Clive on Learning

AUGUST 2, 2011

The recent arrival of a new social network in the form of Google+ has given cause for reflection from some long-serving social media users and advocates. More remarkably, George Siemens, the founding father of connectivism, reports how he is losing interest in social media : Google+ was a bit of a breaking point for me.

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Clive on Learning

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

When we know what we don't know it's easy - we simply Google it, check out a forum, or consult our online networks. But however many blogs we subscribe to or Twitter feeds we follow, we're always in danger of playing safe, sticking with the people we already know all about.

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Clive on Learning

FEBRUARY 2, 2011

Somewhat riskily, given the rate of change in this field and the inherent slowness of conventional book publishing, Jane deals at length with the opportunities provided by specific tools such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Indeed she admitted to me that she had been caught out by the demise of Google Wave, which she does cover briefly.

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Clive on Learning

AUGUST 26, 2010

Much of this increase had been driven by one site - Facebook - which accounts for 45% of all mobile web use in the UK, followed by Google at 8%.” And it isn’t just young adults doing this – it would not be unusual to find me checking out information on my smart phone while my wide plays a game on the iPad, as we both watch a TV programme.

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