... every month or so in a restaurant on Brighton seafront. 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. While many ... users. Of the 16 hours that regular internet users spend online a week, 11 hours are spent social networking (hardly ... all convinced that social networking is in any way a cause of this state of affairs, not least because the phenomenon was in evidence long before social networking came on the scene. It seems likely to me that more credible reasons for ...

Too Many Social Networks? : eLearning Technology I just read David Warlicks post - I Just Donâ??t Get it Yet â?? Social Networks where he discusses his recent experience with several Ning generated social networks including: Iâ??ve joined Library 2.0 , School 2.0 , and Classroom ... head, but Iâ??m to dull to know it. So please explain. Ive tried out several social network tools and have had a ... something around social networks that will take off, but any network that is a closed system needs something as a hook ...

2007 Communities / Social Networking and LMS Merger : eLearning Technology ... of the eLearning simulation tool - Firefly) and Shared Insights - a community / business social networking software ... + community / social networking. Im not sure I quite get what that means yet. I wonder if mzinga does? The description ... / Social Networking and LMS Merger Permalink: Communities / Social Networking and LMS Merger ... most prolific contributors are, or whose contributions are rated most highly, or whose social network is the most ...

... source implementations of these distributed social networking concepts. or as Chris puts it : "to build a social network ... - your blog (as opposed to starting within the walls of Facebook). Of course, this is early, but the general trend of seeing distributed, open social network solutions is encouraging. ... there. This aligns pretty well with my experience of Learning and Networking with a Blog . It appears to be heading in a good direction where you can have a distributed understanding of the social graph. While that sounds somewhat ...

Business, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA. Developed a course on social networking for business Will ... databases to research social networking Past predictions about online communities assumed text because that was what was ... ;instructors may not remember every student they taught (Provided a bunch of stats on social networking usage–I’m not taking notes on all that) Many businesses consider time on social networking sites wasted, but not all Wachovia is testing social networking for sharing information and developing community within the community Businesses ...

... offices, social networking-style technologies are quickly becoming a very real possibility for even the most conservative ... Communities of Practice: Addressing Workforce Trends Through New Learning Models Some good quotes from the article above: "Organizations would be well-advised to shift budgets and resources from formal learning settings to informal situations where the majority of learning actually takes place." "Organizations need to recognize that to attract and retain millennials, they have to eliminate hierarchy and corporate bottlenecks, open up internal communications, ...

This one's a recent article by Ross Dawson about trends in location-based mobile social networking.  Included, too, is a link to an excellent TechCrunch summary on the state of location-based social networking apps on the ... location-based social networking: The advent of next generation phones including the iPhone combined with people's familiarity and engagement with social networks means that the space is - finally - ready to take off.  The original location-based social networking application(s) (were challenged with the fact that) very few phones had ...

In the 2008 Horizon Report , they discuss various technology trends including. Their comments around Social ... recognize the "social graph"-the network of relationships a person has, independent of any given networking system or ... that we face right now that I described in Social Networking Entrepreneurial Opportunities on my SoCal CTO Blog ... with was the statement that: The essential ingredient of next generation social networking, social operating systems, is ... consider the social operating system to be "next generation social networking" - rather it's a layer that allows ...

I am noticing a hockey stick-like moment for ning lately - at least in my circles. Brent stood up one for our summer session on 2.0 , the folks behind Corporate Learning Trends and Innovations are using it as a framework for all the good they are doing and now its even getting picked up by 'unofficial' segments of the U.S. government. Meet GovLoop . A full-on ning site designed for: "gov't employee (fed/state/local), public policy student/professor, good gov't organization,  gov't contractor with good intentions." I am really digging this particular implementation and kudos ...

... first ... What is Facebook? Facebook is a pretty simple application with fairly standard social network functionality. At ... well as a means of communications within your social network. What I've found interesting is that I now commonly use LinkedIn to find interesting people, but often use Facebook to communicate with them. When you look at the core functions of ... has Your Audience One of the struggles with any social networking software is overcoming the hurdle of getting users to start using yet another social networking platform. This is something that I've lamented before (see Too Many Social ...

... overlay to turn Facebook into an Enterprise Social Network application. This is something Ive been expecting for a while based on some conversations with large organizations who planned to use Facebook as their social network ... / relationships, this likely will have value. Im personally still not sure about Facebook. Its great socially and Ive made ... Conference Session Breakout Blogs as a Basis for Social Networks ... -Learning Trends eLearning 2.0 LMS Web 2.0 Enterprise 2.0 Personal Learning Informal ...

Education Technology Trends to Watch - Educational Technology by IQity Online Learning Opportunities Access to School Related Software Applications and Projects from any Computer in the School Network Unlimited Internet Access Online Communication Tools: Global Social Networks Can an Army General Whip NBA Refs into Shape? - Time ... birthdays. This allows faculty to get to know each other socially in order to be more effective sharing and working ... level. So I guess you can say I feel comfortable with a broad range of ignorance. But I'm a quick study." LinkedIn ...

Learning Trends eLearning 2.0 LMS Web 2.0 Enterprise 2.0 Personal Learning Informal Learning ... eLearning Trends 2007 and 2008 : eLearning Technology ... of the bigger eLearning Trends were. I told him about eLearning 2.0 and the move to DIY. But I also promised to point him to some of my posts that I thought would help him get a handle on the most important eLearning Trends going on today: eLearning Trend #1 - eLearning 2.0 - see What is eLearning 2.0? and eLearning 1.0 vs. 2.0 eLearning Trend ...

I use Firefox with everything but linkedIn and facebook.   At ... Learning Rules for Copying Presentation Style? Forums vs. Social Networks ... -Learning Trends eLearning 2.0 LMS Web 2.0 Enterprise 2.0 Personal Learning Informal Learning ... , 2008 LinkedIn for Finding Expertise : eLearning Technology ... quickly how I use LinkedIn to find expertise. This is my first time using Jing. Let me know what you think. FYI - the ...

Professional Should Have in their Toolbox Mark Sylvester - Social Networking as a Strategic Part of Your Learning Strategy Nancy White - Online Social Architectures - Networks and Communities Robin Good - Best Online Collaboration ... George Siemens , Jay Cross and Tony Karrer have organized the second annual free online conference: Corporate Learning: Trends and Innovation 2008 November 17 - 21, 2008 | Online | Free Last year's conference had two thousand people from all over the world take part in the week-long conference. This year the conference has an incredible ...

To be honest...Eye-Fi isn't actually meant to replace WiFi, but rather complement it. Here's a description of Eye-Fi from Fortune : What the Eye-Fi does is automatically stream photos from your digital camera via your Wi-Fi network to your PC or an online photo service. What the Eye-Fi team has done essentially is wrap a service around a common flash ... that scrolls updates from your Facebook friends on one side, reads you the news on the other, and does any number of ... wireless network. It wouldn't be good having someone else be able to turn your lights on/off.

Network I used to think of LinkedIn (and LinkedIn themselves suggest this is how to think of it) as containing only ... As a result of my recent change in my Approach to LinkedIn Connections , I've actually met quite a few people who read my blog, but I don't believe had ever commented. They were comfortable connecting with me via LinkedIn and since it offers mutual value it was worth the effort. It truly does feel like a (virtual) networking event. Interestingly, one of the people who connected to me suggested we might want to do the same on Facebook and Twitter. This really got ...

Learning Trends eLearning 2.0 LMS Web 2.0 Enterprise 2.0 Personal Learning Informal Learning ... , 2008 Training Method Trends : eLearning Technology ... information about what learning delivery methods were being used and particularly if they were trending up or down. The ... it effectively judges the trend - not necessarily the amount. So heres the graph showing all of the trending ... eLearning 2008 ), I took a bit of heat, but looking at the trends - Games down! So are simulations and virtual labs.

Professional Should Have in their Toolbox Mark Sylvester - Social Networking as a Strategic Part of Your Learning Strategy Nancy White - Online Social Architectures - Networks and Communities Robin Good - Best Online Collaboration Tools ... . November 17-21, 2008 | Online | Free Come to Corporate Learning Trends and Innovations 2008 if you want to ... at the forefront, it’s not allowed in) socialize online with peers and other participants (schmoozing ... . Check out the line-up of catalysts at the Corporate Learning Trends and Innovations 2008 site. November 17-21, ...

With the advent of Web 2.0 tools such as wikis, blogs, social networks and social bookmarking and wi … ... , Nancy will explore the impact of different online social architectures, especially communities and networks, and the ... I will be attending the free, online conference, Corporate Learning Trends and Innovations 2008 , at Ning.com ... ;Join us to explore new developments, track emerging opportunities, and network with learning pioneers.” There ... ; Organized by Dave Pollard | Type: Presentation November 19 Wednesday Online social ...

... subjects. World of Warcraft may be better for non-intrusive statistical methodologies examining social networks and economic ... William Sims Bainbridge wrote an article recently for Science on the new potential that virtual worlds hold for scientific research. Specifically, he looks at the research potential that Second Life and World of Warcraft have in the fields of social, behavioral, and economic sciences . He notes that the two virtual worlds hold different opportunities for research: Second Life is especially well designed to mount formal experiments in social psychology or ...

... like Facebook, MySpace, and Xing have caught the attention of even the most resistant.   Real ... Winners in its Sixth Annual “BEST Awards” Social Software Research Released New Standard ... Search of Network Experts More Industry News ...

Learning Trends eLearning 2.0 LMS Web 2.0 Enterprise 2.0 Personal Learning Informal Learning ... What does Google Trends tell us? : eLearning Technology Google Trends is quite interesting to play around with to see how different search terms have been used ... and Knowledge Management have both been trending downward in searches. Does that imply something as is suggested in ... Ive heard at conferences over the last few years. Keywords: eLearning Trends ...

Several Web 2.0 entities (YouTube, Facebook, Howcast, Google) plus some academics and the Department of State will be gathering next week to kickoff the Alliance of Youth Movements Summit . The goal is to find ways to use media to counter the messages of violence, extremism, and oppression. It will be very interesting to track the progress of this movement on the "areas of interest". There is a lot of potential to make some serious changes in the quality of the message being delivered to young people in different countries.

... to Social Networking Introduction to LinkedIn Introduction to Facebook Introduction to Ning Using Social Networks for Personal Professional Development Using Social Networks with Learners Social Networking and Privacy Managing Your Networks and "Time Suck" LinkedIn Tips and Tricks Social Networking Wiki Because these are tied ... Expertise (Network) Collaborate Scan (Continuous Awareness/Learning) Learning 2.0 for Workplace Learning Professionals ... Trends 2008 - Online - Free ...

Technorati (3) Twitter (3) Second Life (2) Facebook (1) RSS (1) Slideshare (1) Mel Aclaro - Business Casual Blog Twitter (41) LinkedIn (32) RSS (18) Social Network (15) Facebook (6) Ken Allan ... @ techempower . com. Learning Trends 2008 - Online - Free ...

A new version of ProProfs QuizSchool is available.  New features include: Brand new user interface, completely revamped for ease of use. Social sharing through customizable widgets which allow YouTube-style quiz embedding on any blog, e-learning system, and social networks like Facebook. Yahoo Flick r integration for a limitless image library for quizzes. Interesting aggregate analytics & trends reports, with precision down to a stored snapshot of each attempt. Google Maps integration for visualization of where quiz takers are located ...

Learning Trends eLearning 2.0 LMS Web 2.0 Enterprise 2.0 Personal Learning Informal Learning ... , 2008 Searching for Expertise - LinkedIn Answers : eLearning Technology Yesterday I created a screen cast on LinkedIn for Finding Expertise . Today, I saw a post on ... that Ive joined on LinkedIn and have received about a dozen responses so far. I have yet to discover (through further ... links to Searching for Expertise - LinkedIn Answers Permalink: Searching for Expertise - LinkedIn ...

Introduction to Wikis, Blogs, Social Bookmarking, Social Networking and RSS Practical Suggestions: Web 2.0 and eLearning ... with Blogs? Time Spent on Blogging Risk of Identity Theft Due to Social Networking and Blogging Learning and Networking with a Blog (Deleted Scenes) eLearning Trends eLearning Trends Ten Predictions for eLearning 2008 ... subscribing to this blog, you might want to read this. Blog Description This blog covers trends in eLearning and more ... the comments below . Once we've interacted to some level, you might consider linking up with my via LinkedIn - I ...

Connections Tag: Social Network Analysis Wait! Was Blink right after all? - Malcolm Gladwel An intriguing paper from Science on why important decisions may be best made without deliberation. Tag: Blink Focus on the Trends ... : Podcasting Mapping informal relationships at a company is revealing -- and useful - Business Week The use of social network analysis as a management tool is accelerating. Given the current emphasis on managing talent, companies are ... magazine cover stories that have chronicled blogging, equating it to the dot-com era hype. Tag: Trends ...