It's amazing to think we are already talking about the "history" of social media, but I've been collecting a few articles that demonstrate how in fact today's tools which might seem revolutionary are just evolutionary: Back in June 2009, Social Media Rockster ran a posting: A brief history of social media , which began "Social quot;Social media isn’t really “new.” While it has only recently become part of

The way she build her course is a great example of combining several relevant Social media to enhance a course. Thanks to the great College20 community started by Eduardo Peirano, I could read a post by Alejandra Pickett that really blew my mind. If you are a member of the College20 community, feel free to immediately surf to her post . (btw

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?”  Yesterday I received a tweet about a great blog post.  8221;  I get this type of question all the time. 

Not surprising - it goes a long way to protect the company from fallout if/when staff do ignore the social media guidelines in place.  Sun Guidelines on Public Discourse  http://www.sun.com/communities/guidelines.jsp (original from 2005 elsewhere) Also  http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/media/blogs/BloggingGuidelines.pdf   Media companies: For Journalists entering into public debate  http://rhetorica.net/policy.htm Managing staff who participate in social networks. This list also includes policies called; Staff blogging policies, enterprise social network guidelines,

Our office has been receiving numerous requests to help incorporate social media tools into a variety of communication and education projects. several recent cases we suggested our clients survey their intended audience before launching into social media. What social media tools (if any) are your target audiences currently using? • Do Our clients want help creating blogs, wikis, collaborative workspaces, and social networks. We’ve responded with cautious optimism.

How do I communicate the value of social media as a learning tool to my organization? Identifying the IT social media users and doing some initial legwork for them could help. She presents a matrix that shows the types of learning that can occur through the use of varied social media tools, such as blogs, presentations and podcasts. How would you answer this question? Individuals and organizations gave their responses around the web this month.

In it, Magid talks about the fact that in the old days" of mass media we had "trusted" news sources that we could generally rely on for the "truth." With the proliferation of media in the Internet age, this has changed. As a result, he says: Today's media environment provides an opportunity--and responsibility--for Stephen Downes points to a column by Larry Magid on the need for today's young people to develop critical thinking skills that will help them better evaluate what they read online. responsibility--for parents and schools to teach critical thinking.

Fear and Loathing in Social Media eLearning eLearning Blogging Presentation Social Media Social Network Web 2. What I especially like about this are the 'fears', and how the author tackles them (and how we should too). one great example is 'corporate fear No.4' ... "If If we screw up, it'll haunt us on the web forever."

George Siemens post pointed me to Henry Jenkins New media literacies and indirectly to a white paper that provided the following list of needed skills for new media literacy: Play â€" the capacity to experiment with one's surroundings as a form of problem-solving Performance â€" the ability to adopt alternative identities for the purpose of improvisation and discovery Simulation â€" the ability to interpret and construct dynamic models of real-world processes Appropriation â€" the ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content Multitasking â€" the ability to scan one's environment

and Social Media.” Social Media is very similar to Web 2.0. in nature and not a social media site. Add in ‘channels’ and it starts to have a social media mentality. Yesterday I saw tweets about the DOD’s new ‘social media’ site . On the SLQOTD on Twitter today, I am asking “What is the difference between a Web 1.0, CMS, Web 2.0