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? Sure, lots of companies want to replicate ‘Facebook’ behind the firewall; safe from prying eyes, but open enough for employees to freely express themselves. have seen that early attempts to bring social networking inside companies as a work tool have failed. Social Learning Social Networking MORE >>

I followed the link and found myself entranced by Mike VanDervort’s Confronting Social Media at Work.  It’s a great blog post that warns HR professionals about the need to get ready for the social media invasion.  Those Those who left comments about the post asked “how do you communicate the importance of social media to a leadership group that has no concept of its relevance in their personal or professional lives?&#   I get this type of question all the time.  Ways to Introduce Social Media to Your Team. Social Media in Plain English. MORE >>

Some ideas must be embraced at the top before gaining company-wide acceptance.  Social networking is one of those ideas.  There is a lot of buzz and many powerful tools supporting the social networking revolution.  There are a number of articles written to help demonstrate the value of social learning for businesses , how to assess technological and collaborative learning trends and even, how Facebook can change corporate training. Now, let’s take a step by step account of how social networking activities can directly impact an enterprise. MORE >>

Recently a company ask me to to give them an introduction in the usage of social media, by explaining to them how I use it. actively started using LinkedIn (my first social media site) in 2004. started out very careful only connecting to people I knew really well, later I discovered that there is a value for looser a network as long as it is focused on a certain industry. This weekend I read an old but interesting post on LinkedIn strategies. It divides LinkedIn users in four categories: Lions, will connect to anybody. MORE >>

You work for a company and may be asked to guide the process to develop a platform. The book Digital habitats of Etienne Wenger, Nancy White and John Smith has been an input, as well as the blogpost by Christian Kreutz: a starter for development organisations engaging in online networks. Opening a group on an existing social network sites such as Facebook or LinkedIn. Most major social network sites such as MySpace and LinkedIn have the opportunity to start your own group. It feels like you are in the pub of this social network. MORE >>