Archive for September, 2008

Weathering a Recession with Social Media

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

In times of recession one of the first places companies turn to cut costs is the marketing budget. This has always made marketing departments the proverbial canary in the coalmine that signals economic downturn.

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Roundup of Google Android and HTC G1 Impressions

Friday, September 26th, 2008

The long awaited release of Google
’s Android mobile OS on the much anticipated HTC G1 phone has finally taken place.� Being on the other end of the nation, Next2Friends had to watch the excitement from afar.� But we’ve been watching these developments closely since it directly impacts our mission to reach the most people possible […]

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Little man can DANCE!

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

About to turn 3… You have to watch it through to see and feel the rhythm.

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Next2Friends Delivers 360 Degrees of Drawn by Pain

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Next2Friends™, the Mobile Social Platform, is teaming up with Webby Award winning web-series Drawn By Pain to create a 360
° experience around its upcoming Tribeca Cinemas feature-length version screening on October 4th, 2008.

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T-Mobile Announces Expanded 3G Support

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

These are the kind of announcements that we relish here at Next2Friends since every time a carrier adds heft to their service it opens up the possibility of greater real time interactivity from mobile for even more people. T-Mobile has announced that they are expanding 3G service to even more metropolitan areas.

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Next2Friends Named a CES i-Stage Finalist

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

A roundup with a brief explanation of all the great finalists in the CES i-Stage competition.

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NEXT2FRIENDS- A CES I-Stage FINALIST

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Next2Friends become one of only 15

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Teachmix & carl Cox

Friday, September 12th, 2008

Making his dreams come true.

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Next2Friends Members of the Week

Friday, September 12th, 2008

Next2Friends is a great way to connect with people in a more immediate way.
� One member who is using Next2Friends to truly reach people is Teachmix.� Teachmix is a startlingly innovative new way to learn the art of being a […]

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The Android is Coming

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

Reuters has reported that T-Mobile and Google will make an announcement on September 23rd. And rumor has it that this will be the long awaited “Dream” or GPhone that has been talked about for quite a while now.

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Prepared Social Environment For Mobile Phone And Interne

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

The mobile phone is as I have said my lifeline. I have not registered a landline and do not have a wrist watch. The mobile phone is the only way I communicate with my family; it has become my time clock, waking me up with an alarm set to my liking. I have internet access, so I use skype as a substitute to the landline.

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Corproations Approach Social Media With Trepidation

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

Despite some promising figures a few weeks ago, it appears that many corporations still are not sure about Social Media.
� According to findings by both Forrester Research and Avanade, business leaders acknowledge the growing role of Social Media in the future of business, but are waiting to see how to best utilize the medium.� Here […]

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Sing for Freedom - S Africa

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

A film after visiting S.Africa in 2006. I discovered lots of footage from 1990 that i’d never seen before. It documents the build up and release of Nelson Mandela in 1990.

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Hassan poet

Saturday, September 6th, 2008

Raw embraceable poetry

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Next2Friends Member of the Week

Friday, September 5th, 2008

Without a doubt this week
’s member of the week is Jesse Cowell, the creator of the wildly creative Drawn By Pain live-action/animated series. Jesse, or Jeskid as he is known on Next2Friend, is an award winning film maker who is about to premier his full length film with the support of Next2Friends!

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Jobs 2.0: Using Social Media for Recruitment

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

At Next2Friends we believe strongly that New Media enriches lives. Over the past couple of years Social Media
’s place in the recruitment and hiring process has been hotly debated in HR circles.

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Google’s Chrome, a New Take on Browsing

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

We share the community
’s excitement over Chrome, particularly the “Cloud Computing” nature of Google’s latest offering, but there were a few things that really stood out to us at Next2Friends.

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Spin me right round

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

This is me and my friend Guy just being plain silly. Can’t all be animated monsters and serious business!

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