This site provides a collection of information on economic issues of networks, such as the telephone and fax communications networks, the Internet, financial exchange and credit card networks, as well as on 'virtual networks,' such as the virtual network of all Windows or all Mac computers.

'From branding to client interaction to recruitment, companies (in India) are using them (social networking sites) to communicate with specific target groups across India and worldwide. 'Social networking sites are a viable mass marketing tool as they are the perfect convergence medium for community development, online advertising as well as entertainment,' says Ashima Misri, IndusGeeks. Social networking sites can be 2D web-based like LinkedIn, Lime Exchange or 3D like Second Life. Signing up o more...

Abstract: 'Communities are built on connections. Better connections usually provide better opportunities. But, what are better connections, and how do they lead to more effective and productive communities? How do we build connected communities that create, and take advantage of, opportunities in their region or marketplace? How does success emerge from the complex interactions within communities?

This paper investigates building sustainable communities through improving their connectivity †more...

This is a social networking site on Ning.com designed to allow Latinos and Anglos to trade, share ideas and prosper together. According to the site, 'people that want economic development in Mexico will trade together.'

'This year will signal the next phase in social media development in South Africa with more enterprise companies playing in the space as well as the growth in open source development of enterprise 2.0 platforms in the first quarter of 2008. A look at 2007's biggest trends reveals the key areas of development going forward into the New Year. Teenagers are not the only generation bent on enjoying the online media space, and what new technologies have to offer South Africa. Many companies are start more...

This is a map of the world showing the dominant social networking site in each region.
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This presentation is from O'Reilly's conference, Graphing Social Patterns East, held in June 2008 in Washington DC. The presenter was Benjamin Joffe who resides in Beijing, the founder of Mobile Monday Beijing.

The Institute for Connectivity in the Americas (ICA) is pleased to announce its support for phase two of the 'Digital Inclusion: Telecentre Network in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)' project.

Phase o­ne of the project (1999 - 2001), sponsored the creation of the Somos@Telecentros Network (S@T), a regional forum grouping more than 800 members and 2,600 registered telecentres in LAC. Funded by PAN Americas, a corporate project of IDRC, phase o­ne was coordinated by Fundacion Chasquinet more...

Abstract: 'No telecentre can be an island. Experience and common sense tell us that telecentre sustainability, defined as social, cultural, political, technological, and financial can not be achieved without networking and knowledge sharing among telecentres. To make the work of telecentres more effective and to reach their aims they need to organise themselves by overlapping national, regional and international networks.'

To learn more about why extensive networking and knowledge sharing are more...

Abstract: 'This paper proposes a new application management service, in which the service provider assists small to medium size business to manage their software. The end user computers are pre-configured to dial into the access lines of the service provider, download and install the required software, without any user interaction. Using the Telecommunication Information Networking Architecture (TINA) as the service platform eases the development, deployment, and management of the service. Appli more...