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Just why do Aussies, Brits and Italians network so much online?

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According to a Neilsen report, as quoted in A World of Connections , a special report in The Economist on social networking, in October 2009 the countries in which users spent the most hours using social media were Australia, the UK and Italy. Tags: social networking. Why these three? I'd love to know your views.

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Social networking allows talent to blossom

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She credits the quality of her work to the "wonderful and insightful feedback I have through my Flickr friends" - another endorsement of the learning power inherent within social networking. Take a look - I think Dominique's a real talent.

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Patrick Dunn's Networked Learning Design

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Patrick Dunn has created a an engaging and accessible site for learning designers called Networked Learning Design. As it says, it is: ".is is about design thinking and creativity, applied to the practice of learning design.

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Questioning social media

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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. After recreating my online social network ( largely based on blogs from early 2000) in Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, and Quora, G+ was a chore. It amplifies impact.

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Why we need conferences

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Conferences are primarily networking events - they bring people together and spark off opportunities. This is something we've long acknowledged at the eLearning Network , where we work hard at making sessions as interactive as possible and allow plenty of time for free-form networking.

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Knowing where to look is more valuable than knowing what

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Siemens explains how: "Instead of the individual having to evaluate and process every bit of information, she/he creates a personal network of trusted nodes: people and content, enhanced by technology. The act of knowledge is offloaded onto the network itself."

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Tips for blends 7: Keep a balance between the synchronous and asynchronous

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You can consume the contents of books, DVDs and iPods – or their online equivalents – whenever you want; you have similar flexibility when you communicate using email, forums, SMS and social networks. But there’s something special about participating in a live event in the company of your peers.