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What I Do...
IT Industry analyst which basically means I spend a lot of my time looking at the technology market analyzing strategies of vendors and studying consumer/societal trends that influence technology adoption. Right now, my primary focus is on social media and social networks in particular. One area that I am researching is how social media and social networks help with corporate social responsibility, advocacy and community outreach efforts. Another area I am looking into is how social media and social networks help organizations address shifting workforce demographics as younger workers enter the workplace with different expectations and technology experiences than previous generations.
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Updated: Community and Social network Vendor Blogs 6 hours ago
In an earlier post, "Community and Social Network Vendor Blogs", I provided a list of vendors that had public-facing blogs. I missed the Lithium blog (my bad). The folks at HiveLive have recently launched a blog and I forgot to include Ringside Networks. I added iCohere to...
Research Areas
Social computing, social media, social networks, informal learning, media literacy, collaboration, community-building, knowledge management, social software