Via TechCrunch (“WordPress: The Social Network“):
“Can WordPress become the basis of a social network? Automattic founder and WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg hinted today on his blog that WordPress might go in a more social direction. He announced a new hire, Andy Peatling, the developer behind BuddyPress, a social network built on top of WordPress. BuddyPress will now become an official WordPress project.”
This is a really interesting concept that I plan on investigating further when time permits. From the sound of things access to BuddyPress has also been temporarily …

Twitter gets a lot of negative press in certain circles from people who say it’s a purely social tool that serves no practical purpose whatsoever. For example, I’ve got colleagues who scoff at the mere mention of the application and poo-poo it as a complete time-waster and second rate social network.
I say it depends on who you’re following and who’s following you; and as importantly, how you use it. Twitter can be as much or as little as you want it to be and if used effectively can …