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Social media is dressing up AND dressing down « Small Act — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:44:44 +0000

[...] networking features (it already connects with LinkedIn) means that social networking is officially entering the office environment in a way it hasn’t before. Lots of offices block the Facebook and MySpace Twitter websites in [...]

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Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:21:25 +0000

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By: andreasaathoff

andreasaathoff — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:38:56 +0000

For now, I think Google Buzz has a long way to go, in terms of segregating who in your address book gets access to attachments you've sent, blogs you read etc. In FB, I share with the full expectation of connecting to a broad group. In my email, I'd like to maintain more privacy.

By: andreasaathoff

andreasaathoff — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 03:36:26 +0000

Google Buzz definitely has a long way to go because of how it links everyone in your address book to attachm

By: thinklynsen

thinklynsen — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:34:23 +0000

Really good points! I also wonder if social media will be more accepted at the office if it's embedded in Outlook…especially at companies who typically block those sites. If it looks less like a distraction, will it be considered OK? Will companies change their policies, or simply overlook the activity? (Or ban the apps somehow?) It'll be interesting to see what happens.

By: Rob Birgfeld

Rob Birgfeld — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:38:41 +0000

We did a post going over the first iteration of the LinkedIn Outlook tool (http://bit.ly/aHLjl6) -- but I've installed the social connector and really have been impressed. It will really be interesting to see what happens when the Facebook, Twitter, etc join the fold. My email is still gospel, so integration does nothing but improve that experience.

By: Terrance Barkan

Terrance Barkan — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:34:01 +0000

I have installed the LinkedIn / Microsoft social connector application and it is great! It makes it very easy to invite colleagues and professional contacts straight from your email traffic to join you on LinkedIn.

I work a lot with with associations (one of the best examples of true "Social Networks") and they have had peer to peer networking for decades. However, even these experienced network groups are struggling with how to embrace social media tools. As LinkedIn builds more functionality, I think it is going to be very disruptive for professional and trade associations.

BTW we created a LinkedIn group to share experience and learn how to leverage...LinkedIn groups!

If anyone is interested! : www.budurl.com/linkedusers

By: Ted Weismann

Ted Weismann — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:17:54 +0000

As much as the recent surge in Twitter traffic or the stats about how much time people spend on Facebook.com demonstrate the adoption of social networking, I would bet the time people spend in e-mail, especially at work, far exceeds the former and will a long time to come. Most people count on the e-mail messages they get from Twitter about a new follower, or from Facebook in order to keep up with a Wall conversation thread. The integration has been happening for a while now, and what we're seeing a slow merging of the two.

By: uberVU - social comments

uberVU - social comments — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:07:53 +0000

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