social networks, walled gardens, and decision trees

Once again, it would appear that Beth Kanter is reading my mind.  Or at least my email!  Not two hours after I had a meeting to discuss the pros and cons of rolling out an organization-specific social network, I found this post in my feed reader.
She raises the question of whether or not it makes [...]

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unforeseen consequences of OpenSocial

I was slightly stunned this morning to have coffee with a friend who, when I mentioned the Google announcement about OpenSocial, hadn’t heard about it. Sometimes I forget that not everyone has the same feed reader as I do - I still sometimes think it’s like the New York Times, a shared experience.
So I had the [...]

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