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Another SLAW column – Social Networks

January 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

You can find my piece on “Social Networks – Why Should You Care” on SLAW. In this column I try to keep the language and terms distinct – social networks, social (knowledge) media, social networking.  This is also one of my areas of research as I try to understand the role of social networks in [...]

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Social Networks – Patti Ankram

December 10th, 2007 · No Comments

I had the opportunity to see Patti Anklam speak at the Conference Board KSEN session on Social Networking and Social / Organizational Network Analysis in September. The depth of her understanding and work in this area shows well when she presents. You can find Patti in Boston or through her website. I would also recommend [...]

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Blocking social networking sites

December 7th, 2007 · No Comments

I continue to be curious about companies who block social networking sites. The common argument is that these sites reduce productivity as employees lolly-gag on company time checking their personal pages. I found this post recently on Business Week that referred me to a survey done by Barracuda Networks (who sells tools for email and [...]

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