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White-Label Social Networks Discussed @ GSP

I just moderated a panel discussion titled From Zero to Community in 60 Seconds: White-Label Social Networks at the O'Reilly GSP East Conference. The session took an inside look at the business behind white-label social networks and included the following speakers:

Alex Blum, CEO of Kickapps

Michael Jones, CEO of Userplane (part of AOL)

Kerry Parkins, VP of Products at Mixx.com

Sean Roach, CEO of GotAccess.com

It was a great discussion as we kicked off the discussion by explaining how each of their products or services might be able to help create a social network all about the best baseball team in all the land, the Chicago Cubs. Great job panelist, as we could have gone on another hour or so.

Hubdub Launching Predictive News Aggregator

I am a big fan of news aggregators like Digg, Reddit and Mixx as they bubble up interesting content from around the Web. Hubdub, a UK-based startup, is launching at DEMO08 to put a new spin on the traditional news aggregator landscape by creating a predictive marketplace for news. Hubdub will look to leverage the value of user-generated news aggregation with the accuracy and stir of prediction markets.

LinkedIn Platform Closed, Google Buys Jaiku, MSNBC Snags Newsvine, YouTube In Google Earth & Facebook Talent Vacuum

Photo of the Week: I got a chance View The Rock from Pier 39 while coming in San Francisco, California for the Widget Summit.

Somewhat Frank Weekly Tidbits: 10.14.2007

Mixx: A Social News Remix

Mixx launched last week to offer up a social news site for the mainstream to explore. Founded by Chris McGill, formerly of Yahoo and USA Today, Mixx aims to offer a place for large publishing companies to get into the social media space. Mixx enables users to contribute and discover stories, video and photos as they blend their own mix of the Web.