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?&#   I get this type of question all the time.  Ways to Introduce Social Media to Your Team. Social Media in Plain English. MORE >>

If, like me, you like the simplicity of information presented in graphical form (Infographic) then this might interest you: CMO’s Guide to the Social Media Landscape. With the impact of the (limited) list of social media outlets / social networks broken down into key marketing objectives, it wouldn’t take too much imagination to use the information for the education sector(s), and how the social network can be used for, and what impact it can have: Customer Information. Policies for Staff use of Social Media and Social Networks. Brand Exposure. MORE >>

Here is a way for people to turn their interest in lifelong, independent learning AND social connections into a way of life. It took 40 years, but with the invention of the Internet and social media tools, Licklider & Taylor’s predication has come true. There are two main types of tools for building a Professional Learning Network: information aggregation and social media connection. RSS (really simple syndication) readers and social bookmarking are two popular information aggregation tools. Social bookmarking tools (i.e., Social Bookmarking. MORE >>

They may be people you meet on a daily basis, but more often than not in the digital age, many PLNs are comprised of people we interact with on social networking sites. In my opinion, the most powerful PLN building tool is Twitter. For me, Twitter is an incredibly powerful yet simple tool that enables me to connect with, and learn from, specialists, experts and enthusiasts in my chosen field of expertise. learn something new everyday, usually as a result of dialogue on Twitter, or clicking on a link someone has shared in my timeline. You can also send them messages. MORE >>

Is it true that far more people initially register for Twitter than stay with it? And what does that mean for using Twitter as an element in your social learning mix? In any case… What does this mean for using Twitter in social learning? They define “social software&# as tools that “include profiles, wikis, blogs, posting walls, artifact tagging, web conferencing, calendaring, and other network-based tools.&#. ’&# More than 55% rated themselves as intermediate, advanced, or expert users of social networks. MORE >>