We also see it in twitter (see Twitter for Learning ). While Twitter is asynchronous, it's not easily used as other kinds of tools for discussion. Each comment made within a thread appears as a tiny circle next to the name of the person who made the comment, and is linked by arrow to the person to whom the comment was made. MORE >>

Mandating the use of social media tools such as social network-style collaboration and sharing applications like SocialText or Twitter-style messaging such as Yammer won’t create social interaction. Be respectful of individuals who may not want to be so personal in a professional setting. But do these systems work? MORE >>

opened with a recent short video by Teemu Arina entitled  Global, Local, Personal (2011). We discussed Twitter for professional development and I suggested two weekly chats that might be of interest: #lrnchat & #KMers. One of the participants even set up a Yammer community on the spot and created a Twitter account. MORE >>

The old ways of organizing work are becoming obsolete, as  84% of workers in the US plan to change their jobs in 2011. Encouraging workplace practices like  personal knowledge management is a start. This could be an open platform like Twitter or a cloud service like Yammer or Chatter or an in-house tool like Status.net. MORE >>

Example of Commonwealth Bank which introduced social media policies that impinged on staff’s personal rights, and quickly reversed them based on the response. Peter Williams of Deloitte will only hire people who have strong Twitter profiles. Here are some of the key points made during our discussion. Enterprise 2.0 MORE >>