... posts gracing my RSS list. In today's blog Richard introduced the idea of the social media "apostle." This ... leaping in front of me as I continue to wade further into social media: apostle. I've heard the word evangelist used, and ... changing real world hearts and minds in the appropriate and effective use of social media in business. I can't put my ... ( @melaclaro ). Or, connect with me on LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/melaclaro . Got friends? Forward ...

In my continuing quest to change hearts and minds about the use of social media, I think it's important to communicate not only the mechanics about getting around social media platforms but, perhaps more importantly, communicating cultural dynamics . But therein lies the rub. Whom should you trust for information about social media protocol ... happen to first land with someone who values social media as a tool for "getting more traffic," "gaining ... to social media, then perhaps you'd become influenced by what I have to say. But I should say, too, as much ...

... social media plays in day-to-day intersections with business and human performance. And, given events of the last ... . While related, they're not the same. When I reflect on the last couple of days, I think the role social media ... of information . Therein lies the interesting role I saw social media play this weekend. Through micro-channels ... collectors (i.e., social network, web sites, blogs, twitter hash tags, etc.), and then subsequently redistributed. But it was ... disconnected and craved for local updates that regional media coverage couldn't always provide. But some of those ...

Beths Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media A place to capture and share ideas ... social media. About Beth Kanter Beth ... slideshare smcwsh social media ... intergenerational lengsopharath2007 linkedin ... ? Do you write blog posts that inspire lots of comments? Do you employ a social networking or online outreach ...

Beths Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media A place to capture and share ideas ... social media. About Beth Kanter Beth ... social media socialbookmarking ... know that  professional relationships are moving from the Rolodex to the social networks.  LinkedIn is designed ... Social Media Friend Really A Friend? by Mark Dykeman How I Think About My Social Networks by Scott Monty No, ...

Just a quick follow up to my post yesterday about my hope for the Obama administration's social media media strategy moving forward.  While social media was certainly not the deciding factor for his team's success at the polls, I think it was a significant enabler for engaging a mass of people in his vision.  My point: it ... through various social media channels. Though the Twitter stream has gone quiet since two days ago... ...they did ... me on Twitter ( @melaclaro ). Or, connect with me on LinkedIn: ...

... well-traffic'd blog about Social Media, Technology and Marketing . In his post, Mr. Morgan described his efforts to help beta test BusinessWeek's new site called Business Exchange , a social media platform for business professionals. All seemed well and good as far as that goes. At least, until Mr. Morgan created a new group for Social Media Marketing . He, and others, considered it to fill a void in the social media space. The Business Exchange site moderators, however, disagreed. Believing that Social Media Marketing was a duplicate of another forum already in ...

... 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, tend ... for her work in using social media for humanitarian purposes ,  tackled just that question recently. Her article "How Much Time Does It Take To Do Social Media" is a good read.  For me, it validates what I've ...

Web 2.0 and how social media tools can be used by learning professionals. The goals of the event are to: * Introduce you ... covering: Week 1- Social Networking --Ning, LinkedIn and Facebook If you have specific questions about social networks that we should address as part of this module, please leave them for us here . Week 2-- Social Bookmarking and ...

... about Jet Blues use of web 2.0 / social media tools to communicate between their staff of learning professionals. This is ... 03, 2008 LinkedIn Facebook Twitter - Different Connection Style : eLearning Technology As a result of my recent change in my Approach to LinkedIn Connections , Ive ... connecting with me via LinkedIn and since it offers mutual value it was worth the effort. It truly does feel like a (virtual ... Facebook and Twitter. This really got me thinking. I described my approach to LinkedIn only having recently changed where ...

September 29 through November 7, 2008, this network will be THE place for you to learn about Web 2.0 and how social media ... Networking --Ning, LinkedIn and Facebook THIS TOPIC IS UP as of 9/29/08 Week 2-- Social Bookmarking and Tagging ... ? Negative Online Behavior is a Product of Culture, Not Your Social Media Tools: What I’m Learning ... Jeff Cobb replied to the discussion Social Media and Learning--What Are the Implications of ... DevLearn conference . This week were covering how to use social media at a conference (including Twitter ...

Usually in the context of training development and social media. The short of it is that I've been working to change hearts and minds on the larger role social media and communities should be playing in the company strategy for building a ... ( @melaclaro ). Or, connect with me on LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/melaclaro . Got friends?

34;To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice..." ~ President Woodrow Wilson This one's off-topic from the stuff about learning, business an social media that I ... ;Tweep"? Follow me on Twitter ( @melaclaro ). Or, connect with me on LinkedIn: ...

Starting with this week's list, I'm listing attribution for the tweep from whose tweet I got the twink . Help Save My Daughter's Life . ( @mackcollier ). Why interesting: The use of social media to get the word out about a sick loved one... spread the word! Blog post: Top 100 Networks for People Who Want to Change ... article on page 14 about Social Networking and Corporate Learning I thought was interesting. Why? Because it's one of ... ;? Follow me on Twitter ( @melaclaro ). Or, connect with me on LinkedIn: ...

... and find expertise -How to use Social Media to Find Answers to Questions -How to Learn through Conversation And then ... question, copy and paste it into the proper location in the social media spaces and SHAZAM! I have hundreds of folks (maybe ... think this low cost of "working the network" is the power of Web 2.0 and social media and is what makes it so effective ... This month's ASTD Big Question on the Learning Circuit's Blog is about Social Networking and finding help and ... social network for Learning Management System questions and, perhaps another, for a question about learning strategies ...

... expertise. In Value from Social Media , I talked about the issue of finding information via Google / Search vs. seeking ... Professionals is how social networks impact personal learning. To me, this is a critical part of The New Skills for knowledge ... was seeing one of the members experience - My Real-Time, Real-Life Research Project (Using LinkedIn and Ning) . Here ... class technology). Great example of a query. So much so, that I responded with Searching for Expertise - LinkedIn Answers and LinkedIn for Finding Expertise . Later this same person who had established this goal told us: Well, I ...

... skills that include being able to: How to reach out and find expertise How to use Social Media to Find Answers to ... This month's question comes out of part of the dialog that occur during the recent Work Literacy course . While discussing social networking for personal learning, the question came up around being able to reach out and get help from people or find expertise in the form of a person / conversation. Thus, for November we are exploring: Network ... I discussed a couple examples this recently in LinkedIn for Finding Expertise and Searching for Expertise - LinkedIn ...

... skills that include being able to: How to reach out and find expertise How to use Social Media to Find Answers to ... This month's question comes out of part of the dialog that occur during the recent Work Literacy course . While discussing social networking for personal learning, the question came up around being able to reach out and get help from people or find expertise in the form of a person / conversation. Thus, for November we are exploring: Network ... I discussed a couple examples this recently in LinkedIn for Finding Expertise and Searching for Expertise - LinkedIn ...

... sophomores and juniors. He was dismayed at the students' "shocking lack of knowledge of social media." (Ref., Colleges Fail on Social Media .) I don't much blame him. Pew reports lead us to believe that teens of today are very ... 'ol same work . Yet, when Mark polled the sophomores and juniors about the stuff of social media business: whether any of them author blogs, read blogs, participate in social networks, have a LinkedIn profile, Twitter , Plurk or ... Digg , StumbleUpon , Del.icio.us , or any of your favorite social bookmarking sites.

I stumbled upon the graphic below from David Armano's blog . From an organizational change management perspective, it's a great graphic. Social media business and funny captions aside for a moment, it visually describes ... missing from the Social Media curve in the top graphic. I know the top graphic is a little tongue-and-cheek (that' ... of informed pessimism. Kind of a poetic way of saying, "Hey, let's do something 'social!'" ... ). Or, connect with me on LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/melaclaro . Got friends? Forward this post or ...

... case studies to follow. Their use of social media, social networks and other electronic data streams to communicate and ... good run. You used social media, online communities and various other electronic outposts in innovative ways not before ... ). Or, connect with me on LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/melaclaro . Got friends? Forward ...

... it? Through the power of Twitter and social media. No matter how you slice it, that rawks, guys. Change.org ... in Chief, BusinessWeek.com) use of social media in the evolution of the businessweek brand; it's an example of an ... Power of Twitter . ( @stejules ). Why interesting: He said this: "Social networking, specifically Facebook, MySpace ... " who round around shouting their messages about what they want from their social network contacts without giving much ... How to Network? ( @jpapakalos ). Why interesting: The idea about introducing "networking" skills (in a social ...

... liveblogging , blogs , Twitter , our chapter's discussion forum on LinkedIn , etc. Basically, I got lots of questions about social media and social networks , in general. I was especially interested to learn there are many opportunities to help train members of my local chapter about the ins/outs of social networks. To hear one of my ... effort to change hearts and minds, I'll be creating a screencast series about getting around LinkedIn and other things social network-y. Be on the lookout for those in upcoming posts. (If you'd like to help, let me know.

Euan Semple on Them and us? dan mcquillan on Them and us? Jon Husband on Social Media Classroom andrew on RT Twitter Euan Semple on "If atheism is a religion then not ... Linkedin /Euan Semple Twitter /euan YouTube /euan.semple Last.fm ...

... could be a great help for augmenting the training or media development staff when developing product demos, customer testimonials or when piecing together department communiques. From a social media/networking perspective, it gives another ... media development team and beg for priority ahead of other time-critical projects.  If only there was a platform that ... media content for Wikipedia, WikiEducator and other Wikimedia projects. In an earlier post I listed seven training ... ( @melaclaro ). Or, connect with me on LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/melaclaro . Got friends?

... me is that I personally find myself working on helping lots of organizations figure out how social media, new ... and added value. Some people are really not getting the impact of different tools. Getting Value from LinkedIn ... Online Conference - Corporate Learning: Trends) with amateur organizers, gorilla marketing through social networks, and a wiki for it's main page worked out pretty well. And I'm sure it could be better. Social networks through my blog or LinkedIn are great ways to get specific help for yourself and for others... Making Learning with an LMS Fun?

... social media tools help shift this and assist this learning) - unique needs Common eLearning 2.0 Scenarios - alongside ... Presented by: Tony Karrer , Tech Empower, Inc. NOTE :....check out Brent Schlenker's " Cover It Live" version of this forum. Various 2.0 tools & use by participants in this session (110+) Social bookmarking 43% know what it ... assist in searching) Remember Linkedin for building your networks and for looking for resources of people that know ... % can't view LinkedIn, 3% can't view wikipedia, 28% can't view Facebook 36.6% stated that their organizations are ...

... encouragement from family, friends, as well as friends and acquaintances connected to me through various social media channels such as Twitter , Facebook , LinkedIn , Text and of course e-mail. (BTW, there's a Twitter stream from various ... referred to in the media as the "Freeway Complex Fire.")  In a dry riverbed along that rim was where some brush ... ). Or, connect with me on LinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/in/melaclaro . Got friends? Forward this post or save ...

34;Pretend," for a moment, that there's value to social media. This, I think, is a much overlooked first step. It speaks about a frame of mind. All too often, folks join a well-trafficked social network "once or twice" ... Local ASTD Chapter .") Yesterday, I issued an open challenge in the ASTD-OC forum on LinkedIn (note: free group ... say. I wouldn't know, I got a D in Physics.) In social networks... well, you get the idea. Here's how to create a ... free to comment by clicking the comments link below or in our ASTD-OC group forum on LinkedIn to let me know how ...

... article. I am currently working for a boutique social media agency called viewmy.tv and we are creating corporate social ... RSS scoble semantic web signal social bookmarking social media social networks startup tagging ... , social software , socialtext , spikesource , suitetwo , traction software , wordle , worklight — Hutch ... enterprise continues to be. Social as a top word is no surprise. Isn’t that the premise? Community falls in a ... from this Wordle. What do you see? ***** This post was also published in Social Computing Magazine . ***** ...