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The big myth of social networking

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So while 600 million people are technologically connected on Facebook, practically they aren’t because everyone’s effective network only stretches so far. Human nature dictates that a rapidly diminishing number of people will pass it on, let alone to the extent required to get a hit.

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Network Theory

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Small-world networks. Networks that have a small average shortest path length between nodes, along with high clustering coefficients, are known as “small world networks&#. In fact, many systems in the real world are small-world networks. Applicability to e-learning.

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Open Learning Network vs Informal Learning Environment

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In the comments section of my previous post, Mike Caulfield kindly pointed me to the article Envisioning the Post-LMS Era: The Open Learning Network by Jonathan Mott. Mott’s blueprint is the Open Learning Network (OLN). We can have both.&#. Amen to that. But how do we bridge the gap?

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Social networking is king

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Another principle that resonated with me was, in my own words: Social networking is king. Social networking has been around since the dawn of time. Simple: it’s a social network for people who are interested in scrapbooking and crafts. Tags: conference social networking AMP e-learning enterprise 2.0

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5 Golden Rules for Polite Social Networking

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With social networking starting to make in-roads into the corporate sector (eg NAB , ING ), our attention turns increasingly to netiquette. has produced 5 Golden Rules for Polite Social Networking: You don’t have to make friends with people you don’t know. social networking. Think before you poke.

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Transformers

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Posting the video clip to the enterprise social network seeds a discussion, by which anyone and everyone can share their experiences and insights, and thus learn from one another. The consumption of content on the social network, for example, may be difficult to track and report. We’re all in this together.

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The definition of Enterprise Social Network

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