On Thursday (1st November) Google is releasing a new API called the OpenSocial. It is a set of common APIs that application developers can use to create applications that work on any social networks that choose to participate.Their current partners include:
Hi5
Orkut
Friendster
LinkedIn
Viadeo
Ning
SalesForce.com
Oracle
Looking at the sites above looks like they have covered everyone from entrepreneur, kids, music [...]
Techcrunch is reporting that: (Source)“Google is preparing its own major assault on the social networking scene. It goes by the codename “Maka-Maka†inside the Googleplex (or, perhaps, “Makamakaâ€).”Maka-Maka encompasses Google’s grand plan to build a social layer across all of its applications.
As you could imagine Google already has so much data on you, depending on [...]
Mysql is apparently the world’s most popular open source database software, with over 100 million copies of its software downloaded or distributed throughout its history. Mysql claims to have 25 percent share of the database market.
We at Kwiqq enjoy using Mysql for our clients as its an inexpensive and proven database. At the [...]
Pre Mod: Is when a social network moderates (Checks) the content posted by a user before it goes live on the site. E.G. YouTube (for its videos), BBC (comment on their forums to see what I mean).
Post Mod: Is when the content goes live on the site as soon as the user uploads [...]
Widgety Goodness is one of the mainstream conferences held in Brighton (obviously the other popular Brighton based conferences are: d.construct and BarCampBrighton). It will look at one of the key emerging online trends: the widgetisation
of content in social networks.
Check out the Schedule and Speakers.
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If you are based in Brighton, Why not get a discount [...]
The Battle of Ideas is a two-day festival of high-level, thought-provoking debate organised by the Institute of Ideas and hosted by the Royal College of Art.
There are several debates being held over the weekend: List of all EventsÂ
I will be speaking on Myspace Generation: Why the hype and hysteria?. We will be discussing whether [...]
If you are an absolute Social Networking addict, updating your Facebook, YouTube etc every few mins (like me). I think Flock Browser is just the answer for you. They have been around for the last 2 years developing a browser which allows you to update your social media.
and they have just announced their 1.0 beta [...]
To celebrate Enterprise Week, YES Network is holding a unique, FREE event called Enterprise Changes Lives at The Basement on tuesday 13th November. The event will feature talks from Sinem Ersever, Advericom and Me (Raj)at Kwiqq, speed-networking and a mini-exhibition.
The event is open to 18-30 year olds.
Register now (click here) !
We are currently recruiting a web designer to join our team. So I started drawing simple sketches to explain what a designer could expect from us at Kwiqq. See what you make of them:
Facebook’s application API has been wildly successful. There are, officially, about 5,500 applications with more being built everyday. Some are even being sold on eBay. Other big name competitors are following suit. With Myspace expected to announce their platform next week. Source Techcrunch. Just to bring into context Orkut (Google’s social network) on 5th Nov [...]