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Microsoft So.cl: An Experiment In Social + Search + Learning

Upside Learning

Last week Microsoft launched a new network called so.cl – pronounced ‘social’ – which is being discussed all over the web. It is described as “an experimental research project, developed by Microsoft’s FUSE Labs, focused on exploring the possibilities of social search for the purpose of learning.”

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Competition Finalist 4: Top 10 Startup Social Media Curation Tools for Social Learning in the Workplace

eFront

This edu tool opens the gateway through knowledge for students because it develops children’s creativity and innovation. Socl: pronounced social, allows you to express and share your ideas through rich post collages comprised of images, links, captions and videos.

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Workscaping, part 3 of n

Jay Cross

I search or ask people when I need to know. If I have a good network of savvy colleagues, I can ask them for advice (“social search”). “I This requires innovation, a new way of doing things. Once I had to learn most of the things required to do my job; now I need to know where to retrieve them.

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