GetGlue has rolled out some new features for its service, which provides users with movie, music and book suggestions from friends in their social network. But can the startup compete with the 400-pound gorilla known as Facebook and its new open graph protocol and social plugins? Read more »
GetGlue, a social network that offers a toolbar with related content to users browsing the web, along with recommendations from their friends on the network, has launched a new feature that provides the same kinds of content and recommendations through popup widgets on any web site. Read more »
AdaptiveBlue has raised a $4.5 million Series B round from RRE Ventures and Union Square Ventures and will use the funds to add to its fulltime staff of eight and continue developing Glue, a new, contextual social networking layer. Read more »
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The idea of the semantic web is both compelling and scary. And although the web will continue to become more useful over time, it won’t ever replace the benefits of human interactions. Read more »
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