Thus, my opinion is: Twitter is not a tool for people who are new to social media and the use of social media for personal learning and work. If you are going to a conference or evening event where attendees will be using Twitter in a group fashion, then that's likely a good opportunity to try out the tool. MORE >>

The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) CSG Information Literacy group (UK) is actively seeking enthusiastic information literacy champions from the following library sectors to join the group: Commercial/ Specialist; Further Education; Health. The deadline for applications is Monday 30th April 2012. MORE >>

Facebook gives users many tools for controlling what personal information is displayed to friends and others. But if you have lots of Facebook friends, you probably don’t want to create privacy settings for each person you know. Assign Your Contacts to Friend Groups. Create Privacy Settings for Your Friend Groups. MORE >>

In a recent conversation with some Internet pros about different aspects of personal branding, one thing really struck me: we all fell into one of two opinion groups. One group thought personal branding is natural and necessary, while the other group felt that personal branding is icky. What It is. MORE >>

A few months ago I wrote about The shift from corporate brands to personal brands , referencing Jeremiah Owyang's move from Forrester to the newly-founded Altimeter Group with former colleagues. As Jeremiah notes, social media means that personal brands are immensely portable, as are personal networks. Enterprise 2.0 MORE >>