(1) See collaborative software, social networking and social search engine.
(2) Software that runs in a social networking site. See Facebook and OpenSocial.
(2) Software that runs in a social networking site. See Facebook and OpenSocial.
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- Software downloads 2009-11-20
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Microsoft still working on an Adobe Lightroom competitor, but with a social twist
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- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- xCellEncrypt 2.1.2 (Windows)
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- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Salesforce demos Service Cloud 2
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- Videos 2009-11-18
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- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Salesforce Chatter: Social operating systems emerge on the IT stage
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- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Salesforce Chatter: Facebook for the Enterprise
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- Blog posts 2009-11-18
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- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Office 2010 Beta 2: More than just a bunch of pretty icons
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- 'The Purpose of a Business is to Create a Customer' - Peter Drucker Centenary
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- Blog posts 2009-11-16
- An interesting exchange on politics and IT
- Was just thinking about thisExcept I was thinking about what I've heard Linux advocates say in the past, that most consumers make dumb technology choices, and whether this squares with advocating for free markets? Yes, I think it does. People will buy products that they can relate to and feel...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-14
- Enterprise 2.0: What do we know today about moving our organizations into the 21st century?
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-13
- My scareware night and how McAfee lost a customer
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- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- MB Ghati Lagna 1.0 (Windows)
- MB Ghati Lagna is an unique astrology tool for ghati lagna calculation and finding the ghati lagna position in your Vedic astrology birth chart. The free ghati lagna analysis or the ghati lagna interpretation delivered by this ghati lagna calculator explains to you the influence of ghati lagna on your...
- Software downloads 2009-11-11
- MB Sun-Moon Midpoint Astrology 1.0 (Windows)
- MB Sun-Moon Midpoint Astrology shows the midpoint between the two planets which is a very sensitive point in the natal chart. The influence of both the planets combine together at this point. This point is very important in understanding personal relationships. MB Sun-Moon Midpoint Astrology does astrology calculations to find...
- Software downloads 2009-11-11
- Cloud Engines Pogoplug
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- Product reviews 2009-11-10
- Motorola sells 100k Droids on opening weekend
- Great screen ???? Only in the specs.Have you seen the Droid?? The screen is HORRIBLE. It is like looking at an old burnout monitor. Yellowish, blurry ... just plain UGLY.The pictures posted here and pretty much everywhere else aren't lying. The quality of the display in the Droid...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- MB Varnada Lagna 1.0 (Windows)
- MB Varnada Lagna is an extraordinary tool that does free varnada lagna calculation and offers free varnada lagna reading or varnada lagna interpretation that will let you know the influence of Varnada lagna on your nature, character and some of the personality traits. Apart from the Varnada lagna influence on...
- Software downloads 2009-11-10
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