Google Friend Connect

Earlier this week on December 15th 2008, Google’s Official Blog wrote a post on how Twitter was integrated with Google Friend Connect service. 

This allows Twitter users now to sign in and join in with this social networking service by using Twitter Ids now so you tweet about the sites you join or find other Twitter users in your community.

Twitter Plays Fair

Quickly word spread that Twitter slapped Facebook & Myspace in the face with this breaking news but Twitter CEO Evan Williams had this to tweet about it, saying “For the record: Twitter did not “choose Google, not Facebook.” We’re working with both. We have more to do on the FB side before launch.”

Turns out Twitter wants to debunk rumors on siding with just Google, but what about Myspace you ask?

Twitter was originally one of the launch partners for Myspace ID (similiar to Google Friend Connect and FacebookConnect) Myspace has been using Google Friend Connect currently and is awaiting integration with Twitter.

Twitter’s Biz Stone also quoted from Tech Crunch here saying

Twitter plans to integrate with the open initiatives offered by our friends at MySpace, Facebook, and Google. We officially announced our intent to work with MySpace back in May because we believe strongly in offering the exchange of public information between our complimentary services.

Integrating with MySpace as well as FacebookConnect will require some development effort on our part. Now that we have 13 software engineers working at Twitter and our reliability continues to improve we’re getting closer to integrating with your favorite social networks

 

2 cents

So it appears Twitter want’s to be friends with everyone and is playing it very safe along the lines on who to side with.  Twitter seems at this point very smart to keep a hush hush business advertising model and playing it fair on all sides. 

Keep in mind Twitter was offered a buyout from Facebook earlier and was turned down.  More and more big players are viewing Twitter as “The Hot New Toy” recently, the question is who will Twitter play with the most?

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Twitter Playing Fair With Google, Facebook & Myspace

Social Networks Are Becoming Breeding Grounds For Scam

As the Social Media phenomenon increase, people all around the world have found ways to stay connected with friends, family and co-workers.

As users widen their social presence on Myspace, Facebook and LinkedIn, they need to be aware that scammers also have shifted their focus to social media sites as the next hot locations to find their next target, according to this article.

“Many [criminals] have now moved to computer networks because that’s where the victims have moved and, therefore, the opportunities,” said Shawn Henry, assistant director of the FBI’s Cyber Investigations unit. – [Businessweek]

Just as with anything that has become popular in mainstream you have to watch out for the new age scammers who are always looking for a way in to make money with new scams.

The Nigerian Scam

Over the past years Craigslist has been bombarded with Nigerian Scams of pretending to either give money, ask for suspicious transfers or any other method instead of the traditional cash/credit card transaction.

Per Craiglists.

Recognizing scams [Craiglist]

Most scams involve one or more of the following:

• inquiry from someone far away, often in another country
• Western Union, Money Gram, cashier’s check, money order, shipping, escrow service, or a “guarantee”
• inability or refusal to meet face-to-face before consumating transaction

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Social Networks Are Becoming Breeding Grounds For Scam

Don’t Become A Social Media Prude

You have just signed up for all the latest Social Networking sites and have registered 3 new blogs today, sounds like you should be rolling in Social Media success right? Wrong, here’s why.

Great!  You have just stepped into the world of Social Media.  You have finally got off the bandwagon of sticking with the status quo and not embracing change.  You are venturing into a new world out there and took on the advice of your peers of the famous network sites they have told you about.

Facebook, Myspace and LinkedIN were the top 3 choices everyone has recommended. Your first task was to go ahead and register your profile and set it up.  Great, now what….

Waste of Space

You do not want your Social Media Sphere to be collecting dust like old baseball cards or comic books. Why set up these sites if your not going to use it to it’s full potential and capacity.  Think about it with your Social Network sites what good is it if you have zero friends or connections.  What about your blogs, what happens if you don’t have a community of friends or readers?

The same applies to Twitter Accounts.  Great you signed up and now are auto posting all your Blog Feeds but what happens if there is no interaction in your Twitter world?

Pop Your Social Media Cherry

Connect and Engage is your 2 major friends in Social Media.

• Connect – You want to connect to as many friends and associates as you can on these sites.  If your main goal is attract customers to your business then start your sphere of influence by past and current customers.  

Connect with your current family and friends.  You can’t just expect to connect to everyone in the world just because your client base is everyone.  Start building a foundation from the ground up and numbers will come.

• Engage – This is the most important aspect of the process.  Don’t become a prude and get out there and engage your community.  

 
Engage with your readers if you run a blog, ask questions in your blog, comment on other blogs similar to yours.  This is the fastest way of increasing an audience and traffic to your blog.

Engage your Social Networks by commenting on people pages, commenting on pictures, submit funny pictures or interesting links.  Do something that’s the nature of the game.  Don’t be looked upon as an inactive account with no activity.

The Social Media Sphere is a very smart community and will run right over you if you think just by sitting back because you have registered Social Media Sites will grant you immediate success.

Do you see value in Engaging or is it the same without it?

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Don’t Become A Social Media Prude And Pop Your Social Media Cherry