Category: Press

Recruiter Tim Farrelly starts his day at his computer getting linked in. That is, his Internet home page is the business networking site LinkedIn, where

Abstract: Web-based social networks (WBSNs) are growing rapidly, and offer a tantalizing set of data for researchers. Not only are there millions of users and

Headhunter Matt Ocken was looking for references recently for a vice president of engineering he was considering recruiting for a client. He knew of a

For entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, finding the right deal often isn’t just about whom you know. It’s also about the people whom those people know.

VCs have invested millions in Social Networking companies like Friendster, Linkedln and ZeroDegrees. Even more recently a new class of company that supports Social Network

Today I read a great two-part article in Salon.com about social networking software, entitled “You Are Who You Know” by Andrew Leonard. Leonard raises challenging

Networking sites expand the concept of finding jobs or love via friends of friends or associates of associates. When venture capitalists proposed plowing $10 million

London-based international venture capital firm 3i Group PLC wanted to buy part of the chemical business of a German company going through a management upheaval.

Barry Diller’s Internet company buys startup ZeroDegrees, adding a business-oriented networking service to its stable of consumer properties with a social networking bent. Download the

IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ:IACI) today announced that the company has acquired ZeroDegrees, an online business networking company.  Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The ZeroDegrees services