Here’s how the game works: You’re on your computer, instant messaging away. One IM session is with a real person and the other is with an artificial intelligence (AI) program that’s designed to pose as a human being by using a casual conversational tone. Q: How would you describe a sunset to a sightless person? MORE >>

The Future of Media and Communication Starts Here Tuesday, August 05, 2008 Introducing The Conversation Prism Last year, Robert Scoble and Darren Barefoot debuted the Social Media Starfish to visualize and document the rapidly evolving landscape for social tools, services, and networks. The Conversation Prism is free to use and share. MORE >>

few days ago Arie Goldshlager pointed me to the fantastic video below of Giam Swiegers, CEO of Deloitte Australia, talking about the company’s use of micro-blogging. He simply recognizes that it can help lead to outstanding business outcomes. Ross, To reinforce your perspective see this Best Buy the Company as Wiki (2008) video.  MORE >>

But there’s still just a rough general sense of what it really takes to create an effective collaborative community using social tools. It’s starting to become clear that successful Enterprise 2.0 or a social tool like a wiki for its own sake. Those trying to read the tea leaves about Enterprise 2.0 MORE >>

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 over cells with information icons ( ) to view the full contents of those cells. The network can be scaled as needed to accommodate demand. MORE >>