Today, Elinor Ostrom was named one of the recipients of the Nobel Prize in Economics. In my office, I have a 1/4 shelf of her books and journal articles. I first discovered her work in 2008, and I was absolutely amazed. Her work blends theory and real-world analysis. She’s not just a theoretician, she’s actively [...]

Chief Learning Officer Magazine published an article of mine about the newly emerging field of social learning in its August 2009 issue. What’s social learning? It’s the intersection of corporate learning (training and development) with social networks. In this article, I get to reference not only applications like Twitter and Facebook, but I explore new [...]

We’ve also seen social media be used for violent (and likely criminal) activity both within Iran and outside. For example, there’s a thread on Twitter which calls for people to participate in denial-of-service attacks on Iranian government websites. In many ways, DOS attacks stands somewhere between hooliganism and an act of war. Think about it. Individuals can launch coordinated [...]

Tony Karrer makes a very interesting post about finding expert answers within the extended social network of LinkedIn. If you use LinkedIn, it’s a worthwhile read, and it may change how you use LinkedIn. As my father (a reference librarian) used to say, “You don’t need to know the answer yourself. You just need to [...]