Data can tell amazing stories. Just listen to Hans Rosling from the TED conference and you'll get what I mean. ComScore has released their data on Social Networking today and it's pretty incredible. Facebook.com has increased 270% since June 2006 . I knew the buzz was growing about it over the last year and so I tried it out. Now I'm hooked. Its LinkedIn and Facebook only for me. Okay...maybe I still Twitter a little bit ;-) ...

... great social networking features that make it easy to share your knowledge and establish connections with others in your ... Everybody talks about how great LinkedIn is so a while back I set up an account to see what everybody was talking ... LinkedIn? After initially setting up the account, I did not revisit LinkedIn until recently reading a couple of articles praising linkedIn on Tony Karrer's blog . This inspired me to give it another shot and see if I can establish ... established and potential LinkedIn connections I hope to learn through others experiences and discover opportunities ...

... for Expertise - LinkedIn Answers . Certainly, the conversations and the finding of expertise via social networks such ... Networks. Here are some thoughts on this topic, especially thoughts around social networks for learning. Starting with Social Networking was a blessing and a curse. Social networks have a tendency to be a bit messy. Virginia Yonkers told us - I would like to know how to manage the information flows in social networks. I have been part of Ning groups before ... how to ignore the chatter. How do we do this in the social network environment? And, I think that the course fell ...

... for the large social networking sites, he's: tried them all (facebook, myspace, bebo, orkut, linkedin, twitter, etc ... - Scaling the Social Web . The article tells us that various players are adding social networking features to their sites: A ... (bookmarks), etc. all have a social networking aspect to them? The point is that its probably natural for lots of sites to have social networking type features and functions for visitors. This is something we are commonly doing on sites today ... value proposition. The article does point out that as many more sites add social networking features, the issue ...

I just read David Warlicks' post - I Just Don't Get it Yet â€" Social Networks where he discusses his recent experience with several Ning generated social networks including: I've joined Library 2.0 , School 2.0 , and Classroom 2.0 ... dull to know it. So please explain. I've tried out several social network tools and have had a similar reaction. I ... social networks that will take off, but any network that is a closed system needs something as a hook to achieve critical ... Facebook page. I have an unflattering picture of me there, a place to put a blog, a profile (which I've scaled ...

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 ...

... pure blogging vs LinkedIn Answers and other social networking platform-based discussion venues? I consider LinkedIn Answers to be quite a different animal. The way I use LinkedIn Answers is to ask specific questions (never open ended or ... can't seem to find by searching LinkedIn normally. This question goes only to my network and then also out to the rest of ... both your own and your indirect network. Social Network based discussions (for example a Ning network) act like ... , the question above would probably be okay in LinkedIn Answers, but you might want to change it a bit to be more ...

Building and Social Networking. Build relationships online, nurture a community, engage and inspire others to action.  Tools to help:   Ning, LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace... (20+ hours per week.)   What're my takeaways ... , but I'm real close. Unfortunately, my social media activities kinda dropped off while I was off-grid  Is that ... ?  What's the proper amount of time to invest in social media? Ironically, I've actually felt that I don't do enough.  Even as I champion to my friends the need to budget time investments in social media, I admittedly, ...

I’ve been using Twitter for a number of weeks now, and that, combined with several recent social networking activities prompted this reflection.  There’s lots more for me to learn, of course, but there are powerful reasons to ... .  Sometimes it’s just personal things, which gives them richer dimension.  However, much like the Facebook opportunity ... also a way to track what’s hot and new. I’m still exploring other uses of Facebook.  My tweets now appear ... all of them. I really appreciated Tony Karrer’s pointer on how to use LinkedIn , by the way. I’ve seen ...

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 ...

Organizations". Accept they call it Facebook, and/or LinkedIn or any of the other social networking tools available today ... organization." Or maybe you are. How do you know for sure? Have you friended your employee in Facebook ? Are you "connected" via linkedIn ? If you are then you probably consider your direct reports to be more like peers and they ...

... now has discussions within its groups! Assuming that you are already a member of the LinkedIn Courseware Development Group, go into LinkedIn , click Groups , scroll down to Courseware Development , and click Courseware Development (the group name itself). The group Overview page appears, which allows you to start a new discussion directly. You can also click the Discussion tab - you can also start new discussion here, as well as add comments to existing discussions. As you know, the LinkedIn group is by far our largest branch, and I urge all members of this group to ...

Greetings! You may have noticed that the LinkedIn Courseware Development Group membership total has temporarily started to decline. LinkedIn has imposed a rule that no member can belong to more than 50 user-created LinkedIn groups. As a result, a lot of members have had to discontinue their membership in some groups, ours among them. To anybody affected by this (either by the above, or by being unable to join our LinkedIn group) - please do not fret! There are eight - that's right, eight - other Courseware Development groups! If interested in this subject, please feel free to ...

Michele Martin and Chris Brogan pointed me to newly released applications for LinkedIn that you can add to your profile to extend its capabilities and improve your business opportunities.  The following nine applications are currently available.  Click on the links below to learn more. I added my WordPress blog, Learning Journeys , to my LinkedIn profile with one click.  It’s that easy.    Tagged: collaboration, linkedin, socialnetworking, web2.0    ...

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 ...

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 ...

Evolution of Communication Instant communication across the globe Facebook & LinkedIn make it easy to keep in touch ... another paradigm changer because it’s a different kind of immediacy than virtual worlds “Social ... basically a live photostream–almost no text. Very cool images. The network increasingly organizes itself around people and less so around files and folders–connections are social, not just content That sounds a lot like ... , socialnetworking , third+place , communication , web20 , twitter , second+life , network , ...

LinkedIn Is Not a Social Network. In this post, he says: I've been on LinkedIn for several years. I never initiate a ... social network issues, a speaker asked the audience, "How many of you are on LinkedIn?" Virtually all of the 100 or so ... through his network for something like "social networking" to find some expertise on the topic as he's thinking about the ... from productivity, not increased it. ... He misses the value proposition of Blogging as a Learning and Networking tool ... . Occasionally people I know have asked me through LinkedIn for access to my connections -- which an email notifies ...

... individual's social network (online or offline) is divided into three groups: PANs = Potentially Active Network CANs = Currently Active Network FANs = Formerly Active Network I used to think of LinkedIn as containing exactly my ... (LinkedIn Open Networker). I'm not sure I'm quite going as far as most LIONs who seem to link with everyone. But, I've ... If you read my blog much, you know that I use LinkedIn quite a bit to help me find experts and expertise. You can see how I do this in my posts/screencasts LinkedIn Searching for Experts and Expertise and LinkedIn Answers to Get ...

... my role at the association I work for is basically managing our online social networking efforts: Linkedin, Facebook ... Ive recently given people new to social networking this comparison of Facebook and LinkedIn ... know that  professional relationships are moving from the Rolodex to the social networks.  LinkedIn is designed ... has several posts about networking on  LinkedIn (and Twitter and Facebook) and friending policies: I used ... ; Your organizations social networking strategy doesnt ...

... reading. The article, " Social Networking and Corporate Learning " is a quick read and could serve as a jumping-off ... (space-imposed limitations, I'm sure), it does give named examples of companies where social networking has been ... least of which is to upgrade with new solutions that implement social networking tools. Why? Social neworking (platforms ... them about preferred project management processes. For learning organizations looking to bring social networking tools ... content authoring, sourcing and rating. Don't allow anonymity. The social networking system must integrate ...

I use Firefox with everything but linkedIn and facebook.   At ... Learning Rules for Copying Presentation Style? Forums vs. Social Networks ... , 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 Jing ... links to LinkedIn for Finding Expertise Permalink: LinkedIn for Finding Expertise ...

... that includes social media/network capabilities to upgrade a tired old subscription web site. There's across the ... market it?" And therein lies the rub. Assuaging the fear of commitment for a social networking business model ... for determining social network ROI and a Level 4 training evaluation. And, with it, my thought to explore this a little ... scary. And rightfully so. Of Networks and Flipping Switches. The fact is, switching from a "push" sales model ... on LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/melaclaro . Got friends? Forward this post or save it to any of the ...

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 ...

... contacts in case you want to reinvite them later. 4. Enable Network Feeds in LinkedIn LinkedIn provides an RSS ... Last Visit Importing Email Addresses from Google Apps into LinkedIn What Are You Working On ? LinkedIn Gets Facebook ... Connected Friendfeed Twitter Linkedin Facebook ... LinkedIn Tips and Tweaks: Do More with your LinkedIn Account If you are on LinkedIn but haven’t had a chance to explore all ...

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Something like the social network operating system , maybe. These are nicely captured by this article as Tony Karrer ... . I also feel like Facebook is a bit creaky and as Thomas Vanderwal's recent post Facebook for Business or LinkedIn ... similarly try to figure this stuff out. Luis Suarez - How to Boost Your Social Capital with Facebook mentions MyBlogLog ... Networks? and Multiple Social Networks. However, in this case, I almost see it more form the opportunity side of things ... Stephen Downes picked up my post on Facebook As a Learning Platform . He commented: To be clear, I do not ...

LinkedIn just launched a platform and SlideShare is one of the first apps to go live! With the SlideShare app you can display presentations on your LinkedIn profile, browse presentations from your network and find out what's going on with your connections For more information about the Slideshare app on LinkedIn and the others currently available, see the LInkedIn Learning ...

As part of the Web 2.0 for Learning Professionals , I've created a couple of screen casts showing very quickly how I use LinkedIn to find expertise. This is my first time using Jing. Let me know what you think. FYI - the Jing object does not appear in the RSS feed. Whoops, I clicked too fast on publish - I will try to get additional screen casts posted soon. By the way, I'm still looking for a free tool that will let me do this with someone else online at the same time. In other words, record my walk-through and conversation. Prefer it produces a Flash Movie.

... branch out and network with other professionals in your industry. One problem I found with LinkedIn is the abundance of features paired with not so abundant help pages. It’s not that LinkedIn is hard to use, but there’s a lot you ... professional network Lifehack’ing LinkedIn: 5 Tips Tips For Using LinkedIn Filed under: screencast , social networking   |   No ... ;LinkedIn 14May07 LinkedIn is a really great way to create ...