The summary from eMarketer ("Job Candidates Both Hurt and Helped by Social Networks"), is worth reading (click on the citation link below) - the full article has additional stats/charts. Respondents were most likely to use search engines such as Yahoo! Job Candidates Both Hurt and Helped by Social Networks - eMarketer. MORE >>

Managing staff who participate in social networks. This list also includes policies called; Staff blogging policies, enterprise social network guidelines, Employee Blogging Policies, Staff engagement in online communities, and so on. IBM’s Social Computing Guidelines   [link]. Opera  [link]. Enemy Media? ^.^. MORE >>

Helpful for social platforms based on Drupal - would like to see relevant features of Friend Connect supported within Apache SocialSite (still hopefull that this effort gains more attention and traction). The social gadgets can be placed anywhere in the site using the standard Drupal and Joomla administration interfaces. MORE >>

Yahoo, AOL, Google, Microsoft) and other external IM systems. Social Tools. The newer area of opportunity for real-time collaboration is integration with social platforms. The focus of social software to-date has been mostly asynchronous (e.g., Old habits die hard with this post. Application vs. Infrastructure. Summary. MORE >>

When consumer-based instant-messaging technologies infiltrated the workplace – AIM launched in 1997 and Yahoo! It was around this time that social networks also began to establish a presence. You can tap into your workforce’s network and find like-minded, talented people to become part of your company. You’ve got mail. MORE >>