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Communities / Social Networking and LMS Merger

Tony Karrer

Mzinga is a merger of KnowledgePlanet (an LMS provider and also the maker of the eLearning simulation tool - Firefly) and Shared Insights - a community / business social networking software company. The top execs at Mzinga are not the top execs from KnowledgePlanet. It makes me wonder what this says about the LMS and tools market.

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Related Terms

Tony Karrer

For example, I see GeoLearning relates to Learning Portals , Community of Practice, Mentoring , IntraLearn , Learnframe , ViewCentral , GeoMaestro , WBT Manager , WBT Systems , KnowledgeNet , Generation 21 , and GeoConnect.

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Kevin Oakes on the Rise and Fall of the LMS

Tony Karrer

See: " Supplier Savvy: Will Enterprise Software Companies Take Over E-Learning? " " Enterprise Software Redux ," In terms of "The Fall" his main point was that LMS will lose out to broader spectrum solutions - particularly Talent Management / Human Capital Management. His bottom line.

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LMSs that kick ass: Mzinga

Janet Clarey

Mzinga is the result of a merger between KnowledgePlanet and Shared Insights at the end of 2007. My first encounter with them was when they were still known as KnowledgePlanet. A: Dave Wilkins - We’re at the beginning of a schism in the LMS space—many vendors are moving their LMS to be part of a larger Talent Management vision.

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LMS Satisfaction Features and Barriers

Tony Karrer

They are moving towards a broader suite that focuses on other aspects of Talent Management. Oracle's ( Learning Management and PeopleSoft Enterprise Learning Management but less so it's iLearning ) and SAP Enterprise Learning score better than I would have expected. Update, Nov. Update, Nov. 26th on that same page.

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Social Networking: Meet Corporate America

Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

Most of the attendees (HR and training managers) were focused on identifying what their organizations need to do to attract, manage, and integrate younger workers into their organizations. . This week I was on a panel at the Oracle Users Group discussing the needs of the multi-generational workforce.

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Social Networking: Meet Corporate America

Josh Bersin on Enterprise Learning

Most of the attendees (HR and training managers) were focused on identifying what their organizations need to do to attract, manage, and integrate younger workers into their organizations. . This week I was on a panel at the Oracle Users Group discussing the needs of the multi-generational workforce.