The following archetypes help illustrate dynamics involving identity within social structures. Several lead product developers end up following Mary’s blog that she sets up to capture information from her call center activities. Mary takes on a social role (i.e., Some organizations are also leery of employee blogs. MORE >>

I find it interesting that some of the smaller vendors playing in the community and social networking market are missing public-facing blogs. If any of these vendors has a blog that I???ve Vendors Missing A Public Blog. Ramius (Note: there is a blog for Sixent which is in beta). Sparta Social Networks. MORE >>

Increasingly, large companies are turning to social media strategies to get closer to their customers, and thus get new ideas out to market faster. Most recently, the restaurant chain put in WiFi networks across all its 11,500 locations — as a result of engaging customers through social media channels. Rollin added. MORE >>

What are the architectural components of a social network site? analysis identifies key repeating characteristics found across consumer social network sites. Their analysis helps establish a common baseline for architects to understand what attributes need to be included in a social network site. Ellison. MORE >>

You probably have several or many social network accounts that you’re ignoring. You may not be as prone to excess as I am, yet you are probably still saddled with accounts at what you thought would be “the next big thing&# and is now a social media ghost town, or just not what you hooped it would be. Social Network. MORE >>