Internet Evolution: Seven Questions for Social Networking Success

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Pretty good tips for social networking…

Internet Evolution – The Big Report – Seven Questions Key to Social Networking Success.

Why biotech and pharma companies are taking so long to adopt social media

Pharma companies have to deal with a lot of hurdles to allow people to collaborate with them online which may explain why they are such late adopters

Regulations restrict social media use by biotechs, pharma – Mass High Tech Business News.

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Avatar Anthropology

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A number of discussions have charted the peculiar syndrome that is accompanying the thousands of people worldwide who have seen the new film Avatar. Apparently the film’s extremely realistic yet idealistic environment and culture painstaking created by digital animators working closely with anthropologists, linguists and biologists hired by Cameron has resulted in a number of people actually believing that such a place can exist. This points to the future where humans will increasingly be connected to digital versions of reality so lifelike that it can be hard to separate from non-digital reality with interesting and sometimes disturbing consequences.

Beware Social Media Snake Oil?

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A researcher at Pfizer Idea management and other experts are quoted in this new article on the risks and benefits of social media in tightly guarded enterprises including the growing legions of self proclaimed experts and limited metrics. On the other side the article admits that ROI isn’t everything, and social media is a powerful tool to tap into collective intelligence in your customers and employees.

Sales 2.0 Presentation Tool by Glance

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Sales 2.0 Presentation Tool by Glance.

MIT Social Network Analysis: Can Social Media Reveal our Identities?

A new study from MIT uncovers a fascinating fact: the connections we make, groups we join and information we contribute, even minimally, to online networking tools like Facebook can reveal very detailed, personal information about our identities by using statistical, computational methods.

Social networks replace expert knowledge

Interesting article on the effects of online networks and the Internet on our perception and use of experts.

Your help with the new expertise: KMWorld.

Orgnet.com: Social Network Analysis for organizations, communities, and consultants

 

orgnet.com – Social Network Analysis software & services for organizations, communities, and their consultants.

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Path Tracker – Path Tracks

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