Mobile social networks take off

Companies are rushing to embrace social networking sites and technologies ranging from Facebook to Second Life. For firms that are rapidly deploying wireless applications and platforms, there is a new dilemma regarding whether an existing social networking platform should follow users into the mobile world, or if a new, designed-for-mobile social networking framework should be used. Companies like MocoSpace, Bluepulse, and SayNow are building communities around voice communications and mobile-friendly text nuggets. Organizations moving more of their work to the social networks should check out the newcomers--and should work to ensure that management and security issues are addressed from every angle.

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