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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. They’re sources of novelty and innovation (because they know quite different things than we do) and bridges to other social networks (because they know quite different people than we do).

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Networked noughties 2003-2005

Learning with e's

Today I continue the retrospective with a review of the years 2003-2005. The launch of one of the first social networking services Friends Reunited in 2000 paved the ways for a welter of new social networking tools which would revolutionise the way people connected, communicated and shared. What would 2006 bring?

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A Network of Experts: From Content Curation to Insight Curation

CLO Magazine

analysis, at least 80 percent of companies acknowledge a critical need to redesign their traditional structure to create a network of experts for better, faster business decisions. Organizations that are serious about leveraging the power of human intelligence will quickly learn how to implement a network of experts.

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Why and how to create successful Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) in the Workplace

TalentLMS

By leveraging your personal learning network to get the information you need, you can become instantly productive. What is a Personal Learning Network (PLN)? The idea behind a Personal Learning Network has its roots in a learning theory, called the Theory of Connectivism, advanced by George Siemens back in 2005.

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TrainingMagazine Network Presentation Resources: Interactivity, Games and Gamification: Creating Engaged Learners

Kapp Notes

Gave a presentation today to the fine folks involved with TrainingMagazine Network. We had over 2,000 people register for the webinar to check out the topic and to learn a little more. Here are some resources I reference and some additional resources as well. Here are the slides. Here are some videos of the gamification products we discussed.

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The Power of Building An External Network

Everwise

We all know that we should be networking; even those of us who hate the very idea are at least vaguely aware that there’s some established benefit to meeting other people in our fields, people who might introduce us to great opportunities down the line. Networking is especially critical for women. Diversity in networking.

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Everything’s Coming Up Networks (except learning)

Jay Cross

Sloan Management Review has a great interview with Andy McAfee on What Sells CEOs on Social Networking. ” They understand the power of weak ties in enterprise social networks. Sure, there are fears of losing control, the fact that hierarchy and social networks are not comfortable bedfellows, and the inevitable paradigm drag.