Socialmedia | Learn to Adapt

Jul 28

Learn to Adapt Links for July 26th through July 28th

by Jeff Kelly

Predict The Future On WashingtonPost.com - Jason Kincaid's brief post highlight how Predictify's adoption by newspaper's is a reminder that “old media” is willing to embrace the interactivity afforded by the web.
How to Keep Up with the Semantic Space « Shepherd’s Pi - Lewis Shepherd's great post pulling together a host of current thoughts and resources about the Semantic Web. It includes some resources from Henry Story's "My Semantic Web Blogroll"
Twelve best practices for online customer communities | Enterprise Web 2.0 | ZDNet.com - Dion weighs in on the "the advent of the Web-based customer community, where groups of like-minded individuals focus around a brand or a set of product and services come together and interact online"
50 Steps to Establishing a Consistent Social Media Practice | chrisbrogan.com - Nice post from Chris Brogan summarizing steps to put a social media strategy into practice for your company.
Literacy Debate - Online, R U Really Reading? - Series - NYTimes.com - Interesting article on how the Internet is changing reading styles and, therefore(?) learning styles.

Jul 16

by Jeff Kelly

enterprise 2.0 … it’s this simple, see « pm blog - Mazy Hedayat posts a deliciously complex and confusing diagram that summarizes all the moving parts of Enterprise 2.0. A bit tough to read or use for learning, but it is a great summary…
Why Companies Need Web 2.0 - Forbes.com - No new news here, but Mike Schaffner summarizes how "Web 2.0" (cringe) technologies must be adopted by companies to remain competitive.
Tear down the broadcast towers - BuzzMachine » Blog Archive - Jeff Jarvis posits on how Web video and radio "could" make broadcast obsolete. Best part of the post is the comments. The way we consume media is changing dramatically and it will impact how we use media to teach.
Grockit - About Us - Learning 2.0 - From the site: "Grockit is Learning 2.0. Grockit is about questioning together. To this end, we are developing an online learning game where people can teach each other." I look forward to seeing the game!

May 23

by Jeff Kelly

Social Media U: Take a Class in Social Media - ReadWriteWeb - Sarah Perez does a great job of teaching you all about social media on one page. My fav: "Lesson # 2 Know What Web 2.0 Is And How To Use It" that uses the slide show from Dean Whitney to cover much of what we do in Web 2.0 University
Blogging–It’s Good for You: Scientific American - Now if it would only do something for my carpal-tunnel ;o) From the article: "Scientists (and writers) have long known about the therapeutic benefits of writing about personal experiences, thoughts and feelings."

Apr 28

by Jeff Kelly

These are my links for April 23rd through April 28th:

Gin, Television, and Social Surplus - Here Comes Everybody - Transcript of Clay Shirky's great presentation at Web 2.0 Conference. As always, his insight into the social impact of technology is sharp as he walks us through all of us finding better things to do with our time (sorry TV).
InSTEDD - Web 2.0 is not just about the money. The power of the Web and social networks is being harnessed to addressed some of the most importnt issues we face. InSTEDD is just one example. The Web is the global brain to help us learn and perform better.
On Managing A Community | chrisbrogan.com - Chris Brogan weighs in on the emerging role of community manager. While his focus is on a media and events company, it is food for thought on what the tasks and measures should be for a learning community manager - a central role in Learning 2.0.
Morgan Stanley’s March Internet Trends Report: Social Applications Dominating - Oh what a difference a year makes! A report chock full of data on the amazing and continuing growth of social networks. As this becomes a communications standard, it will have huge impact on how we work and learn.
More Thoughts on Why Workplace Learning Is Largely Learning 1.0 -

Mar 17

by Jeff Kelly

These are my links for March 15th through March 17th:

Digg, Wikipedia, and the Myth of Web 2.0 Democracy. - "At both Digg and Wikipedia, small groups of users have outsized authority." No one ever expected it to be truly democratic, but it does give pause as to who is deciding what learning we get - probably still better than the norm.
Is User-Generated Content Out? | Newsweek Technology | Newsweek.com - "The individual user has been king on the Internet, but the pendulum seems to be swinging back toward edited information vetted by professionals." The trend continues. I still believe their is a huge "curator" role for editors to play.
Where Every Ad Knows Your Name - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog - Loise Story of the New York Times asks an insightful question that reveals just how far we have come in "personalizing" the Web. It certainly raises privacy issues, but it also open the possibility of tailored content and delivery.