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Top Twitter Client

By Sharafat • Mar 10th, 2010 • Category: Technology

We’ve written about Twitter client Sobees, which is working to create the best social media client on the market, competing with both TweetDeck and Seesmic. Today Sobees is releasing a new version of its Windows native desktop app built in .NET, complete with realtime search, a redesign and more.
The new client includes support for Facebook, [...]



Social Networking Basics for Job Hunters

By Sumaira Bajwa • Aug 17th, 2009 • Category: Technology

Which site is right?
Facebook. LinkedIn. Twitter. There are many sites that foster community online, but not everyone feels bold enough to sign up for all of them.
If you’re skittish about social networking, LinkedIn may be the safest choice. LinkedIn has more than 41 million members from around the world, and its mission is to foster [...]



WSJ Connect : Your New LinkedIn

By Sharafat • Jul 31st, 2009 • Category: Technology

The Wall Street Journal has long envied the success of professional social network LinkedIn and its 15 million or so monthly visitors (WSJ.com has just a third of that). In late 2008 they launched WSJ Community, a social network bolted onto the main WSJ site. That community is a ghost town - raise your hand [...]



Supercharge Your Job Search With oDesk and Facebook

By Sharafat • Jul 1st, 2009 • Category: Technology

oDesk is already a fantastic tool for freelancers and web workers, but today they’re getting even more useful. The site that connects buyers (service seekers) with providers (freelancers) is now utilizing Facebook Connect to add social utility to the work force.
With Facebook Connect, oDesk buyers and providers can now share their job-related activity on oDesk [...]