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 ...

In Part 1 I introduced the catalyst for this series. Though it's primarily intended for a project I'm doing for my local ASTD chapter (Orange County), the series would certainly have benefit for you, or a friend who might be new to Twitter. Feel free to forward this series along. (Click the "Email This" link at the bottom of the article.) If you're jumping in just now, it might help you to quickly scan Part 1 of the Thirteen Things to Get You Started on Twitter . In Part 1, I outlined "The First Two Things": Thing #1: "Pretend," for a moment, that there's value to social ...

Whew. What a weekend, huh? The events of these past couple of days in Southern California made national news . It has even been referred to locally as one of the worst SoCal fires in recent history. Though this certainly isn't the end of the story for these fires, I'm jonesin' to get back to the main theme of this blog discussing the role social media plays in day-to-day intersections with business and human performance. And, given events of the last ... disconnected and craved for local updates that regional media coverage couldn't always provide. But some of those ...

... from inside the Thomasville furniture store.  For those who aren't local to the area, these stores represent ... ;ve gotten many inquiries about Costco is because many locals feel the same as I in that if Costco burned, that would ... to the local Red Cross [contact info coming soon] marked for giving to those displaced by the Southern Californa fires ... Twittering locals about the Orange County fires under the hashtag #ocfire .) You all kept our spirits up and kept ...

I've been approached quite a bit recently to do presentations at local ASTD chapters or to help find a speaker. The reality is that I can't afford to do free presentations at local events. In some cases, I am finding myself doing workshops locally that can then help fund it. I'm looking forward to doing more of these this next year. But in the cases where that's not going to work out, I would really like to help the person find a speaker who is local and who can speak to ... speaker in the Birmingham, Alabama area for a local ASTD on eLearning 2.0 or Work Literacy. What would you do if you ...

... decided to take my trusty mountain bike and headed out.  But, I wanted to pay heed to the request of local ...

... education, family and not only does not have the TIME for going to the local community college god knows how many ...

... campaign to change hearts and minds at my local Orange County ASTD chapter . My hope is to extend our local ASTD membership ... Local ASTD Chapter .") Yesterday, I issued an open challenge in the ASTD-OC forum on LinkedIn (note: free group membership may be required to read it) that I hope will get some of my local colleagues to branch out beyond their virtual ... 's local chapter in Orange County, CA. If you're not a member of ASTD, don't worry. Welcome! Please read ...

... comes to localization/ translation. 30-45% of a course’s budget could easily go to voice talent and ...