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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

A lot of the Social Media Mavens , however, are really ranting, not about the technology, but about the human dynamics related to social networking. less big companies, for more than 20 years. The power of tools like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yammer, are pretty astounding.

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Learning And Social Networks

Upside Learning

Google Plus is making waves among technology savvy social networkers. This is a more manageable approach for dealing with the humongous amount of incoming data that social networks generate. Like so many other Google products, this one is in beta and is gradually opening up to more users.

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Social Networking – A Contrarian View

Upside Learning

We all know social networks promote learning; while the mechanisms aren’t documented or well-understood, that it works isn’t in doubt anymore. But we must ask, are the ‘social media/networking systems’ out there promoting this learning? Has your organization implemented a social networking platform?

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Why Companies Should Spend More on Social Learning | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

Like many enterprise learning companies, we are actively brainstorming ways to incorporate collaborative Web 2.0 In the article she gives some scary statistics: Our recent study showed that 30 percent of US companies spent money on informal learning tools or services in 2010. In dollar figures, spending is minimal.

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Not Every Employee Is Comfortable with Technology: Empower Them with Custom Training for Company Technology

IT Training Department Blog

Most company technology requires training but not necessarily custom training. From communication and collaboration tools to project management systems and data analytics platforms, companies rely heavily on technology to streamline their operations and drive productivity. Training is an essential step in change management.

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Measurement & ROI for Social & Network Learning

Experiencing eLearning

This can be the social network. Also need to think about opportunity cost–what are you giving up to spend time on social media? That is a measure of social learning within our company. Of course, it’s shown as part of the OTJ performance, which really should be ongoing. An interesting idea.

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Boost Employee Efficiency with Custom Online Training for Company Software

IT Training Department Blog

Some software is pretty standard from company to company. But for most company software there are very specific processes as well as specific ways it works. If you’re tired of watching employees struggle to navigate company software, read on. It will consistently boost employee efficiency.