Let's be honest. The days of giving a sheepish grin when someone asks if you're "on Facebook" are long gone. This is a new era, and social media is the new telephone. Like it or not, welcome to the age of cyber communities. Welcome, not merely to lounges or coffee shops... More »

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Do the words "social media" excite you or scare you? If it's the latter, then you had better find a way, quickly, to overcome your fears, because if you don't, the workplace will leave you behind. The ASTD Research report, "Transforming Learning With Web 2.0 Technologie... More »

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It is virtually impossible to ignore the potential of social media for any business operation. The main reason for the excitement is the fact that social media is engulfing the population at phenomenal rates. While it took radio and television 38 years and 13 years, res... More »

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Come gather 'round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown - Bob Dylan Ten years ago, we had just come out of one of the most costly IT investments of all time - the Y2K scare. Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder of Facebook, was in high... More »

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