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Forums vs. Social Networks?

Clark Quinn

Participation will eventually mean a lot of different things, but initially it will primarily be sharing ideas. Social Network Examples are Ning and KickApps. I'm especially concerned about the user who would want to be a heavy user - contributing lots of ideas - but who has never used a social network. Options are simple.

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Web 2.0 Applications in Learning

Tony Karrer

WikiPatterns is a great place to go for ideas around this. Still, be careful about overselling the amount of adoption. Adoption Patterns Clearly to increase the chances of successful adoption, you should use patterns that are more likely to succeed. Start them with initial structure and obvious placed to add content.

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