social software

KickApps, a social network provider, will announce its Version 2.0 on Tuesday, which adds a plethora of features to benefit those companies that use KickApps as well as the companies’ users. KickApps has added several modules with which to build a rich content site that integrates user-generated content seamlessly with your own content, enhancing [...]

On Tuesday, NBC Universal’s iVillage Live will be introducing its Live Online Chat during the streaming broadcast of the daily talk show. NBC has been looking for more ways to add community aspects to their iVillage counterpart, and Mashable provided exclusive coverage of iVillage Connect, their full-fledged social network launched earlier this month. With [...]

TripHub, the group travel site, launched Trip Maps today. This very useful feature has turned the map into an interactive group tool that functions much like a wiki. The maps are personalized for your trip, and show the locations of all your accommodations and scheduled events that group members have added to the [...]

CampusRank, which just came out of a private beta at Harvard, is a social network that lets you “nominate and rate friends in yearbook style superlative categories”. It’s basically an add-on for Facebook (using the Facebook API, of course) that takes the concept of yearbook ratings and puts it online. Who has the [...]

YouCams has just debuted an embeddable webcam chat that works with your MySpace profile, hi5, Piczo, Multiply, Friendster and more. But here’s the cool part: it also includes widgets within the widget. YouCams promotes this feature as a great way to share YouTube videos in real time within the chat room. But [...]

Xobni Analytics has just raised $1.5M of a $4.26M Series A round led by Khosla Ventures. Xobni’s service will help you understand how you interact with your email. If you ever wondered how many emails you read in a day, or how quickly you respond to someone else’s email, Xobni will figure it [...]

YouTube, can’t you just stay outta trouble for a couple of hours? It seems YouTube’s boxing clips aren’t the only sporting content causing issues. Now The International Cricket Council (ICC) is complaining that its copyrights have been ignored - the cricket body seems to have issued a DMCA notice for World Cup clips [...]

Xing operator Open Business Club AG has acquired eConozco, a fairly large social network for professionals in Spain, it was announced today. The amount was not disclosed. eConozco is the second largest social network for the Spanish community, and has reached a critical mass with 150,000 users and a monthly growth rate of [...]

MusicPlusTV, a music social network with a strong focus on video, is announcing the launch of its Version 3 site today. This new site brings in additional social networking tools for user interactivity, the ability to upload 300 files simultaneously, unlimited bandwidth and higher quality for streaming content. They’ve also improved their [...]

StupidVideos, the low brow video-sharing site that has lost out to YouTube over the past year or so (at least in terms of hype), is announcing a new promotional deal today, increasing its annual giveaway to a $25,000 cash prize for its yearly “Best Original Clip” award. In addition, users’ videos that are featured [...]