Jay Cross

MARCH 26, 2010

The 50,000 foot view of what’s going on in social networks and informal learning has changed very little In the last five years. That observation is from 2004. Want to understand the emerging world of social software? Consider whether you read the cc: line in email messages you received. In the middle 60%.

Social Networks 37

Social Networks CD-ROM Social Software Groupware 37

eFront

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

With almost 30 percent of the human population, or 2 billion people, using the internet; and 94 percent of US students equating research with using Google or other search engines, it comes as no surprise that 75 percent of students use Wikipedia and online encyclopedias for research. 1996: Instant messaging services launched.

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eFront

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

With almost 30 percent of the human population, or 2 billion people, using the internet; and 94 percent of US students equating research with using Google or other search engines, it comes as no surprise that 75 percent of students use Wikipedia and online encyclopedias for research. 1996: Instant messaging services launched.

Google 40

Google Social Networks Research Yahoo 40