Once people have found out I’ve been using Twitter for all of about 4 months now they think I’m an expert (I’m not, and do not profess to be) and keep asking me; what is it all about, then? Good question, and not one I’ve really been able to answer for myself, let alone answers for [...] Twitter Academia Blogging eLearning Social Network University 2.

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I am a big fan of Barry Wellman . His pioneering work in networks has a history that extends well beyond current hype in social networks. In my work with connectivism, I’ve found Wellman’s work insightful, relevant, and more informed than the often shallow network conversations now occurring.... While I would still like to see him blog, he is on Twitter . With Alexandra Marin, he has published a paper on Social Network Analysis: An introduction (.pdf).

In the 2008 Horizon Report , they discuss various technology trends including. Their comments around Social Operating Systems is interesting: The issue, and what social operating systems will resolve, is that today's tools do not recognize the "social graph"-the network of relationships a person has, independent of any given networking system or address book; the people one actually knows, is related to, or works with....

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Just a suggestion for sociological research in social networking software's. In a divorce you want to do two things: split up everything of value and leave the past behind while moving on without too much of a hassle. Facebook and other social networking sites make this virtually impossible. You know how it goes. You split up, you divide books, cd's, movies...

Related posts: Part 1: Why It's So Hard to Justify the Cost of a Social Network . More in category: Longhorn Project Diary In Part 1 I mentioned an evaluation model, referred to in the training industry as Kirkpatrick's Four Levels of Evaluation . I suggested it might have some application as a framework in understanding social network ROI, and why it's so tough to give "warm fuzzies" to managers who want to know "its value." Kirkpatrick's Four-Level Evaluation.

I'm hoping you can help a reader with thoughts and likely help others of us … A medium size nonprofit and lobbying organization is working on a designing and creating a social / work network for experts, students, volunteers who are willing to help through campaigning, lobby, sharing knowledge, working on solutions (writing documents). They currently don't have any kind of solution. Via the network people will be able to communicate with employees, organize activities, collaborate on documents, communicate with each other, etc.

Kevin Jones and I did our “Overcoming Top 10 Objections to Social Learning” webinar earlier this week, and it was a total blast.  Great conversation with participants via chat; lots of great back and forth with Kevin. If you weren’t able to make it, the archive is below - slides and audio.  How do I love the Slideshare folks: ...Tags: Community Social Learning Social Media Social Network Analysis Talent Management Wisdom of Crowds.

Just wanted to through an idea at everyone that came up during several discussions today at DevLearn ... How about asking select new hires to keep an inside the firewall blog as they begin their jobs at your company? or If they come into the company in waves, how about providing them a discussion group or better yet a social network tool that has good discussions as a means of communicating with each other and with coaches?