There are many differing opinions as to the impact – positive or negative – of social networks on other sites, and a couple of recent examples provide some insight from either side of the fence. One positive side there was the news from Cadbury’s that it was re-introducing the Wispa bar following an online campaign. According to Pixelblog, over 14,000 people signed up to the various ‘bring back Wispa’ Facebook groups.

Event: Momentum Growth Conference
Date: September 27-28, 2006
Venue: Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA
Website: www.momentumconf.com

Join a who’s who of Momentum companies and industry stakeholders to focus on growth-stage companies with real customers, real revenue, real partnerships, and the vision to take their companies to the next level. The theme of this year’s Momentum Conference is the exploding digital media ecosystem — from content to commerce and all the technology in between. Participating companies include: Amazon, AOL, CNET, Facebook, Fox Interactive, Google, Macrovision, Microsoft, MobiTV, Motorola, MTV, Nokia, Qualcomm, Revver, Photobucket, Sling Media, Yahoo, and more.

Associated Production Music (APM), the world’s leading production music library, is seeking a person to project manage every aspect of the supply of our digital audio content to our clients. This is a hands-on job which includes overseeing the development and operation of our web software, databases, metadata, digital files and hardware infrastructure. You will report to the President. The Director will work closely to align the software functionality with the needs of our clients who use our digital assets.

Comcast is pleased to announce a new online media division to oversee all of the company's Web-based businesses, including its Comcast.net portal site. Named Comcast Interactive Media, the business unit will focus primarily on building our broadband network and content partnerships into new online services for consumers. We are looking for a new member of the team in the role of director of games programming.

Do you have a passion for new media and interactive games? Are you a social person who is comfortable making a pitch in a new setting? A group of veteran mobile entrepreneurs have formed a new company and seek a channel-building, viral-spawning superstar. We are looking for a dynamic outbound focused channel leader to develop a multi-tier distribution channel for social play experiences that leverage mobile phones. Particularly interested in those with experience marketing to venues, bars, clubs and college campuses. This person will be the sales channel leader – building a set of affiliate teams to work at a local level to customize and drive adoption of our services.