Marc Canter has posted a pretty stern update about his social networking software, PeopleAggregator, and his consultancy, Broadband Mechanics. It feels like Marc is shouting throughout the post but he does make several key updates:

• Acquired $400k in angel funding to supplement the consultancy revenue that Broadband Mechanics is generating
• There are several social networks built on the PeopleAggregator platform. Marc notes that only a couple of them are pushing the envelope on what his software can do
• Lastly Marc discusses where social networking in general is going in 2008 - worth reading. The basic concepts are: open social networking, open logins (OpenID, oAuth, etc.), and widgets will be big

Couple suggestions for Marc:

• Make sure the PeopleAggregator site works - from the Broadband Mechanics site, it throws up an ugly error. From his blog post, it just sits there and does nothing
• Create a robust site using the PeopleAggregator platform - everyone wants to buy the car with the 24" rims and the big stereo, no one wants a stock car
• If you are going to come strong, then come strong. Create charts that outline the functions that PeopleAggregator versus the current crop of white label social networks: Magnify.net, Ning and KickApps
• There are plenty of other industry tech blogs - if a few don’t give you what you need, try some others.

Source:CenterNetworks

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