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Sports Marketing Interns Wanted

shawn — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:40:00 +0000

Our firm is producing the most exclusive and elite sporting event series ever held – the ultimate sports fantasy come true. We are seeking individuals with skill in online social networking websites and a passion for professional sports.

Expertise with MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Google, Flickr, and other Social Networking Tools
Passion for Sports, Professional Athletes, Sporting Events, and Competitive Poker
Strong time management skills and personal accountability
Availability to start immediately and commitment to succeed at this project

If you feel you fit this description, please send us a copy of your resume and links to your social networking profiles at sbutler@sportslegendschallenge.com. Please do not call about this position. After reviewing your resume and social media experience, we will contact you for an interview if we believe there is the potential fit. Thank you for your interest, and we look forward to hearing from you.

A True Universal Profile

shawn — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 03:24:00 +0000

Uh-oh for the King and Queen of Social Media Sites, now Google is looking for a non-proprietary way for people to join and create social networks. In the article Google Wants To Be Your Universal Profile Too…, Stan Schroeder explains how Google’s “Friend Connect” service will make online profiles completely portable.

Here’s Google’s own explanatory video and Schroeder’s definition:

“Friend Connect is a tool which enables any website owner to add some code to their site and get a number of social features. You know, all that stuff you usually can’t be bothered to install plugins for: user registration, invites, members gallery, reviews, message posting, and – most importantly – third party OpenSocial apps.

In practice, this means that anyone will be able to log in, for example, with their OpenID on some blog, and converse with their Gtalk, Facbeook, or Plaxo friends. The web as a platform, it’s finally happening, folks.”

The idea of an Open Web is not without opposition. Zuckerburg’s Facebook again shows its monopolistic bent by obstructing Google’s initial launch of the service. So, in the battle to control the newest online medium, while Facebook and MySpace square-off over proprietary profile info, Google leaps both by creating a universal profile open app. The future of social media may be in another Google mashup. To truly achieve the effect of rubbing their noses in it, I think they should call it “MyFace” or “SpaceBook“.

The Future of Social Networking Sites

shawn — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:03:00 +0000

The Future of Social Networking Sites is that most of the Social Networking Sites Have No Future. MySpace and Facebook have battled for new users, climbing up the demographic food chain. MySpace has struggled to hide the migration of their user-base over to Zuckerburg’s much more hip interactive site. All the while, the giants of online have been eyeing the now-established online phenom and have plotted their own fast-track into the social media cash pool.

VS.

Much like XM and Sirius, this will become a market where only one can survive. Social media users have watched as the two majors, MySpace and Facebook, each reporting over 65 million U.S. monthly viewers, revamped their user profiles and interactive applications into a strikingly similar format. Both now incorporate FriendFeeds, both incorporate (limited) customizable layout options, and both feature a Twitter-like status update.

Facebook boldly steps towards the next obvious plateau in social media networks, the Universal Profile. Rather than creating multiple individual profiles or even cutting and pasting your favorite quotes, pictures, and About Me’s from one site to the next, you will be able to create one profile and export it across platforms. Right now, Facebook only offers this feature with “partner sites” (see highlight), but soon it will have to expand the service to their top competitors, like MySpace, Bebo and Google’s Orkut.

What Facebook says about its new Exportable Profile:
Real Identity
Facebook users represent themselves with their real names and real identities. With Facebook Connect, users can bring their real identity information with them wherever they go on the Web, including: basic profile information, profile picture, name, friends, photos, events, groups, and more.

Friend Linking
People count on Facebook to stay connected to their friends and family. With Facebook Connect, they can take their friends with them wherever they go on the Web. Developers can add rich social context to their sites. Developers even can dynamically show which of their Facebook friends already have accounts on their sites.