On the intersection of culture and technology
New book by Kevin Kelly, on the intersection of culture and technology. A must read.
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Is Social Media a Fad?
Social media isn’t a fad. It’s a fundamental shift in the way we communicate. Erik Qualman’s new book “Socialnomics” from Wiley Publishing will be in stores and available online August 26. By 2010, Gen Y will outnumber Baby Boomers — 96 percent of them have joined a social network.
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Social Networks in the Enterprise
The way work gets done is by people working with people, “bouncing ideas” off each other, tapping into each other’s expertise, leveraging each other’s knowledge and insights, re-purposing each other’s output. Any collaboration solution should give a rich picture of the people behind the work. It should connect people and give them a full picture of each other. When people have the context of the who, what, when, where and why of the others they are working with, it builds the level of trust they have in each other and results in greater teamwork and higher quality work.
