When the iPhone first came out, a lot of users complained. The people behind iPhone replied by opening the phone to third party applications and giving it more capabilities without having to unlock it.

But with the emergence of “ideas for iPhone killers” such as HP’s touch screen version of the iPaq Smartphone or Blackberry’s Blackberry Storm or T-Mobile and Google’s G1, what else will and can Apple’s iPhone offer? Are there still latest iPhone updates still being released?

The answer is a simple yes. Apple team and “Apple friends” companies not Apple but are making their fair share of latest iPhone updates for this 2008 Gadget of the Year in the 2008 British Technology Awards.

Below are some latest iPhone updates worth noting regarding this Best Mobile Technology winner (also of the 2008 British Technology Awards):

Breath Pacer
This is a one of a kind application developed by Larva Labs. This iPhone application was made to help you breath slowly and take advantage of the benefits of breathing that way. This application is said to create a personalized breathing method for your height and it guides you through your breathing pattern. Best used, according to the developers, in relaxing and reducing stress levels.

Mobile BC
This application was launched by the people in BlogCatalog. This is an application that allows one to access various social networks in one access. Social Networks like Facebook, Digg, Flickr, MySpace, Multiply, Delicious and You tube among others can now be scanned using the Mobile BC.

Pocket Pirate
This is a rather funny application that is more of a comic relief than a useful application. This application places 8 keys on your iPhone screen that will speak “pirate-inspired” phrases for you.

Belkin Leather Flip
Want to remain stylish yet protect your iPhone from scratches and scuffs? Then buy yourself the Belking Leather Flip that will let you protect your iPhone and then slip it in your bag with carefree ease.

H2O Accessories
For those who love to take a dip in the water and still have their iPhone with them all the time, H2OI made water proof head phones and water proof arm bands that can withstand up to over 3 meters of depth. It also has a clear window for touch screen for ease of use.

Kensington Car Charger for iPhone
If you travel in your car a lot, then this will be a welcomed relief from iPhone dying on you while on the road. Kensington developed Car Charger and Car Charger Deluxe. They can both charge your iPhone while on the road while the deluxe version offers a secure place to lock your iPhone in and a swivel ready arm so you can view your iPhone easily.

Flash on the iPhone
This may be more of news than an update. Adobe says that the iPhone version of the Adobe Flash is near but no specific date has been given as of yet. Rumor has it that the application is ready its just that the application has no passed Apple standards just yet.

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This fresh idea has never been done before. At My City Faces people can post free profiles, tell about their business, post photos, coupons, videos and recommend others on the website. The online website profiles can be broken down by cities. My City Faces will replace the “other” sites as the premier web service industry networking site and for bringing people together face to face! Look at the Yellow or white Pages online, there is no photos, you are just looking at lists of companies. I have been telling everyone I can about the site, and I am quite satisfied with the progress. So, you can search by name or business category, load up a whole profile, with photos and other features, advertising the products or services with My City Faces. If this sounds like something you or your business could use you can Sign up at MyCityFaces.com. They are a relatively simple idea if you look it over. This is a good first step in the direction of helping businesses understand the value of social networks and because it is focused on one simple task, local business discovery, I believe it has a value. So if you are looking for more exposure in the internet, this is the best way to do it guys, this is it!

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Its official, in all web traffic one in twenty of all people go to social networking sites. This is a huge increase over the past months. Social networking has become an all time fad on the online scene, with companies growing in traffic in astronomical proportions. Look at you tube, from where they were before they jumped up an astounding two hundred and forty some percent. Can you believe that? Two hundred and forty percent. Out of all the domains in the united states, MySpace is listed in rank twenty three. Out of all of those people who head to these websites, most of them are heading to MySpace. An astounding 82 percent of people who are heading to social networking sites are heading to MySpace. However there are some other honorable mentions. Look at places such as bolt or orkut, they are still making big strides in getting traffic to their social networking sites.

Now, let’s look at a few other different things. Let’s look at the affect that things like MySpace are having on other companies. The advertising revenue MySpace is getting is insane, but look at all the traffic they drive out to advertisers websites. 2.4 visits to the shopping and home category come from my space. That’s up eighty three percent. A lot of businesses are making money by having advertisements placed on MySpace. And it’s only going to get better, they have added new multimedia functions which are sure and I mean sure to drive more traffic to the site.

Now, you think MySpace is the only social site that is making these huge strides? Your wrong. In the photo and video world companies are doing the same if not better. Let’s look at you tube, you tube is visits were up two hundred and forty nine percent. TWO HUNDRED AND FORTY NINE PERCENT! Can you imagine the amazing possibilities of making money via YouTube if you advertised there? Photobucket and flickr are also doing quite well in bringing more and more traffic to their sites.

It’s obvious that not just the teen generation but everyone is getting into the social networking craze. And with more and more sites popping up on a daily basis this is sure to get bigger and bigger. Now let’s examine why these sites are so big. I’m going to talk about one in particular. MySpace, I think that it’s the biggest and best in the business. So let’s talk about them. The first thing you may notice on MySpace is the forums, forums are always fun to me. To be able to meet and discuss things with people without having to sit down and meet them is an awesome thing indeed. Next let look at the photo and video capabilities of MySpace, they are bringing real heat and competition to sites such as YouTube by offering video sharing, and competition to Photobucket and flickr by enabling photo gallery sharing. We havent even discussed the groups, blogging and chatting features of this site. It’s clear MySpace is here to stay and will be the front man in the future.

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In this article I’m going to talk about starting and promoting a social network. Social networks are groups that people can go to or attend and become a part and exchange social interaction. These groups can range in different ways and things. Social groups can be online where you meet in a chat room or a group on a site such as MySpace or some other forum. Or social networking can be a face to face thing, The face to face social networks I find are the best, and are the most effective way to do things. They are fun, exciting, fresh and new. So let talk about that first.

First you need to find something that interests you. Something that could interest you could be a business that your running, a job type, a hobby, etc. Once you find the thing that you like you will need to find a place to host your social network. The best types of places I’ve found are place like coffee shops, etc. I know of a coffee shop in Denver that allows you to have gatherings here free as long as everyone buy drinks. Think of that! I’m sitting in that shop right now. So you find a place that you can host at, some places to look also are bars, restaurants, libraries, social clubs and more. You find the place now you need to promote it, and that’s the heart of what this article is all about.

Promoting your network can happen in a variety of ways. For any social network to be productive you need to have good promotion. One way is word of mouth, say you’re starting a computer interest group. Look for techie and tell them, and tell there theres going to be free food or there’s going to be other things there. This will bring and drive attention to your group, then tell them to tell their friends about what you have going, the word will spread quickly.

The next thing I’d suggest you do is some online advertising. Places like Craig’s list allows advertising for free. You can actually go on their sites and post social gatherings and groups without having to pay money. Chats that are centered on specific areas are also awesome places to post advertisements. Next thing I would look at is print media. There are many options for print media. You can put things in magazines and newspapers that are dedicated to the type of group your starting. Like for instance hackers (whether ethical or not) can advertise in 5280 the hacker magazine for free. Or look at things like sections in your local newspaper. So no matter the budget you have, you can start a social network cheaply and at a good rate. I’m looking forward to seeing more groups pop up, start one today!

Author: Denverken

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In the series of articles that you have seen on this site you’ve heard a lot about personal social networking. Personal social networking is a different activity then business networking. Business networking is a whole completely different monster because when you business network your presenting your business not just yourself. And it’s a viable cost of social networking. Any business that wants to survive needs o network with other businesses, it’s the way of the future.

Business networking differs from personal networking in that you are trying to get a specific business across. When your networking for your own personal gain you are networking for yourself, you are advertising and trying to sell yourself. Now that essentially what business social networking is however its different. Your networking and advertising a business. So you’re looking at getting the name of your business out there. You do this for many different reasons.

What are the reasons why one would do business networking. Business networking can help you in finding suppliers for your businesses or different prices for different things that need to be done. Business networking can especially and I mean especially find you new clientele. This should be the biggest reason is to find new clientele and customers. Hiring is done a lot through social networking as well. You can find some of the biggest and brightest name for your business through business social networking.

So now that we’ve established what is business social networking, and why a business may want to do this, let’s look at cost. The cost for networking your business on a social level can be very cheap or very expensive. First let’s talk about the expensive ways, I choose to do this so you can understand the most expensive ways first. Joining business associations are a big way of doing this. Joining something like “the webhosting association of America, etc” can cost a lot of money. The range of joining business associations can range from fifty dollars to hundreds of dollars. Now why would I do this? This adds some prestige to your business being part of a distinguished group. It also opens you up to conventions and other events that happen all through the year. I’ve made many a sale by attending conventions in this manner. There’s also another powerful way of doing this. Going to things such as the local chamber of commerce and small business associations. This costs a lot of money to do, thousands most of the time. However you get invited to special exclusive mixers and parties. This is the bread and butter of social networking, this is where you can make a lot of money because you’re dealing with people who obviously have money and many are looking for your service and hire from within. Now the cheaper ways of doing this? Going to free seminars and classes that people could be offering for your field, or by just hanging out in a coffee shop or places were professionals go. You wouldn’t believe how many cards you can hand out by doing this. So no matter how you do things, you can make money for your business simply by providing your card at special events.

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