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My professional use of social media and communication tools

Challenge to Learn

Flipboard is a mobile app that creates a magazine like interface on several streams. These streams can be fed by other tools like Twitter, Linkedin and Google reader and I love it. I have a private Facebook account too, but I hardly use it. We now use Facebook more for announcements and things like that.

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Tools I Use

Marcia Conner

I use this nifty tool to create a running queue of quotations that “drip” into my stream over time no matter what I’ve posted directly or through Buffer. In addition to Twitter, I also use Socialtext Signals , Socialcast , and Yammer with different organizations I work with. I learn from it every day!

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The Pros of Social Media for E-Learning

Rapid eLearning

Most people in our industry probably see the following three services as their core social media tools: Twitter , Facebook , and LinkedIn. Many organization are also using internal social media services like Yammer and Slack. One of the biggest values of social media is the content stream. The Growth of Social Media Technology.

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What Can You Expect in 2013?

CLO Magazine

According to a December 2011 issue of Business Insider, the mobile apps analytics firm Distimo said many popular apps were games such as Angry Birds, social networking such as Facebook, Skype and Twitter, and other content such as Google Maps and iBooks. These apps focus on specific content such as playing a game or buying a book.

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A Look Back at E-Learning in 2012

eLearning 24-7

Standards are Facebook and Twitter. Video platforms, including video streaming – but still only a handful offering video editing. APIs of various social sites with Linkedin growing at a quick pace. Favorites included: Skype. Salesforce. Newbies: Office 365. Google – including Google Maps, Google Charts, Google Docs, etc.

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Introducing the Social Intranet Index

E-Learning Provocateur

Strangely, though, they all know how to use Facebook. An intranet with an SII of 5 bolts on third-party social applications such as Yammer, Compendium and Confluence. An intranet with an SII of 3 introduces a star rating or a “like” facility. An intranet with an SII of 8 enables the users to personalise the interface.

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What Universities Must Learn About Social Networks

Jay Cross

The social business bandwagon has arrived and companies are installing Chatter, Jive, Connections, Socialcast, Yammer, Socialtext, Sharepoint, HootSuite, and more to replace outmoded intranets and improve the way they transact business. Many companies rely on Facebook, Twitter, and other consumer applications to connect their people.