I'll be giving a free one-hour web seminar entitled Crossing the Social Networking Chasm this Thursday, December 2, at 9am Pacific, 12pm Eastern.
Here's an overview of what will be covered:

Seminar Overview
It’s all over the tech industry headlines: $10 million of new funding for LinkedIn, a new social networking service from Lycos, Buy.com’s acquisition of Read More...

Can you get a kidney from the blogosphere – or from Craigslist?
This past Sunday in Manhattan, I met Debbie D. at TheLunchClub.net's Q&A with Craig Newmark. Craig Newmark is the founder of Craigslist. For more background on Craigslist, see the profile of craigslist in our Social Network Site Guide.
Debbie is now trying Read More...

Ross Mayfield writes:
At dinner tonight I had an interesting conversation about the difference between Americans and Europeans. One theory put forth is that Americans focus on transaction volume and efficiency while Europeans focus on the strength of relationships. With enough transactions you gain economies. With trust underpinning transactions, you gain similar economies. Read More...

Blog Business Summit 2005 looks to be a great event:

This event will show you how your business can leverage current real-world blogging techniques, tools and platforms to promote and enhance your ventures.
The scheduled speakers include:- Brian Alvey, cofounder of Weblogs, Inc.- DL Byron of Textura Design- Glenn Fleishman of Wi-Fi Networking News- Jason Fried of Read More...

Following up on my earlier research into ergonomic keyboards and mice:
I recently purchased the Quill Mouse from ErgoDirect. This is a bizarre-looking mouse pointer --- it looks like a small white iron, and it costs $99. But it's dramatically more comfortable than a traditional mouse, because it allows you to keep your Read More...

CFO Magazine on How Corporations can use Social Network Software:
Six Degrees of Cooperation - Winter 2004 Issue - CFO.com
By crawling through these systems, enterprise-grade social-networking software fills holes left by traditional CRM. "Many CRM systems run into problems because salespeople keep the best contacts out of them," says Scott Allen, coauthor of The Virtual Read More...

The deadline is Dec. 1 for the "Fast Company 50".
"We're looking for remarkable people -- it could be you or someone you work with or admire. We're looking for courageous leaders, energetic innovators, problem solvers and troubleshooters, trend and agenda setters -- readers who are fueled by courage, integrity, passion, and a commitment Read More...

I just received the email below from Chris Michel, CEO of Military.com . Translation: some blogs are becoming sufficiently important that leading companies want to acquire them.
Friends,
I’ve been a big fan of DefenseTech.org for years. It’s arguably the premier defense and technology blog on the web…run by noted technology writer, Noah Read More...

Following are my somewhat cryptic notes from Craig Newmark's appearance tonight in New York under the auspices of TheLunchClub.net . (Jared Nissim has turned that informal social organization into a real business.) For more background on Craigslist, see the profile of craigslist in our Social Network Site Guide.
Notes:
Craig does customer service Read More...

Following a very pleasant interview with Craig Newmark a couple of weeks ago, we've posted a profile of craigslist in our Social Networking Site Guide.
I think the thing I learned that I found most interesting is that Craig is closely involved in customer service on the site. If a message gets two or Read More...