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Social network for learning - Xplana kicks off next week.  Integration of popular social network apps into one!

An easy way to create a small social (closed) social network for a group.

I haven't tried this, but it could be useful for a class setting?

"According to research by Harris Interactive, that was commissioned by CareerBuilder.com and surveyed 2,667 HR professionals, found that 45% of them use social networking sites to research job candidates, with an additional 11% planning to implement social media screening in the very near future."

A really neat real-time counter of social media activity

Thought provoking article about the growth of social media. Add your thoughts to the discussion!

Women use social networks to connect with their friends, family and colleagues more than men, finds a new survey. Men, however, are more likely to use voice/phone communication than women.

The StudentAdvisor.com research team continuously collects information on how active and effective each school is at engaging their audiences on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other social media tools, such as iTunes and podcasts. The ranking methodology also takes into account the size of each school's population, as well as other metrics, to gauge overall reach and effectiveness. The team then produces a strictly quantitative score for each school based on this information, and updates the findings regularly.

Keeping up with Social Media

Social Media in the future 

Mayo Clinic use of social media

a new way of social drinking?  

Defines social bookmarking and provides uses within classroom.

I am reminded that we are preparing our students for jobs that do not yet exist - being a social media expert is one such job

What do you mean?

Teaching our students how to learn is part of the liberal arts educaiton, this prepares them for jobs that don't exist yet. Gives them the ability to adapt.

student developed social networking site

Interesting article on Google Sidewiki

For the journalism social media workshop

For journalism workshop

Good introduction to semantic web and innovative uses of social media for public relations, marketing and business development