Upside Learning

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

A study conducted by the Center for Marketing Research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on the Inc 500 (a list of fastest growing companies in US) reveals interesting trends on usage of Social Media. Soon, there will be very few companies NOT using any of the social media. 500 approximately one year and two years earlier.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

MARCH 10, 2010

I had a MySpace back when you could only have eight top friends. Somewhere along the line I'd convinced myself that I was a social networking whiz. Last week I attended Mary Gillen's two-day, online Social Media Marketing class. Last week I attended Mary Gillen's two-day, online Social Media Marketing class.

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Experiencing eLearning

JUNE 25, 2008

Social networks ‘teaching tech skills’ - vnunet.com. Brief summary of research on the educational benefits of sites like MySpace and Facebook for high schoolers. When asked what they learn by using social networking sites, the students.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 31, 2009

For many people the Social Web is simply far too complex to organise. Many of us have unwanted or unused Facebook, Myspace, Flickr or Bebo accounts 'out there' that we haven't visited or done anything with for a very long time. They fail to make optimum use of their social network because they don't know enough about its potential.

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LearnDash

JUNE 16, 2013

The MOOC landscape is taking shape , and just like social networking sites before it, the major players are starting to emerge. It’s still too early to tell which one of these will fall the way of MySpace, but as Facebook has pointed out, there is often very little room at the top.

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Kapp Notes

AUGUST 6, 2010

There have been a number of interesting development in term of Google and social game purchases and game related initiatives. Google Buys Slide for $182 Million, Getting More Serious about Social Games* Google has invested between $100 million and $200 million in social gaming company Zynga.

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eFront

APRIL 30, 2013

Social networking sites have educational benefits: University of Minnesota researcher Christine Greenhow breaks down how her research has found that social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace can have an impact for learning and educational growth for high school students.

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ID Reflections

MAY 28, 2009

Because it is a powerful social networking tool that is fast becoming a social learning tool. Also, I feel Twitter falls into the slightly advanced category of social networking site–more complex than Facebook or MySpace.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 1, 2016

By 2006 several social networking sites were enjoying surges in popularity, including MySpace, Bebo and of course, Facebook. Social media lend themselves naturally to support learning through discussions, collaboration and sharing. 2006 was also the year Twitter was launched. Unported License.

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Learning with e's

JULY 8, 2009

Sites such as CEOP's Think You Know have become useful resources to raise children's awareness of the dangers of using social networking tools such as Bebo and Myspace. I created a poll below, because I was interested in finding out what people thought was the biggest threat to children who use social networks.

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eFront

JUNE 3, 2015

Social media have become an indispensable part of modern life. A huge part of our social lives already happens online rather than in the “real world” And while individual social media networks might rise and fall (remember MySpace?), social networking itself is not going anywhere.

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eFront

JUNE 3, 2015

Social media have become an indispensable part of modern life. A huge part of our social lives already happens online rather than in the “real world” And while individual social media networks might rise and fall (remember MySpace?), social networking itself is not going anywhere.

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Tony Karrer

MARCH 3, 2009

Last week I did a webinar with Mark Sylvester of Intronetworks - Tapping the Social Grid. The crux of the talk was: Why being able to tap into the social grid is important for concept workers. A few of the tools and methods I use to tap into the social grid. There's a recording available here.

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Kapp Notes

JANUARY 8, 2008

Examples of Different Types of E-Learning Aggregator (here is an example of an RSS Aggregator) Training Blogs Three-Dimensional Worlds Second Life ProtoSphere Active Worlds There Social Networking LinkedIn MySpace Facebook Social Bookmarking del.icio.us

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Learning with e's

JUNE 27, 2007

Apparently your choice of social networking site indicates what social class you belong to. And what about those who use Bebo - are they part of a particular social class, or are they just little oiks who couldn't design a tasteful personal space to save their lives? Well, fancy that.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 5, 2010

Below is the title and abstract of my keynote: Digital Tribes and the Social Web: How Web 2.0 will Transform Learning in Higher Education The Social Web is transforming the way students interact with others, and is challenging traditional pedagogies, values and practices. An analysis of students’ uses of social networking tools (e.g.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 20, 2009

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. The history of both Myspace and Facebook are very well documented on their respective Wikipedia entries.

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Jay Cross

MARCH 14, 2008

Harnessing the Power of Social Applications. People are connecting with one another in increasing numbers, thanks to blogs, social networking sites like MySpace, and countless communities across the Web. Some companies are learning to turn this growing groundswell to their advantage. Josh Bernoff and Charlene Li.

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Learning with e's

FEBRUARY 1, 2008

A lot of the rhetoric surrounding the more popular social networking sites such as FaceBook , MySpace and Bebo seems to be related to the more negative factors such as identity theft, threats to children, breahes in privacy of personal data and copyright theft. Apparently they are leaving in. well, droves. well, droves.

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Learning with e's

MAY 6, 2009

as it turned out), there were no social networks, no internet, and a cumbersome analogue fixed line telephone system which most of the world was excluded from. But people are still separated by weak social ties. 2008) Community and social network sites as Technology Enhanced Learning Environments.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 28, 2007

Yesterday I blogged that there was little or no difference between FaceBook and MySpace, principally because I thought there was no difference between the social class profiles of users. Now it seems that there may be a difference between the two social networking services after all. Promiscuity?

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Zip it, Block it, Flag it' is the tag line for a new campaign introduced by the UK government , which will show primary school children (ages 5-11) how to avoid nasty content and risky conversations on social networking sites. Zip it - keep your personal stuff private and think about what you say and do online.

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Learning with e's

JANUARY 1, 2010

Social networking tools create contacts. Do I need to have any kind of connection with my Facebook 'friends' beyond the fact that we are linked on the site? Do I need to have any kind of connection with my Facebook 'friends' beyond the fact that we are linked on the site? Warning - This one is a bit of a rant.

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OpenSesame

DECEMBER 18, 2013

trackthisforme - A data-lovers dream, this site can track anything you want—from your mood, to how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll pop. Slice - The must-have tool for avid online shoppers, Slice tracks orders, spending and price drops across all your online shopping sites. Upworthy - Rough day? Collaborate.

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Learning with e's

JUNE 29, 2010

Digital Tribes and the Social Web: How Web 2.0 will Transform Learning in Higher EducationThe Social Web is transforming the way students interact with others, and is challenging traditional pedagogies, values and practices. An analysis of students’ uses of social networking tools (e.g.

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Kapp Notes

MARCH 14, 2008

If you'd like to know more, check out, her own fan site. They are connected to every friend they've ever made through social networking sites like facebook and MySpace. They are connected to every friend they've ever made through social networking sites like facebook and MySpace.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 28, 2009

Social networking sites: Facebook (2006), Myspace (2003), Bebo (2005), LinkedIn (2003) and other sites together have changed the face of social networking for ever. Seriously, social networking has blurred the boundaries between public and private, business and leisure, even good and bad taste.

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Mark Oehlert

JANUARY 18, 2011

Regardless of where Quora ends up, either as the MySpace or the Facebook of the Q&A world, I think the rapid rise of this site and others, brings up a couple of powerful dynamics that largely go unnoticed.at in which a social network user can have many people following them without a need for reciprocity. Formspring.

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Learning with e's

DECEMBER 4, 2007

iPod) e-Thugs: Online cyber bullies Lifecasting: Webcasting all your life's activities 24/7 iSlavery: Apple's attempts to lock iPhone users into one network provider Macolyte: Someone who worships at the altar of all things Apple Network promiscuity: Tendency by social networkers to spread their membership across FaceBook, MySpace, Bebo, etc.

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Learning with e's

OCTOBER 14, 2008

Social network sites such as Bebo, Facebook and Myspace, says danah is where people go to socialise and be a part of the world. The comments section of a social networking site has a different function according to boyd. They go to engage with people who are their friends, classmates, etc.

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Learning with e's

MARCH 28, 2010

Facebook - I tried several other social networking tools before Facebook , including Myspace and Bebo, and toyed with LinkedIn like everyone else. Right here is the space on my personal web where I put down all my thoughts, ideas (some of them half-baked) and questions and share them with my personal learning network.

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OpenSesame

DECEMBER 18, 2013

trackthisforme – A data-lovers dream, this site can track anything you want—from your mood, to how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll pop. Slice – The must-have tool for avid online shoppers, Slice tracks orders, spending and price drops across all your online shopping sites. Collaborate.

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

The discussion centred on social networking: "The explosion of social networking sites in recent years has prompted some serious reflection on the state of modern friendship. There are another 10 million MySpace users. Facebook users in the UK, a 300% increase on the year.

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Corporate eLearning Strategies and Development

FEBRUARY 15, 2007

Ted Stevens, the man who described the Internet as a series of tubes: It's time for the federal government to ban access to Wikipedia, MySpace, and social networking sites from schools and libraries. Here's the newest from Sen. read more | digg story

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Mark Oehlert

MAY 13, 2008

enable interoperability among learning systems and the technologies that support collaboration and community, including social networks, community learning, wikis, blogs, multiplayer games, and the emerging world of user generated content?". with existing friends from social sites on the Web.". How should SCORM 2.0

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Mark Oehlert

MAY 13, 2008

e-Clippings (Learning As Art) Home Archives Subscribe About My Social Networks « Clay Shirky at Web 2.0 I do like this explanation of the functionality from PC World : "The way it works is any site that wants to can add Friend Connect functionality to their site can simply by adding a bit of HTML code to their site.

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Clive on Learning

JULY 31, 2007

Obviously I have a professional interest in social networking and am particularly keen to find out how well it can work both inside and outsie the firewall and in a learning context. We are taking social networking to an extreme where it will seem like too much of good thing. I am obviously not alone in my aspirations.

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