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UMG, Meebo bring real-time social interaction to music videos

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Universal Music Group (UMG) and Meebo have entered into an agreement to provide Meebo users with ad-supported videos from many of the most popular chart-topping artists in the world. The agreement will kick off by Meebo featuring artists Kanye West, Ludacris and The Killers at Meebo.com, where users will be able to view videos from the artists to promote their new albums. To augment the promotions, UMG will embed Meebo Rooms on official artist pages to enable real-time social interactions among fans.

The agreement with UMG creates opportunities for Meebo users to enjoy premium content and gives UMG access to premium promotional space to create significant online buzz for their artists. In addition to featuring new, hit videos on Meebo.com, UMG will utilize Meebo Rooms to enable real-time social interaction for fans visiting UMG artists’ official web properties. In the past, UMG has used Meebo Rooms to power a number of popular events, including an online listening party for Kanye West’s Graduation album and a live chat with hip-hop icon LL Cool J.

Originally posted on November 25, 2008 @ 7:27 am

IBM develops social networking tool for knowledge sharing

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Nearly 22 million workers are set to retire this year in the US alone, posing a significant challenge for businesses as they look to retain industry expertise and skills. As a result, organizations of all sizes are now looking for new ways to help their workforce more easily share and gain knowledge for competitive advantage.

IBM is making available a new social networking tool called Pass It Along to help organizations take a more user-friendly, collaborative approach to knowledge sharing. The new technology expands the notion of social networking for employees and learners – and includes advanced features such as learning paths, visual mapping and expertise profiling.

Originally posted on November 21, 2008 @ 12:41 pm

Social networking site for boating and fishing enthusiasts debuts

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The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF) announced a new social networking site for boating and fishing enthusiasts called Fishington. The site allows
boaters and anglers nationwide to connect with other enthusiasts who have similar interests or boating and fishing questions. Some of the many features of Fishington include:

  • Ability to create and/or join groups, post and send messages
  • Interactive map to pinpoint fishing and boating “Hotspots”
  • Photo and video upload

“We’re thrilled to offer this online community where boaters and anglers can engage in conversation about their experiences, find hotspots in their area, share memories and advice,” said RBFF President and CEO Frank Peterson. “We encourage anyone who has an interest in boating and fishing to get involved and create a profile on Fishington.com. Help us build a community with valuable boating and fishing information for all enthusiasts.”

Fishington is one of many strategies RBFF is using to increase participation in boating and fishing.

Originally posted on November 24, 2008 @ 6:00 am

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