Earlier this year we reported on how Russia is the fourth largest social networking market in Europe. Data from TNS showed that use of social media and social networking in Russia is widespread, making it the fourth largest market in Europe for social networking behind the UK, Germany and France. In part this position is driven by strong local social networking sites, principally Odnoklassniki ( ????????????? ), which reports some 30 million registered users, and VKontakte ( ? ???????? hours ever month on these social media sites. MORE >>

We’ve been doing some research on the topic of enterprise social networks and, with Google moving into this market, have some thoughts around why this is a bigger deal than just another Google feature announcement. Google has a few things going for it that the pure plays like Yammer and Socialcast in this market don’t have and that tools like Microsoft’s Sharepoint have not yet built out: Google Plus wins on affinity. Google lowers the enterprise social barrier to entry. Google has figured out how to make its tools intriguing. MORE >>

Knowledge, Skills and Tools for the Learning 2.0 LEARNING TOOLS DIRECTORY. 100 TOOLS. TOP 10 TOOLS LISTS. 25 TOOLS. NEW TOOLS FOR LEARNING CLUB. DIRECTORY OF SOCIAL NETWORKS FOR. SOCIAL LEARNING. SOCIAL LEARNING. Directory of Social Networks for Learning. social networks aimed at learning professionals. of networks for both educators and workplace learning professionals. Use the list to find one or two relevant networks to join. The list is ordered by name of network. Social. MORE >>

With more than 500 million users, among which 288 million are active, the 7-year-old social network is not going anywhere. Branding Tips Twitter monitoring toolsDo you know that Twitter was the fastest-growing platform in 2012? These numbers reveal that there is a lot of competition. They also raise two questions: How do you monitor conversations? And how do you [.]. MORE >>

Supplement your email list with your contacts’ social network info? Find out if the username or vanity URL you want is still available across dozens of social sites? Display a feed of brand-related comments from a variety of social networks on your website? Search for a brand name or keyword across all of the most popular social networks at once? Monitor social media discussions of your company or product in real time? Promote events through social media? Cool Social Media Tools. powerful people search tool. MORE >>