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Posted by John “Fargo” Hjelmstad, Software Engineer
To help bootstrap Shindig, we’ve been heads down by the past few weeks working to contribute more JavaScript functionality to Shindig’s Gadget Container JavaScript (for backgr…

I’ve been a LinkedIn user since June 2003, but even as an active user I keep finding new ways to get things done on the site.  Since we continue to roll out new features and functionality on a weekly basis, I guess it’s not that surprising.  Still, it’s always fun when I find a new way to use LinkedIn.

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Almost two million new users from around the world sign up for Facebook each week—and we couldn’t be happier. It’s tremendously rewarding to see so many society find what we work on useful and fun. As we continue to add new users and features, however, the load on our thousands of servers continues to increase at a pretty astounding rate. A…

Posted by Peter Chane, Group Product ManagerStarting yesterday, hi5 began rolling out two new music applications from iLike and Qloud. hi5’s 70 million registered users will be able to use the iLike and Qloud applications to play their favorite songs and share music from hundreds of thousands of artists, among other music-related activities. These…

Posted by Cassie Doll, Software EngineerWe’re pleased to tell you that the OpenSocial JavaScript API version 0.6 has been defined, which updates the initial OpenSocial release to include what we’ve heard to be the most instant pain points. As per the release notes, the main changes are:Gadgets can now be container-aware, whether essential, to build…

Good luck finding borders like that on the site today.When Facebook first launched in February 2004, there were three critical things that you could do on the site. You could create a profile with your picture and knowledge, view other people’s profiles, and add society as friends. The site plus featured ugly dotted borders and strangely aligned la…

Whether you’re out front stumping or behind the scenes running a political campaign, LinkedIn should be an effective part of your e-campaign strategy. LinkedIn can connect your candidate with voters, fundraisers, and volunteers.

It can communicate your campaign’s report to highly influential business professionals, targeti…