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Formspring Helps You Get To Know Your Friends–The Old Fashioned Way

Published by pratyushkp on July 15th, 2011 - in Social, Technology

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This post is part of a new series from HuffPostTech, Socialized, that will profile a different social startup–from apps to services to websites–every day. Want to be featured on the site? Email us about your startup, which should have a social media component and be less than two years old, at [email protected].

Do you ever feel like you don’t know the “friends” you’ve amassed through your various social networking accounts? Wish there were an easier way to get to know them all? There’s a simple solution: just ask.

What it is: Part social network, part question-and-answer service, Formspring is designed to bring web-savvy people closer together by providing a platform that allows for more intimate interactions than you might find in blog comments or Facebook wall posts. Continue reading “Formspring Helps You Get To Know Your Friends–The Old Fashioned Way” »

Google+ Games Could Be In The Works

Published by pratyushkp on July 2nd, 2011 - in Social, Technology

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Several features of Google‘s new social network are quite similar to Facebook features, and rumor has it that the two will become even more similar with time.

According to Engadget, Google Plus’s source code reveals that a social gaming network may be in the works.

Facebook has had major success with social games like Farmville and Mafia Wars, and it’s likely that Google will take a cue from its biggest competitor in the social space.

In 2010, Google invested over $100 million into Zynga, the social gaming giant that has enjoyed staggering profits from its partnership with Facebook. Engadget predicts that Google’s payoff for that investment may well come in the form of Google+ Games. Zynga is expected to make its initial public offering any day now. Continue reading “Google+ Games Could Be In The Works” »

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