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isPermaLink="false">http://memeburn.com/?p=63722</guid> <description><![CDATA[Long ago, before Facebook and Twitter; before MySpace even, there were simple html-rendered pages and IRC, and forums devoted to everything from discussing the finer points of Klingon grammar, to the very first pro-ana boards. Long ago, people were talking. They were having multiple, myriad, overlapping and multidimensional conversations about the things they loved to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://memeburn.com/2012/05/social-the-webs-always-been-social/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>They&#8217;re watching you: Non-members of social networks are still products</title><link>http://memeburn.com/2012/05/non-members-of-social-networks-are-still-products/</link> <comments>http://memeburn.com/2012/05/non-members-of-social-networks-are-still-products/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 05:00:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rowan Puttergill: Columnist</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Social networking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category> <category><![CDATA[privacy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social networks]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://memeburn.com/?p=61593</guid> <description><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs recently upgraded LinkedIn to BUY as the social network derives income from subscriptions as opposed to advertising. This is wonderful news for those that have invested a lot of time and money in LinkedIn. What concerned me was that the article went on to mention all the recruitment companies who are using LinkedIn, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://memeburn.com/2012/04/is-linkedin-a-glorified-recruitment-tool-or-is-there-more-to-it/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Pottermore: Harry Potter&#8217;s social network goes live</title><link>http://memeburn.com/2012/04/pottermore-harry-potters-social-network-goes-live/</link> <comments>http://memeburn.com/2012/04/pottermore-harry-potters-social-network-goes-live/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 04:15:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michelle Atagana: Managing Ed.</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Social networking]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://memeburn.com/?p=61334</guid> <description><![CDATA[Data about Pinterest is sparse because it&#8217;s been slow to release its API, but I was able to utilise search engine APIs to pull some data about the trendy new social site. I gathered information on over 11 000 pinned images and did some analysis to create the infographic below. This data should be useful [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://memeburn.com/2012/04/how-to-get-more-pins-and-repins-on-pinterest-infographic/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Are social networks really killing the web?</title><link>http://memeburn.com/2012/03/are-social-networks-really-killing-the-web/</link> <comments>http://memeburn.com/2012/03/are-social-networks-really-killing-the-web/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Rowan Puttergill: Columnist</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Social networking]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eli Praiser]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Google]]></category> <category><![CDATA[internet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[kony 2012]]></category> <category><![CDATA[social networks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The web]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uganda]]></category><guid
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