Kapp Notes

JANUARY 24, 2011

The ability of someone within an Intranet or Internet to mark or tag a blog entry, a link or an article within the network as important or interesting to them. What makes it social is that, with the right permissions, individuals on the network can view all of the tagged articles and blog entries and see which were tagged the most.

Social Networks 201

Social Networks Wiki Authoring Tools Social Learning 201

Kapp Notes

SEPTEMBER 25, 2008

I'll answer the questions here since I think they reflect concerns that many educators have related to the social networks and Second Life. mostly for socializing. Kids mostly use these tools for social reasons. So the primary motivation for kids to use social networking tools are for non-academic purposes.

Second Life 100

Second Life Social Networks Social Network Case Study 100

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 17, 2008

According to one article, one clever thing that Pfizer did to promote the use of Pfizerpedia was to create a series of small slide shows to indicte how Pfizerpedia would work. (as enterprise_2.0 ) In the future…Pfizer plans to launch Pfacebook—a social networking site modeled after Facebook. as shown in the slideshow below.)

Social Networks 124

Social Networks Web Case Study Wiki 124

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 20, 2016

In the article, Play This Game and Win a Job! You can learn more these classification in the article Types of Structural Gamification but here is the list and more seem to be emerging all the time. Social Networking. Additionally, I have found gamification to be of interest in a variety of settings. Game-based.

Gamification 100

Gamification Games Social Networks vendor 100

Kapp Notes

JUNE 10, 2010

Reported the following in an article Linden Lab laying off staff, closing Singapore office : there are signs of what seems to be a significant series of layoffs in progress at Linden Lab.There's a pattern at work when various key staffers are about to depart from the Lab fold.

Linden 134

Linden Collaboration Social Networks Virtual World 134

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

However, one article caught my eye "MySpace, IM--why so addictive?" This article, written by Ms Abbey Stahl from Shikellamy High School, provides insight into the thinking of current high school students. The article provides great information about what the upcoming gamer generation is going to demand in terms of learning.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks MySpace Social Network Multitasking 100

Kapp Notes

JANUARY 8, 2008

Examples of Different Types of E-Learning Aggregator (here is an example of an RSS Aggregator) Training Blogs Three-Dimensional Worlds Second Life ProtoSphere Active Worlds There Social Networking LinkedIn MySpace Facebook Social Bookmarking del.icio.us

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Social Bookmarking Knowledge MySpace 100

Kapp Notes

JUNE 15, 2008

Here is a great article highlighting some "lessons learned" for creating a successful virtual world presence called Corporate virtual worlds implode at hyper speed 1) The transition from a traditional web presence to a virtual world presence marks the transition from webpages to web places and a successful virtual presence starts with people.

Virtual World 100

Virtual World Social Networks Gartner Social Network 100

Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 4, 2007

As indicated in the article It's a kid's life in new virtual world Nickelodeon said a 2006 research study, called "Living in a Digital World," found that 86 percent of kids aged between eight and 14 were playing games online. Nickelodeon didn't blindly jump into this, they did some homework.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Games Instant Messaging Virtual World 100

Kapp Notes

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

The May 2008 issue of the Harvard Business Review ran an article titled Leadership's Online Labs , by Reeves, Malone, and O'Driscoll which highlighted the skills players gain from playing online role-play games, and even suggested changes in business practices according to behavior seen in virtual multiplayer environments.

Simulations 100

Simulations Social Networks Second Life eLearning Guild 100

Kapp Notes

DECEMBER 26, 2008

Examples include the United States Intelligence community and the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer I wrote a number of posts this year about Social Media for Learning: Adopting Social Media in Your Organization: A Few Considerations A Pharmaceutical Leveraging Web 2.0 --In a Big Way Social Networking Not Corporate Enough for Your Company?

Big Question 100

Big Question ASTD Virtual Classroom Social Networks 100

Kapp Notes

JULY 31, 2007

I keep thinking of how similar the initial use of 3D worlds are to the early days of e-learning.first great hype and then great disappointment when the e-learning didn't live up to the hype and then a more realistic and positive use of the technology.

Classes 100

Classes Instructional Design Social Networks VOIP 100

Kapp Notes

MARCH 14, 2008

One such article is called Attacting the twentysomething worker. They are connected to every friend they've ever made through social networking sites like facebook and MySpace. She has a bog called The Gig. She has written extensively on the topic of Generation Y. If you'd like to know more, check out, her own fan site.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Kaplan MySpace Social Network 100

Kapp Notes

JULY 20, 2007

Tom King of Mobilemind sent me this great link to an article Kids say e-mail is, like, soooo dead which explains why kids don't use email. My favorite part to the article: "Sometimes I say I e-mailed you, but I mean I Myspace'd or Facebook'ed you," Yes, they are creating verbs out of nouns.my Here is yet more proof.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks IM IMS Social Network 100