well we know each other; where we went to school; what our shared interests may be, etc.). The context in which I know people is different from one person, one situation to the next. By and large, this is a good thing. I wouldn't want my co-workers to know all that my wife knows and my wife wouldn't be interested in all that my co-workers know.

HP Buys 3Com for $2.7 Billion

HP announced today that it is acquiring 3Com, makers of network switching, routing, and security solutions, for $2.7 billion in cash (at 7.90 per share). Both boards have already approved the transaction. HP says the combination of these two companies will transform the networking industry and "underscore HP's next-generation data center strategy." The company believes this will help customers simplify networks and improve IT service delivery capabilities.

Social Networking Donation Cause Leaves MySpace For Facebook

Causes is a social networking donation platform that uses MySpace so that people can raise money for causes or issues that they believe in. Generally these kinds of activities help provide a community around issues like Breast Cancer, or stop smoking, or other issues that are part of our daily life.

LinkedIn Makes Profile Organization Easier

Today LinkedIn launched a new feature called the Profile Organizer. This lets users save profiles of interest and keep them handy in one organized location. With the Profile Organizer, users can save the profile into a designated folder, add contact info, and write private notes, only visible to them. To save profiles, just click the "save profile" link that appears by people's profiles. There is also a "save profile" option that appears in LinkedIn searches, and it works the same way.

Facebook Creeping In on LinkedIn's Territory?

According to comScore, one of the fastest growing online categories over the past year has been Job Search. This is not surprising news by any means.

NBC Provides Substantial Funding To Mobile Ad Network

NBC understands that the future of television may have less to do with TV’s. As a result, the company has made a move into the mobile ad space by investing in the mobile ad network Greystripe. The funding is said to have been made to assist the sales team headquartered in New York in selling more ads across the 1,000 mobile apps and games on over 1,400 devices that Greystripe can provide.

The Government Could Potentially Take Control Of Twitter

You know how I love a good conspiracy theory, so try this one on for size.

Study Shows 18-24 Year Olds Love Social Media, Twitter Not So Much

These two charts say it all really:

The Convoluted Nature of Social Media and History

 There is a cliche that many people often share about history, and how it is written by the victors. The conquerors across the world, for the most part, are the ones who transcribed the history for others to read. We have terms like "revisionist history" to account for the fact that we realize the truth may be quite a bit grayer than those historical accounts we read lead us to believe.

Social Media Clubs Make Networking a Regional Thing

WebProNews recently attended the Social Media Club of Louisville Meeting, where Chris Brogan spoke about social media to an audience of people from the region. Mike McDonald spoke with Social Media Club Louisville President Jason falls. Ever gone to a regional meet-up? Tell us about your experience.