social + economic networks
- mapping a terrorist network using publically available data http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_4/krebs/
- Valdis Krebs / orgNet provide social network analysis software and services to the consulting community ยป http://orgnet.com
Topical, social networks and networking sites.
- Search your area for groups with your interests: http://www.meetup.com/
- Connecting empty urban space to people (London): http://spacemakers.ning.com/
- network to help each ohter to find work (London): http://alpha.signpostr.com/
- network for gardeners (London): http://metabolicity.ning.com
- network for finding stuff people give away for free: http://www.yoink.com/
- p2p finance: loans between people in developed and developing countries http://www.kiva.org/
- p2p finance: community funding model for technology startups http://www.growvc.com/
- shared physical workspace: http://www.workatjelly.com/
- collaborative real-time editors (for Collaborative Design) http://www.twiddla.com/ http://etherpad.com/
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