Here’s a good summary from eWeek of what the leaders in the SNS (social networking software) biz are looking to do in 2004. More focused on real applications in the enterprise.

If you haven’t seen statements for 2004, these are three paragraphs worth a read. (The second includes welcome satire on the effect of some of the social networking messages.)

Cynthia Typaldos has created a database listing various social software applications. I, for one, am very glad to see this, and am not surprised that Cynthia is the one who has done it. Thanks, Cynthia!

InfoWorld: Social networking targets the enterprise: December 15, 2003: By Ephraim Schwartz: Applications. A good and concise article about the connection between social networking software and CRM. Highlights some of the current conversation I’ve had with my client about what CRM is really about — the contacts and connections among individuals at different levels in [...]

Stowe Boyd (who has moved his blog, btw) points at Esther Dyson’s blog, wherein she acknowledges that she likes LinkedIn, and offers some hints at etiquette of social networks.

I was recently told of a case wherein an introduction (and subsequent conversations) resulted in a job offer. The person who made the introduction didn’t find out [...]