http://www.socialmediaportal.com/news/ News from SMP Wednesday, August 20, 2008 http://www.socialmediaportal.com/images/rss.gif http://www.socialmediaportal.com/News/2008/08/GDS-International-s-B2B-social-network-Meet-the-Boss-soft-launches.aspx Publishing and event organiser company GDS International has entered the world of social networking this week through the launch of Meet the Boss, a business networking site for the financial services sector.  The B2B network has soft launche... Wednesday, August 20, 2008 http://www.socialmediaportal.com/News/2008/08/Disney-launch-social-networking-site-for-parents-Disney-Family-Community.aspx Walt Disney’s Disney Family.com has today launched a new social networking site for parents aptly named Disney Family.com Community. The new social network aims to provide a place online where parents can connect with each other based on hobbies, ... Wednesday, August 20, 2008 http://www.socialmediaportal.com/News/2008/08/Celebrity-blog-PerezHilton-com-adds-social-networking-elements.aspx Celebrity gossip website PerezHilton.com has announced the addition of new features, in a video presented by Perez himself on the site’s homepage.  Aimed at making Perez Hilton a friendlier, more social experience, a registration proce... Wednesday, August 06, 2008 http://www.socialmediaportal.com/News/2008/08/MySpace-launches-political-networking-platform-MyDebates-org-to-track-presidential-debates.aspx Partnering with a web-based media property for the first time, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) has authorised the launching of MyDebates.org, a political social networking platform rolled out by MySpace especially for the 2008 U... Wednesday, August 06, 2008 http://www.socialmediaportal.com/News/2008/08/Disney-com-launches-user-generated-music-video-contest-to-meet-Disney-stars.aspx Children’s entertainment website Disney.com has announced a promotional user generated video (UGV) contest in which fans are encouraged to create and upload their own music videos to song clips from popular Disney artists.  The winners... Tuesday, August 05, 2008 http://www.socialmediaportal.com/News/2008/08/New-LiveWorld-widget-LiveEngage-1-0-integrates-brand-community-sites-with-Facebook.aspx Social media marketing agency LiveWorld, Inc. has announced the launch of its LiveEngage Widget Series 1.0 for popular social networking site Facebook. The application can be directly embedded into any Facebook page.  It functions a... Tuesday, August 05, 2008 http://www.socialmediaportal.com/News/2008/08/New-social-network-Mybanktracker-com-helps-consumers-compare-banking-services.aspx Now that social media have become a major tool for marketers, it would seem that consumers are starting to organise themselves in return, comparing notes in order to source the best terms of service available.  Launched today, a new webs... Monday, August 04, 2008 http://www.socialmediaportal.com/News/2008/08/ACCESS-s-Linux-platform-to-support-MIDS-and-NetFront-Browser-Widgets.aspx The mobile internet has acquired a new port of entry today with the announcement by software provider ACCESS CS., LTD., that its Linux Platform functionality now supports Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs), as well as NetFront Browser Widgets f... Monday, August 04, 2008 http://www.socialmediaportal.com/News/2008/08/Socialcast-announces-new-features-for-intranet-social-networking-platforms.aspx Whilst everyone is aware of social networks’ crucial importance as a marketing medium, their usefulness as an in-house management tool is sometimes overlooked.   Socialcast, a provider of bespoke corporate networks that aims to help i... Monday, August 04, 2008 http://www.socialmediaportal.com/News/2008/08/Parenting-online-community-YadaHome-adds-forums-and-groups.aspx YadaHome.com, an online community site specifically targeted at parents and grandparents, has announced the addition of groups and forums to its existing network of individual user profiles.  Soft-launched as a beta in May 2008, the site ... Monday, August 04, 2008