As one of the first 10,000 users, I early on saw the potential of a purely professional social network. It consistently grew in size and user value over the years, however now that everyone is piling on to the LinkedIn bandwagon, the value of LinkedIn personal connections and networks are decreasing at what seems like an accelerating pace. MORE >>

'Today’s digitally connected workplace demands a completely new set of skills. More connections create more possibilities, as well as more potential problems. Social networks can enable better and faster knowledge feedback for people who trust each and share their knowledge. But both require greater implicit knowledge. MORE >>

share the lower-level analysis and specifics that describe the architectural components of a social network site (clients will be able to access this information when it comes out on the Burton Group site), the introductory portion of the report is contained below. list their connections (e.g., Social Network Site Template Diagram. MORE >>

I’ve been up to my alligators in all things networks as part of the Network Weaving Community of practice project, a nine month community of practice for 70 non profit folks who use or want to use the power of networks in their work. via RSA – Connected Communities. Skip to the key points of the report. MORE >>

And what this means is that people need to learn how to connect to new people on a regular basis. I’ve highlighted the last phrase because this is what social learning is all about; connections. No person has all the knowledge needed to work completely alone in our connected society. Neither does any company. It cannot. MORE >>