SocialMix
Encyclopedia
SocialMixTM was an application built into the Zude
social network that allowed Zude subscribers to access content from other social networking sites, including Myspace
, Facebook
, Bebo
, HI-5 and Orkut
. Among the information that was accessible was the logo, name, profile, friends, comments, activities, and current status. SocialMix was inspired by the Dataportability initiative, which professes the idea that users should be able to move, share, and control their personal data.
Zude
and SocialMix were developed by Fifth Generation Systems, Inc. with headquarters in Roslyn Heights, New York
, USA and a development facility in Plantation
, Florida
, USA.
Zude
Zude was a social networking website that offered free and unlimited web pages to all subscribers. Among Zude's features was the use of drag-and-drop technology allowing users to drag text, images, URLs, RSS, widgets and other content from another browser onto their Zude pages...
social network that allowed Zude subscribers to access content from other social networking sites, including Myspace
Myspace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
, Bebo
Bebo
Bebo is a social networking website launched in July 2005. It is currently owned and operated by Criterion Capital Partners after taking over from AOL in June 2010....
, HI-5 and Orkut
Orkut
Orkut is a social networking website that is owned and operated by Google Inc. The service is designed to help users meet new and old friends and maintain existing relationships...
. Among the information that was accessible was the logo, name, profile, friends, comments, activities, and current status. SocialMix was inspired by the Dataportability initiative, which professes the idea that users should be able to move, share, and control their personal data.
Zude
Zude
Zude was a social networking website that offered free and unlimited web pages to all subscribers. Among Zude's features was the use of drag-and-drop technology allowing users to drag text, images, URLs, RSS, widgets and other content from another browser onto their Zude pages...
and SocialMix were developed by Fifth Generation Systems, Inc. with headquarters in Roslyn Heights, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, USA and a development facility in Plantation
Plantation, Florida
Plantation is the name of the following places in the U.S. state of Florida:*Plantation, Florida, a city in Broward County; the largest of the places named "Plantation" in Florida*Plantation, Sarasota County, Florida, a census-designated place...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, USA.