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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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A Community of Practice Is More Than a Website

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Nowhere in the definition above does it mention the words website , wiki, blog, or social network. The members of a CoP volunteer their expertise to create new tech features. A website has paid developers who add new features. Nowhere does it say that it has to be virtual or physical or even either/or.

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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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What Kind of Online Community Do You Have Behind Your Firewall?

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Not to play with all of the cool features, but to interact with your friends and family. Non-work conversations are prohibited – none of that "social networking" stuff here! Why do you log into Facebook every day? And most importantly, this sense of community exists both online and off.

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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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But I Don’t WANNA Change!

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This has become a sort of mantra for me – it’s about changing behaviors, it is not about getting people to use a wiki/blog/social networking site, etc. The subject was using change management methods to encourage social media adoption within organizations. DON’T – that is a sure way for the effort to ultimately fail.

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Can Greater Social Connections Improve Higher Education?

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the Schools App allows you to create a private, branded social network for your students within Facebook that will engage them in ways that Pages and Groups can’t. Created by Inigral Inc. , Facebook isn’t focused on organizations like universities. Pages are great for brands to push out information.

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