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How Social Networks Can Harness the Power of Weak Ties | Social.

Dashe & Thomson

A lot of the Social Media Mavens , however, are really ranting, not about the technology, but about the human dynamics related to social networking. The power of tools like Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yammer, are pretty astounding. These tools give us a way to connect with people faster and more easily than ever before.

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L&D Trends, Time Estimates: ID and eLearning Links 3/2/2021

Experiencing eLearning

Updated ATD research on the time to develop training. If you feel like there’s too much noise on social media and want a way to focus on reading just what you’re interested in, RSS helps you do that. If you’re relying on social networks to serve you up the content you want to read – you’re not in control.

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Learning And Social Networks

Upside Learning

Google Plus is making waves among technology savvy social networkers. This is a more manageable approach for dealing with the humongous amount of incoming data that social networks generate. Back then, as is now, designers depend a lot on ‘research’ to make design decisions.

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Brief Intro to Social Networks

Experiencing eLearning

Intro to Social Networks. Social & Networked Learning combines psychology and technology. What used to be search/research is more conversation now. A lot of the networking and connecting has been going on with different structures for a long time, but it’s changing. This is post 1 of 3.

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Measurement & ROI for Social & Network Learning

Experiencing eLearning

This can be the social network. Also need to think about opportunity cost–what are you giving up to spend time on social media? Research may be little pilot studies, case studies–not always full scale research. Of course, it’s shown as part of the OTJ performance, which really should be ongoing.

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TCC09: Evaluating Social Networking Tools for Distance Learning

Experiencing eLearning

Summary: “Debates rage about the appropriateness of using social networking in teaching, with arguments ranging from waste of time and distraction from academic goals to needed to reach net generation student. An example of using a social networking tool, Ning, in an online class is reported.&#. Three main points.

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Social Network = Social Class?

Kapp Notes

Is your socio-economic status reflected in your favorite social networking software? Check out the full article Does your social class determine your online social network? This research also tracks with some research I found about virtual worlds, you can read about it in You are Your Avatar: Your Avatar is You.