I've also added one of my presentations to this post (nothing really confidential), so you can see how some of this applies for real, business presentations. Cammy Bean is hilarious - and she's also just spot on. Some months back she wrote about her newly discovered syndrome - SoMeFat. My friend Neil Lasher talked about that on his blogpost to kick off the year. It feels like a bit of an epidemic to me, I tell you because I think the SoMeFat bug has reached me. Don't worry, I'm advised that it's a minor disorder and that I should be back to my vocal nature on all social media channels. MORE >>

tried to capture things down as they were said, here are my notes: Firewalls IP Privacy / Confidentiality Security Control over Quality of Information Strict Control Over Policies – Accuracy Liability / Discoverability / Compliance Change Management – Ready for It / Culture Management Take it Seriously – Away from Work Education of Management Lack of Resources – Mobile Devices Push Back from Workforce - Adoption This is a pretty good list of commonly cited barriers. Privacy / Confidentiality - Limit the visibility. It could just as easily have been called Web 2.0 Tools? MORE >>

Qwaq Forums enable an organization to create a virtual operations center in which sensitive and confidential information is developed, discussed, and used to make decisions and solve problems, create a space to manage projects, facilitate meetings, conduct corporate training or establish a virtual office. Here is a list of alternatives to Second Life. Forterra Systems Inc. The company offers private, secure virtual worlds with tailored solutions based on industry and customer specific needs. The solutions are designed by Forterra to meet enterprise IT security and privacy needs. MORE >>

Don’t assume confidentiality. Skype is one of those tools I have had installed but rarely used. Over the past few weeks I seem to have been using it nearly everyday; I don’t know what happened but all of a sudden it’s become more popular with the people I work with. Whether it’s a simple chat message (instead of the email or “walk down the corridor and open my door&# ) or a full hour-long conversation, it’s become my new best friend. Or could be my new best friend. But with Skype; You can see if I’m online and contact me. That’s really annoying. MORE >>

All responses are confidential. Here’s the invitation as I received it, with permission to pass it on directly to all aLearning Blog readers: Ventureneer (an online education and peer support company for social-impact organizations) and Caliber (a cause-marketing consulting firm) are conducting a survey to learn which social media are used by nonprofits, how effective those media are and what best practices should nonprofits be using. The resulting reports will indicate which media are effective for nonprofits in each social service area. We will also send you a copy of the report. MORE >>