As a dedicated Twitter user myself, I understand the value of tweets and the idea that social search – i.e. recommendations or information provided by friends – is an important part of navigating the internet world. At this point, despite being a big Twitter user I am still however someone who relies on Google search results rather than Twitter….but Google have announced that “we are very excited to announce that we have reached an agreement with Twitter to include their updates in our search results. We believe that our search results and user experience will greatly benefit from the inclusion of this up-to-the-minute data” This is fab news as far as I am concerned as Google remains my favourite search engine and... [Read more]

I have been struggling with groups in Facebook. Struggling in terms of they are a great idea which were ’struggling’ to work. I was even more disappointed to learn that I could transfer my group to a Facebook page earlier this year. So I was intrigued to see the latest evolving changes to groups which seem to make so much sense Facebook describes Giving Groups a Stronger Voice which is summarised as Revamping the design for Groups so that they look similar to other parts of the site such as profiles and Pages-groups will now have a Wall that summarizes all the recent activities of people within the group and a Publisher that enables members to share their content. Second, group activities, which previously only appeared in the group,... [Read more]

Ning is the social networking platform which seems to get less press and yet continues to grow and provide companies, brands and individuals with a social networking solution. For me, Ning is a wonderful solution for people and over the last few months they have added to the platform with for example Ning Apps -  “Network Creators can further customize the experience on their social networks with additional features.” But also they have also announced that they will be offering virtual gifts very soon! What is interesting is their desire to fit the gifts to your network, to add value if you like to the network rather than just be a pure gift…they describe virtual gifts “will give your members another way to meet and... [Read more]

When you network in real life, the business card is still an important part of keeping in touch with people. Ensuring that your card stands out is the difficult part and I really like people who turn their cards into something useful….something that I want to keep. For people like me who are always looking to save a cent, or penny or euro, or two! try Moo Cards. They are great value and so simple. Also today they announced enhancements to Minicards. They have announced “There’s now the option to choose from a bigger range of fonts, colours and templates to personalise the ‘details side’ of your cards. We’ve also added the option to upload your own logo, or choose an icon from our brand new selection… you can now upload... [Read more]

Each week I post articles which you have sent me to help the Buzz Networker community understand and extend their network online, as a way of giving your voice to our community - here are this weeks articles SVB presents Online Social Networking Mistakes That Can Break Your Career posted at The Digerati Life Anna presents The Money is in the Simplicity not the Complexity posted at The Engaging Brand Adam Pittaway presents Google hopes to ride a social-networking Wave posted at ngariman’s tidbits. Carolyn Friedman presents Top 100 Graphic Design Blogs posted at Graphic Design Degrees, saying, “Got a creative mind, love of technology, and tons of ideas? Then graphic design might be for you. Learn more about this profession, along... [Read more]