Adobe Air – Mike explains why developers love it. Sarah and Annie still complain.

Brightkite – Eric <3s it.

Also, coming soon, “Toaster Oven.”

Are marketers trying to take over social media spaces and conferences?

The Personal Branding thing. Are you a brand or a person?

Using the internet as a place to gather and talk in smaller groups, i.e. Chatterous.

Twitter malware attack! How social media can give you herpes.

Should shortened urls have pop-ups showing you where you’re actually going?

How do we explain social media to our friends and family? How do we help others get involved?

Peer pressure on the internet – when causes go overboard.

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Also:
Mike goes to an Iron Maiden show in the rain.
Using My Space & Facebook to connect to people “outside.”
Social networks in gaming.
Plurk “karma.”
Christine likes to text.

Friendfeed
Twitter
Last.fm
My Space
Facebook
Plurk
Utterz
Upcoming
Seesmic
Phreadz (Phreadz is still in closed beta.)
Brightkite
Chatterous

Let us know which social networks you use and why in the comments! We’d love to discuss other topics suggested by our listeners, so let us know what you want to hear.

Push My Follow on Twitter
Push My Follow on FaceBook
Push My Follow on Plurk!

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Jim Long’s blog Verge New Media
Boston meetup flickr set
Jim’s qik.com interview with Sir Bob Geldof
Plurk.com

Push My Follow on Twitter
Push My Follow on FaceBook
NEW Push My Follow on Plurk!

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