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Tuesday, October 2, 2007
I've run across a couple of interesting posts recently that seem to have spawned from a Business Week article - Scaling the Social Web . The article tells us that various players are adding social networking features to their sites: A broad array of online players, from major media companies like Viacom to e-commerce providers such as eBay, are adding networking features to their online destinations, letting users create detailed Web identities, connect with people over common interests, share content, and, above all, socialize. Hmmm ... how is this new?
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Saturday, October 4, 2008
This week we looked at Social Networks. Here are some thoughts on this topic, especially thoughts around social networks for learning. Starting with Social Networking was a blessing and a curse. Social networks have a tendency to be a bit messy. The first week of our Free - Web 2.0 for Learning Professionals is wrapping up.
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Monday, November 30, 2009
Social networking sites such as Facebook provide a way to meet both of these goals, however according to a survey 54% of U.S. employers employers ban sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn at work. Organizations cite many reasons for banning Facebook and other social networking platforms including company privacy, productivity, and network security. Here’s There are two main goals for every corporate trainer, 1) provide training that is engaging and meets the business need, and 2) limit the amount of time an employee is away from their work.
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Our office has been receiving numerous requests to help incorporate social media tools into a variety of communication and education projects. Our clients want help creating blogs, wikis, collaborative workspaces, and social networks.
But we also have to be frank and point out that if you create a social networking space, there is no guarantee that it will be used. We’ve responded with cautious optimism. We’re always happy when our clients want to try out something new with technology.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Jakob Nielsen sAlertbox, August 3, 2009: Social Networking on Intranets Summary: Community features are spreading from "Web 2.0" Research across 14 companies found that many are making productive use of social intranet features. Through several rounds of research on intranet portals , weve repeatedly reached the same conclusions: When Intranet information architectures are structured according to the org chart, employees have a hard time finding their way around. to "Enterprise 2.0." Its better to structure information according to how people use it, rather than
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Friday, November 20, 2009
Whether you are a teacher at a grade school or work at a Fortune 500 company we have all heard the stories of educators being removed or suspended for inappropriate posts on their Facebook profile. So, the question stands, can you take advantage of the educational opportunity provided by a social network like Facebook without running the risk of loosing your job? Well, today I’m not going to make you wait for the answer. The answer simply is “yes.”
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Thursday, October 22, 2009
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?” Yesterday I received a tweet about a great blog post. 8221; I get this type of question all the time.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
White Label Social Networking Solutions, Part II
It covers downloadable and custom social networking solutions.
For do-it-yourself, hosted solutions, please see our previous chart and our post "9 Ways to Build Your Own Social Network" . Show All | Hide All
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Awareness A Comparison Chart by TechCrunch
The information in the chart below was compiled from information provided directly from companies in early August 2007.
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Monday, February 11, 2008
Chart shows percentage of teens and tweens and what social networking/Web 2.0 You might have seen this, but in July 2007, the National Schools Board Association published a report stating: Online social networking is now so deeply embedded in the lifestyles of tweens and teens that it rivals television for their attention...Nine- Nine- to 17-year-olds report spending almost as much time using social networking services and Web sites as they spend watching television. activities they do weekly online. Among teens, that amounts to about 9 hours a week
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
I have been giving a “Social Media/Networking 101″ class here at NASA as an educational and evangelical tool. Social Media and Social Networking. Social Media and Social Networking, I point out, is the focus: the first focuses on content, the second the people and the third, networking.
Duh. You would think that after all that I have read, all that I have practiced, all the classes and conference sessions and keynotes I have given, that I would have understood this point.
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