Snap Summit 2.0 summary: It’s all about Facebook
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The Snap Summit 2.0 conference yesterday in San Francisco was supposed to be about the new wave of social applications, but it turned into a Facebook conference.
Here’s why: The number of Facebook applications and downloads just keeps growing — at a faster rate than other social network companies are experiencing.
Dave Morin, the senior platform manager at Facebook, was the event’s main attraction. He opened his talk with a story about a woman he had met… Continue Reading
Whoop-dee-doo: Now you can import friends to social networks from Windows chat
There’s a new trick that tech companies are using to get a little positive press. It’s simple: Just make an announcement that includes the words “data portability” and “social networks” and you’ll probably get an explosion of coverage. Today, for example, Microsoft is announcing that five social networks are going to start using its official contact importer from Windows Live Messenger.
Yes, today, from Facebook (pictured, above) or Bebo, you can search and invite friends to… Continue Reading