October – OpenSocial API LinkedIn joined Google, Ning, Plaxo and others in announcing an open API for embedded applications within social networking applications. Linked Intelligence The unofficial source for all things LinkedIn™. Now by specifying how you know them, you can connect without knowing their email address. 30th.? MORE >>

and technorati tags that Ive set up in my account and for my Ning groups (although I forgot to include a few of these in my mindmap, I realize). The irony is that I received almost no feedback about it from the lecturer, even though I managed to cover just about the entire breadth of online commentary about PLEs at August 2006. MORE >>

You’ll find that some of the websites you’re evaluating have their own vibrant communities in the comment sections, but often the conversations head to Facebook , Ning , CollectiveX , LinkedIn Answers , Twitter , Google Groups , Yahoo Groups , forums, mailing lists, or other places. Read on for a bird’s eye view with specific concrete steps. MORE >>

Pipes , while Ning allowed people to set up their own social networks. Originally the event was only for technology journalists and the tech companies that wanted to reach them, but it has now been extended to the all most powerful influencers in the technology community, whether they are journalists, analysts, or bloggers. certainly is! MORE >>

Manyika in the 2006 Number 2 issue of McKinsey Quarterly. (reg. required). Posted: October 1st, 2006 under Companies , Web 2.0 , Collaboration , Knowledge Management , Enterprise Web 2.0 , Writable Intranet , Collective Intelligence , Emergence. differs from Web 2.0 and why those differences matter.  Beardsley, Bradford C. required). MORE >>