Blackbox Republic is creating a social network around sex (positivity)

Blackbox Republic is creating a social network around sex (positivity)

The team behind a new social networking site called Blackbox Republic is coming out of stealth mode today. They don’t have much to show off yet, since the the social network won’t launch until this fall, but the Portland, Ore., company has $1 million in seed funding, a strong founding team, and above all a cool concept: It wants to build a site where members of the sex positive community can gather.

So, uh, does that… Continue Reading

Jive’s Social Business Software makes collaboration easier

Jive’s Social Business Software makes collaboration easier

Jive Software is announcing the latest release of its collaborative “social” software for businesses. The Portland, Ore. company says version 3.0 of its application package, now called Social Business Software, marks the first time someone can combine internal and external collaboration (i.e., collaboration with the rest of the company and collaboration with partners and customers) by managing them in a single environment.

A year or two ago, there seemed to be a glut of companies offering… Continue Reading