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Curators can bring the crazy
But consistency should not be the number one value when it comes to providing visitors with educational, aesthetic, social, and hopefully transformative experiences. There’s an interesting interview on 3 Quarks Daily with WFMU station manager (and killer OpenEd 2009 keynoter ) Ken Freedman that cuts to the intersection between freeform weirdness and careful curation : For some time, I’ve thought the notion of curation had some relevance as a model for teaching in rich, networked learning environments. An early proponent of this connection was George Siemens (short
Abject Learning - Monday, March 15, 2010
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ReadWriteWeb Events Guide, 13 March 2010
Moreover, a full slate of parties and receptions during the evening hours help to accelerate the social aspect of the event. The topic of the event is the emergence of digital activism for fostering positive social change. 15 – 16 March 2010: London, England 2nd Annual Social Networking World Forum — London The 2nd Annual Social Networking World Forum takes place at the Olympia Conference Centre in London. It's SXSW weekend so you may be pretty burnt out on conferences - or just sick and tired of hearing about them - but if you're in New York City this week, don't miss what's sure to be a profound and fascinating conversation between Chinese digital activist and artist Ai Weiwei, Twitter co-founder and chairman Jack Dorsey, and ReadWriteWeb's Richard MacManus.
ReadWriteWeb - Saturday, March 13, 2010
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What Google Will Do in China (SXSW Presentation)
In 2009 Google got into trouble due to pornography in its search results, and it went dark for a short time as a result. In mid-December 2009 there was a hacker attack on Google, which in January Google claimed on its blog came from China. Kuo then talked about how Chinese censorship nowadays is almost all social media sites, such as social networks and microblogging sites. Kaiser Kuo presented today at SXSW about Google in China. He spoke about how the Google situation will impact Chinese Internet users, other companies and the Chinese government.
ReadWriteWeb - Friday, March 12, 2010
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  • Six Social Media Trends for 2010
    In 2009 we saw exponential growth of social media. So what could social media look like in 2010? In 2010, social media will get even more popular, more mobile, and more exclusive — at least, that's my guess. Social media begins to look less social With According to Nielson Online, Twitter alone grew 1,382% year-over-year in February , registering a total of just more than 7 million unique visitors in the US for the month. Meanwhile, Facebook continued to outpace MySpace.
    HarvardBusiness.org - Monday, November 2, 2009
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  • Debunking Social Media Myths
    He said "I was selling in the idea that social media is free, until the community manager headcount came in." This underscores a fundamental truth to social media that many organizations underestimate-- being social means having real live people who actively participate in your initiatives. The economics of using social media in business require the participation of people to fuel it. I recently spoke at and attended the Conversational Marketing Summit in NYC. On day two, I heard something from Brian Wallace of Blackberry that echoed thoughts I've been preaching
    HarvardBusiness.org - Monday, June 29, 2009
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  • 10 Ways Social Media Will Change in 2009
    "Social media" was the term du jour in 2008. We have social media gurus, social media startups, social media books, and social media firms. It is now common practice among corporations to hire social media strategists, assign community managers, and launch social media campaigns, all designed to tap into the power of social media. Consumers, companies, and marketers were all talking about it. But social media today is a pure mess: it has become a collection of countless features, tools, and applications fighting for a piece of the pie.
    ReadWriteWeb - Tuesday, January 27, 2009
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  • Yes, Your Social Media Strategy Needs Design
    In nearly every conference room across the business landscape it's inevitable that at some point the phrase "social media" enters the discussion. What if we looked at "social media" as a design problem? As someone who started a career as a designer (graphic design and user experience design) and is currently exploring business opportunities in social media — which I think of as social business design — I can't help but Marketers, PR and salespeople are among the first to engage in the discussions, trying to figure how networks can be leveraged to sell more stuff.
    HarvardBusiness.org - Tuesday, July 21, 2009
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  • Three Instantly Effective Social Media Strategies
    If you've got an experienced social media team, a solid budget and an appetite for innovation, you can create an original online presence that engages your customers or supporters in an entirely new kind of online experience. That doesn't limit your social media options to a generic corporate news blog or a standard-issue Facebook page. But many organizations lack the time, budget or experience to start from scratch. Here are three great options for robust social media presences that let you manage cost and risk by building on existing tools and established best practices.
    HarvardBusiness.org - Monday, July 27, 2009
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  • Why Non-Profits Are So Good at Social Media
    Online community and social media are hot areas for business these days, as companies recognize the Internet's potential to deepen customer relationships , share knowledge and strengthen teams . NGO-run online communities and social media presences offered nonprofits a new way of stoking and harnessing their members' loyalty and passion; and in their many successes, businesses can find key lessons for using social media to enhance customer relationships, too: In the nonprofit sector, relationships have always been the key currency: the relationships with the members, donors and supporters that NGOs depend on for volunteer labor, financial support and advocacy muscle.
    HarvardBusiness.org - Tuesday, June 16, 2009
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  • Top 100 Tools for Learning: The Final List
    Here is the final list of the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009, compiled from the contributions of 278 learning professionals - from education and workplace learning - worldwide.  You will also be able to find the full list at my main C4LPT site: Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009 . View more documents from Jane Hart . The second list shows the Winners & Losers in 2009 , e.g. Thanks to all who contributed their Top 10 Tools for learning.  Below is the presentation I have shared on Slideshare. 
    Jane Hart - Pick of the Day - Monday, November 16, 2009
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  • Top 10 Semantic Web Products of 2009
    2009 has seen a lot of Semantic Web and structured data activity. This is the third in our series of top products of 2009: Top 10 Mobile Web Products of 2009 Top 10 Consumer Web Apps of 2009 Over 2009, the company has continued to iterate and impress. Much of it has been driven by Linked Data , a W3C project which gained momentum this year. According to Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the Web, Linked Data is a sea change akin to the invention of the WWW itself.
    ReadWriteWeb - Wednesday, December 2, 2009
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  • How to Extend Your Customer Experience Through Social Media
    On Sunday, my wife, son, and I had a delightful meal there, one that would not have happened without social media. How can social media augment, fill out, and improve the customer experience? Two companies who lead the way in using social media, Southwest Airlines and Zappos (disclosure: Zappos is a client of Adaptive Path ), empower their staff to engage with social media on the company's behalf. I'm in Toronto this week on business. Arriving a few days early to play tourist, I tweeted for recommendations for places to eat and things to do.
    HarvardBusiness.org - Monday, August 24, 2009
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  • Hire Smarter with Social Media
    Social media can help you focus your recruitment efforts to get great results in any economic climate. Here's how you can use social media tools to make the most of your next hire: Reaching To make efficient use of your time and attention, reach out through the social networks you and your employees already use, and through the online channels that reach your key audiences. A recession might seem like good news for employers looking to hire: with unemployment rates up, you've got more people to choose from and the opportunity to hire at a lower price. While the current
    HarvardBusiness.org - Monday, July 13, 2009
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