J.D. Lasica is one of the world's leading authorities on social media and the revolution in user-created media. A writer, strategist, blogger and consultant, he is the co-founder and editorial director of Ourmedia.org, president of the Social Media Group
About the Music Discovery Engine: Enter an artist name and discover similar music you will enjoy. Each song serves as a departure point from which you can hear and discover an endless stream of music.
Um serviço muito básico de social bookmarking. Funciona bem, é rápido, mas carece de bookmarklets e outros recursos interessantes encontrados aqui no BibSonomy.
Status/presence indicator like in Jabber/IM-Apps, but web-based. Nice gui, including display of friends etc.; integrates with Jabber/GTalk and SMS. Company seems to be an Odeo-spinoff.
Social Science Aspects of the iPlant Collaborative
The purpose of the social science arm of iPlant is three-fold. First, social science research can be leveraged to enhance development of iPlant collaborative tools. Second, social science research can help to enhance adoption and diffusion of the iPlant collaborative. Third, the iPlant collaborative provides a unique opportunity to collect data in order to study how a collaborative such as this evolves and, more importantly, sustains itself over time.