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Klout for Enterprise 2.0 Networks is a Bad Idea

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I then read " Enterprise Social Networks, Performance Reviews, and Company Culture ," on the Social Media Club DC blog that rightfully (and thankfully!) takes issue with this idea of ranking people's influence on these internal networks. Enterprise social networks don’t work like that.

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Pay to Play: Seven Ways Social Media is Getting More Expensive

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For a long time, there was a perception that social media marketing was free, or at least very inexpensive. Starting a Facebook or Twitter account was free, and hiring a part-time intern to manage them didn’t cost much. In reality, social media marketing has never been free. billion industry. It’s a vicious cycle.

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Entrepreneurs: Celebrated in the Private Sector, Hidden in Government

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Facebook , the behemoth of a social network with 500 million worldwide users, was founded by a college student and his buddies. True open government entrepreneurship isn’t just about open data or mashups or social networking platforms or DC start-ups.

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Can Greater Social Connections Improve Higher Education?

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That’s why when I saw that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recently invested $2 million in a Facebook app to improve post-secondary education, I knew that I had to find out more about this app and how it might help further the SMCEDU mission. Students self organize on Facebook all the time. Created by Inigral Inc. ,

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The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same | Social Media.

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Development Social Media The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same Mon, Apr 27, 2009 Government 2.0 From entire conferences to unconferences to new government appointees to full-scale social networks , there’s no doubt that “Government 2.0″ ″ has become the latest and greatest buzzword.

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Managing Your Time While Managing Your Social Media | Social Media.

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– Posted using Chat Catcher Kelly I’m a consultant working with Palo Alto Networks; they have an excellent whitepaper on the subject of blocking social networking apps that you may have to worry about, “To Block or Not. apps (Facebook, Twitter, Skype, etc.) Facebook firewall gov20 government government 2.0

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Social Media and IT Security: Adversaries or Partners?

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Mon, Aug 10, 2009 Best Practices Well, it’s been an interesting couple of weeks in the world of social media and IT security. The IT security professional isn’t assessed on the happiness or unhappiness of the employees’ access to Twitter or Facebook. Facebook firewall gov20 government government 2.0

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