XFN (XHTML Friends Network) und FOAF (Friend of a Friend)

Google unleashes Social Graph API–indexes people connections by ZDNet’s Dan Farber — Following on its OpenSocial APIs for building cross-social network applications, Google has created a Social Graph API that searches the Web for explicit public statements of connections between people. The Web crawler looks for XFN (XHTML Friends Network) and FOAF (Friend of a Friend), which are standard formats used to indicate people connections. The Web of [...]

Top social networking sites in US in December 2007

Top social networking sites in US in December 2007 by ZDNet’s NB — For December 2007, MySpace.com received 72% of US visits among the social networking category, according to Hitwise. Facebook.com received 12.57% of visits and Bebo.com received 1.09% of visits. US traffic to all the social networking websites increased 4% YTY. MyYearbook experienced the largest gain in market share in December 2007, increasing 407% compared to December [...]

28% der US-Teens haben ihr eigenes Blog/Online Journal

Top online activities by US teens in 2007 by ZDNet’s NB — 39% of online teens share their own artistic creations online, such as artwork, photos, stories, or videos, up from 33% in 2004, according to Pew Internet & American Life Project. 28% have created their own online journal or blog, up from 19% in 2004. 27% maintain their own personal webpage, up from 22% in 2004. [...]

57% der Amis sorgen sich um Kreditkarten Sicherheit online

57% of Americans still very concerned with credit card safety online by ZDNet’s AM — 61% of adult Americans said they were very or extremely concerned about the privacy of personal information when buying online, an increase from 47% in 2006, University of Southern California’s Center for the Digital Future says. Concerns about credit card security have largely stabilized, with 57% very or extremely concerned in 2007. It was 53% [...]

Bsp. NYTimes 15 Mio Visitors März 2005

15 mln unique visitors visited NYTimes.com in March 2005, 5.9 mln RSS pageviews by ZDNet’s ZDNet Research — The New York Times Company says that for March 2005, NYTimes.com achieved a traffic record of 555 mln pageviews, a 17% increase from March 2004. The previous monthly record was set in January when NYTimes.com had 553 mln pageviews, a 30% increase from January of last year. Unique visitors increased to 15 mln in March [...]

Neues Produkt Prologue ähnl. wordpress

Prologue = Twitter meets Basecamp by ZDNet’s Steve O’Hear — It’s now possible, using a new product called Prologue, to host or run your own micro-blogging platform (a la Twitter) and use it as a substitute for some of the collaborative functionality of a service like Basecamp.