Wilfred Rubens who keeps on delivering great insights on eLearning on his blog (Dutch) has directed me to the superb wiki of George Siemens on Facebook and its benefits as a social network service. This wiki was one of the results of a workshop he did on facebook at the University of Manitoba. The wiki gives a nice overview of when which social network was started. After that he zooms into Facebook with a good analyses on pro's and cons if you want to use it in a ... social media. Read her blog for some really great insights into social networks and media. She writes with ...

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 ...

... social networking is now so deeply embedded in the lifestyles of tweens and teens that it rivals television for their attention...Nine- to 17-year-olds report spending almost as much time using social networking services and Web sites as they spend watching television. Among teens, that amounts to about 9 hours a week on social networking activities ... Chart shows percentage of teens and tweens and what social networking/Web 2.0 activities they do weekly online ... , many students engage in highly creative activities on social networking sites...Overall, an astonishing 96 percent ...

People I talk to daily seem amazed at the social networking craze and have a genuine interest in getting started but don't have a clue where to start. Here are some links that are specifically geared to newbies and provide a great overview of these services and how to get started using them. Facebook Twitter Flickr Google Reader ...

Social Networks, the Next Educational Tool? : “At last year's Educause conference, in Seattle, educators pondered what to do about students' technology habits. Should they try to change them? Accept that they're here to stay? Try ... management systems. We’re adding blogs, wikis, social networking, virtual worlds, and numerous other technologies to ... students' lead on technologies they prefer, from Web-based e-mail to Facebook to text messaging. Now, the dilemma they ... the service of education is that of enlargement . New technologies are not necessarily replace existing ...

Improved collective performance: Investing in Web 2.0 - Knowledge Board We are all very familiar with social networking platforms such as MySpace, Flikr, YouTube, Twitter, Bebo and Facebook. They are almost household names. This is not so of a new generation of social networking technology, which is being used to provide software services under trading names such as Ning, CollectiveX, Sossoon, Hiitch, Huddle, Mzinga, British Telecom's Workspace (project ... . KM Asia: keynote on social computing - Dave Snowden of Cognitive Edge Includes podcast and slides (pdf).

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 ...

I'm debating the value of forum / group / threaded discussion software vs. social network software for a particular ... center around threaded discussions . Generally are easy to get into. Options are simple. Social Network Examples ... have about why we might adopt threaded discussions / forum software vs. adopting a social network solution. Longer-term we want to have more of a social network where people will become more social, interact in a myriad of different ways, create groups within the site, and generally will take it into classic social network realms. Short-term we want this ...

... managing social networks (for business use) with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 While the Microsoft / Facebook ... Social Networking & Collaboration Social Software ... Was Away... Project Status: Social Networking Within The Enterprise Oracle Buys Intellectual Property Assets of Tacit Software Project Status: Social Networking Within ... Social Network Sites: Webinar Today Cisco WebEx Connect ...

... social networks." The best way to try to describe it may be to say it's like a combination of Facebook, Google Docs, Netvibes/Pageflakes, Meebo and a little bit of Basecamp - for the enterprise. Jive calls itself a "social productivity" service. Sweet! I love the idea of social productivity. As I, and many others, have said before, "it's about the ... Clearspace2.0 tonight. The service takes on Microsoft's Sharepoint with a feature set that looks like something many ...

Promotion 6. Improvement As the first step to implementing SelectMinds corporate social networking solutions, our services ... White Label Social Networking Solutions, Part II A Comparison Chart by TechCrunch The information in the ... and custom social networking solutions. For do-it-yourself, hosted solutions, please see our previous chart and our post "9 Ways to Build Your Own Social Network" . You can also return to the post accompanying this chart. Hover ... America Omnifuse Pringo Networks Prospero Technologies SelectMinds Small World Labs Social ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ... goal was to identify a qualified service provider to perform the installation, customization and content / data migration ... by mid-summer. The process identified a capable service provider. But, here we are in November, further in the ...

Social Network theory. Yet another moment that makes your hart sing as an educator ; ) Well, Dr. Garcia took this interest to a whole new level in his dissertation. He has developed a theory to apply social network analysis to ... immediately and have crossed paths many times over the years. Steve and I worked together in the New Services ...

... 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 ... , 2007 Facebook Enterprise Application : eLearning ...

If you've not seen this, there's a Facebook application by Worklight called Workbook that represents an overlay to turn Facebook into an Enterprise Social Network application. This is something I've been expecting for a while based on some conversations with large organizations who planned to use Facebook as their social network. WorkBook combines all the capabilities of Facebook with all the controls of a corporate environment, including integration with existing enterprise security services and information sources. With WorkBook, employees can find and stay in touch ...

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 ...

Firewalls and Security in Software as a Service : eLearning Technology ... - A Summary - was general consensus around: Software as a Service is Great for Learning Professionals inside Corporations Firewall restrictions still pose a problem for SOME services Security is a concern, but generally should not stop use The reason that Software as a Service is so attractive is that it is often hard to get Corporate IT to spend ... Corporate IT. Thus, there is real attraction in being able to sign up for hosted services that provide these ...

... 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 ...

FireStatus is a Firefox 3 extension that allows you to send status updates, notes and URL links simultaneously to multiple social networks and services, like Twitter, FaceBook and FriendFeed. It also displays updates from these services in notification popups, for a more "live" communication with your friends.

Nimbuzz offers a social interaction service combining presence, Instant Messaging, and VoIP. The  free application is available on the mobile, PC and Web, for (group)calling, instant messaging, location sharing, (group)chat, file sharing across popular IM communities, including Skype, MSN, GTalk, Yahoo!, AIM, ICQ, GaduGadu, Jabber and Twitter, plus 23 social networks including Facebook and MySpace. Its vision is to promise complete connectivity via an all-in-one connection, from any device, from anywhere, to anyone for free.

TheStar.com | Post-secondary | Student faces Facebook consequences Student faces Facebook consequences ... Ryerson student Chris Avenir helped run a Facebook study group for one of his engineering courses ... college in Arkansas, is kicked out of school because he posted pictures on Facebook in which he was dressed in drag ... College in Boston for posting his critique of a campus police officer on Facebook. The action marks the first time a ...

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 ... were they easy to use. It's all pure service. And this experience kept coming all during the year with Wikis, and more ... and added value. Some people are really not getting the impact of different tools. Getting Value from LinkedIn ... that it appears that more and more people are getting it ( More eLearning Bloggers , Facebook Fridays and I'm ...

... published reports, Webinars, conferences, workshops, blogs, email, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, social networks, experiments, etc.) My newest product is about social learning technologies and LMSs . Over the years I’ve followed LMSs ... many systems, toward more integration of social learning technologies. Many do so much more than “manage learning ... . So, I’m pumped to launch this new product in a printable format and as a service, on an interactive website.

According to the site, Socialtext 3.0 is comprised of three parts: Socialtext People - Social networking for the enterprise ... enterprise systems           and makes other enterprise applications social.     Think Twitter, Facebook, Wikis and more all rolled up in a nice, neat appliance that I can just install behind my firewall - a CRITCAL feature for those of us in government service! Watch the videos, read the press - I'm signing ...

I didn't think it would happen.  LinkedIn rolled out application widgets to spice up our LinkedIn profiles while increasing our ability to collaborate with network contacts and showcase our talent and company offerings. Yesterday LinkedIn announced " Applications ."  Little widgets that enhance your ability to share documents, presentations, blog posts--even collaborate on documents--can now be added to your LinkedIn profile. Some of the ones I'm especially interested in are: BlogLink. Lets you see blog updates from your network connections and ...

Create your own social network , quickly and easily. Elgg allows you to take full advantage of the power of social technology with elegant ... wins best open source social networking platform 2008 ... Packt Publishing have released a book on Elgg Social Networking, by Mayank Sharma. Its a useful how ... . Commercial Services ...

Create your own social network , quickly and easily. Elgg allows you to take full advantage of the power of social technology with elegant ... wins best open source social networking platform 2008 ... Packt Publishing have released a book on Elgg Social Networking, by Mayank Sharma. Its a useful how ... . Commercial Services ...

Create your own social network , quickly and easily. Elgg allows you to take full advantage of the power of social technology with elegant ... wins best open source social networking platform 2008 ... Packt Publishing have released a book on Elgg Social Networking, by Mayank Sharma. Its a useful how ... . Commercial Services ...

Networks The educational potential of social software and services is huge. However, much of the work being done by ... perceived dangers they pose to children, by banning the use of commercial social networking websites in US schools and libraries which receive federal IT funding. A "commercial social networking website" is defined as any web service that ... Elgg , social network software for education, and interview its founders. Much has been written on Read/WriteWeb ... to explore the potential of blogs, media-sharing services and other social software - which, although not ...