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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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Social Media Offerings which can b used in Social Learning

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Social News Aggregator - Digg. Social Q&A - Askville or Answers.com. Social Search - Samepoint WhosTalkin BingTwitter Scour - My favorite. Product & Blogging & Niche Communities (Amazon.com – Product; LiveJournal - Blogging, Nibbledish - Niche). RSS Reader – Google Reader Bloglines.

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LMS/LCMS Social Media & Side Notes

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Social News Aggregator - Digg. Social Q&A - Askville or Answers.com. Social Search – Bing Twitter. Social Measuring - Technorati. Open Social – APis, open source – while this necessarily isn’t social media, it will enable multi-faceted social media features and capabilities.