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Of late, the web seems to be revolving around social networks. Which are why, both big players Google and Yahoo are working on their own next generation social networks. While Yahoo’s Mosh is likely to replace Yahoo 360, Google is thinking of reinventing Orkut under a new name of SocialStream.

Yahoo didn’t leak or openly comment upon anything related to Mosh, but TechCrunch reports that anyone from Yahoo’s office or using Yahoo’s guest WiFi can access Mosh. No screenshot or additional details are available at the moment.

SocialStream is a Google-sponsored project at Carnegie Mellon University’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute which aims to better Orkut. The goal is not only to improve Orkut’s interface, but to reinvent social networking with a system to seamlessly share, view and respond to variety of social content. Check out the initially prototype of SocialStream.

In the past, we’ve seen Yahoo desperately wanting to acquire Facebook (but the deal didn’t get through). Rumors were also flying that Yahoo is in talks with Bebo. Do we really need more Social Networks? Don’t we have enough of them already?

[Source: Google Operating System, TechCrunch]



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  1. well yeah!!! we have too many Social networks..and nowadays almost every net service has decided to go social!!!
    Social stream does look Good :)

  2. Social Networking its my Blog Food ;)

  3. Socialstream looks different from all other social networks it integrates all other networks.

    @sankarganesh

    that usually depends on your usage. Orkut is another good example of a social networking site which has been used not only for personal but also for business networking like linked in. sure social stream gonna rock

  4. Yea, we have enough Social sites now, but will have to wait for SocialStream! :D

  5. I think they (the big company) have run out of idea and keep making new boring social site. Why they not invent something else, like Web 3.0 for example? :(

  6. Well, I don’t know. Social sites tend to target different groups (age, niche, location). Although it may seem we have too many, in reality we have only covered a little more than half the world. Just b/c we already have one doesn’t mean others from other countries, niches, age groups wouldn’t like to have their own. I believe the online social era has only begun; the bulk of social sites yet to come.

  7. as Shankar said you get bored of social sites after some time same is the case with me..

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