I’ve devoted a whole chapter in my book to social networking software and plan to speak about it at the Vermont Library Conference next week. But I didn’t realize until Friday, after discussing the subject with Casey Bisson , that I’d never actually discussed my thoughts on social networking software with other librarians. MORE >>

She uses a wiki to achieve that goal and establishes herself as one of the more active wiki “gardeners” (maintaining wiki content). wiki gardener) in a departmental wiki. Her edits are often the last ones made during debates on completeness and accuracy of wiki content. Part 1 is here. Use Case Scenarios. MORE >>

The blog is barely acceptable, the wiki is not, the decision to implement RSS rather than Atom was short-sighted and the "Corporate Facebook" capability is not that impressive. Communities & Social Networks: Think "Adoption", Not "Deployment". blog vendor, wiki vendor) and think more along the lines of a "social platform" (e.g., MORE >>

Tech Republic recently posted on 10 things you should cover in your social networking policy. There has been a lot of discussion on this topic, including my prior post, Social Media Policy Guidelines Can Encourage Use Outside Enterprise and Adoption Within. These policies should not be oppressive and should not discourage use. MORE >>

Perhaps though, it is too enthusiastic about social tools (blogs, wikis, social networks, tagging) in-and-of-themselves solving a complex challenge in many large organizations (finding experts/expertise). Knowledge Management Social Networking & Collaboration found this article from my new colleague, Carol Rozwell. top-down). MORE >>