Social Learning Blog Training and Performance Improvement in the Real World Home About Bios Subscribe to RSS Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning by Paul on May 5, 2011 in Informal Learning , blended learning , social learning Companies are spending next to nothing on social learning, and their frugality is going to come back to haunt them.  Like many enterprise learning companies, we are actively brainstorming ways to incorporate collaborative Web 2.0 Across all US companies, spending averaged $6,463 for informal learning tools and services.  MORE >>

When Facebook’s IPO didn’t result in a spike in its stock valuation on its first day of trading, people speculated. Was it because Facebook isn’t as hip as it once was? Here’s the truth: These questions are irrelevant to understanding whether Facebook is valued fairly or not. Disclaimers: I am not a professional financial expert, nor do I have insider knowledge about Facebook or Google. How do you make sense of Facebook’s valuation, or any stock valuation for that matter? Facebook’s current earnings are $1 billion. MORE >>

If you've not seen this, there's a Facebook application by Worklight called Workbook that represents an overlay to turn Facebook into an Enterprise Social Network application. This is something I've been expecting for a while based on some conversations with large organizations who planned to use Facebook as their social network. WorkBook combines all the capabilities of Facebook with all the controls of a corporate environment, including integration with existing enterprise security services and information sources. MORE >>

In case you have been on sabbatical at a Shaolin Monastery in China without cable or good wireless reception for the last year, a little company called Facebook moved forward with its initial public offering (IPO) last week. There has been a lot of information circulating about this galactic event, but I found an infographic produced by mashable.com that shows some good information about the whole chronology and reach of Facebook. Like our Facebook page to stay in touch with us and contribute to social learning news. What’s next? Let us know your thoughts! MORE >>

Gary Hamel, in his weekly WSJ.com blog, writes about the Facebook generation and ways fortune Fortune 500 companies aren’t prepared to deal with this new crop of workers. Training Help Uncategorized employees facebook management workersThere is one item in particular that caught my attention about these young workers: they expect leaders to serve rather than to preside. For most leaders, this is counter-intuitive. Most leaders think they’re in charge, and in charge for a reason. It’s up to the leader to set direction and make any and all decisions. MORE >>