1. The Hidden Gold

    “Social capital is an economic idea that refers to the connections between individuals and entities that can be economically valuable. Social networks that include people who trust and assist each other can be a powerful asset. These relationships between individuals and firms can lead to a state in which each will think of the other when something needs to be done. Along with economic capital, social capital is a valuable mechanism in economic growth.”

    1. When your current patron gives you a “lead” on a new donor, that is social capital in action.
    2. When your friend introduces you to your {soon to be} boss, that is social capital in action.
    3. When a volunteer suggests a new operating procedure that saves you money, that is social capital in action.

    It makes a lot of sense to nurture and use your network in bad and good times in order to achieve greater personal and organizational success. In other words, find the hidden gold.

    2. Filed ↓ social capital economic social network growth future relationship | May 14, 2009 | 107670374
  2. Like in most social networks, users have a profile, friends, own list of items, internal messaging, and they can surf the network to know new people who share similar likes to theirs. An important feature of likexo is contextual items recommendation based on similar likes to those we have. This way, if we have albums in our list of items, likexo could recommend us albums, movies, books or other items that we don’t have and might like us.

    Like in most social networks, users have a profile, friends, own list of items, internal messaging, and they can surf the network to know new people who share similar likes to theirs. An important feature of likexo is contextual items recommendation based on similar likes to those we have. This way, if we have albums in our list of items, likexo could recommend us albums, movies, books or other items that we don’t have and might like us.

    3. Filed ↓ likexo community social future recommendations life web 2.0 | May 14, 2009 | 107646261
  3. What governs efficient browsing is the speed of finding bookmarks, specially the most used ones, and the fastest way to do that is the ability to easily spot what we need. In the case of bookmarks, a snapshot of a website would be the solution, and that’s what triggered the creation of visual bookmarking.

    What governs efficient browsing is the speed of finding bookmarks, specially the most used ones, and the fastest way to do that is the ability to easily spot what we need. In the case of bookmarks, a snapshot of a website would be the solution, and that’s what triggered the creation of visual bookmarking.

    4. Filed ↓ social bookmarking archives web 2.0 applications future design | May 5, 2009 | 103699689