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08.11.07

There is room for more social networks facebook, gigaom, linkedin, myspace, reid hoffman | Comments
The takeaway from Reid Hoffman's recent interview about LinkedIn: there is room for niche players in the social networking space despite the headline grabbing businesses. The nauseating comparisons to Facebook continued, but he defends social networks -- such as his professionally-targeted site -- as tools each with their strengthens and markets. Om's fourth Hitline is that there are too many social networks and they are all looking the same, BUT they need to break out and do one thing well in agreement with Reid's message. The money quote: ... at the end of the day, the only social network that ...
08.05.07

Factoid: Less than half of America’s TV buffs own… gigaom, hdtv, tv | Comments
Less than half of America's TV buffs own HDTV programming for their crystal clear screens. From this weeks GigaOm Show: In June 2007, IGN reported that HDTV saturation in the US reached 30%. In other words, three oout of every ten American households now own at least one HDTV. Problem is, only 44% of those HDTV owners are receiving HD programming! Maybe they are waiting alongside me for something sexy like HDTV over IP to finally make TV viewing a more interactive experience. That's when I'll consider abandoning my current stretch as a TV-less Luddite. Wonder what ...

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