Brett Coburn - Neighborhood Social Networking

Ben Thurber - "I'mAFan.com"

InternshipIN Student-Founded, Student-Run Business

Founded by U.C. Berkeley students Arielle Patrice Scott, Jessica Mah, and Andy Su in the Fall of 2008.

InternshipIN is bridging the gap between two groups of people hungry to get to know each other with no true other way to connect.

Social Video Viewing on MTV

MTV's Backchannel is a multiplayer online game based on the hugely popular scripted reality soap The Hills. Viewers slings barbs and one-liners for points in the game, which is designed to be played while The Hills airs. As the show's celebutants bicker and gossip on TV, users fire off comments in a web-based chat room (see image above).

As television audiences migrate online, media companies are eyeing social networking as a possible killer app for hooking viewers through their laptops. From simple chat rooms to unique games, the race is on to develop content that complements traditional shows — the more creative and addictive the better. Read more on Wired.com...

Social Video Viewing on MTV

MTV's Backchannel is a multiplayer online game based on the hugely popular scripted reality soap The Hills. Viewers slings barbs and one-liners for points in the game, which is designed to be played while The Hills airs. As the show's celebutants bicker and gossip on TV, users fire off comments in a web-based chat room (see image above).

As television audiences migrate online, media companies are eyeing social networking as a possible killer app for hooking viewers through their laptops. From simple chat rooms to unique games, the race is on to develop content that complements traditional shows — the more creative and addictive the better. Read more on Wired.com...

Social Video Viewing on MTV

MTV's Backchannel is a multiplayer online game based on the hugely popular scripted reality soap The Hills. Viewers slings barbs and one-liners for points in the game, which is designed to be played while The Hills airs. As the show's celebutants bicker and gossip on TV, users fire off comments in a web-based chat room (see image above).

As television audiences migrate online, media companies are eyeing social networking as a possible killer app for hooking viewers through their laptops. From simple chat rooms to unique games, the race is on to develop content that complements traditional shows — the more creative and addictive the better. Read more on Wired.com...

Wired.com - Twitter, Flickr, Facebook Make Blogs Look So 2004

According to Wired contributor Paul Boutin, "Thinking about launching your own blog? Here's some friendly advice: Don't. And if you've already got one, pull the plug." I still think that a private blog is a good way to share and comment on course information, though I'm always willing to try something new.

Read more about how Twitter, Flickr, and Facebook are better ways to post your essays and opinions Read on...