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Executive Summary | Pew Internet & American Life Project
"This Pew Internet Personal Networks and Community survey is the first ever that examines the role of the internet and cell phones in the way that people interact with those in their core social network. Our key findings challenge previous research and commonplace fears about the harmful social impact of new technology:"
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This is an interim report on the project. It has aimed to shed light on aspects which are important for
lifelong learning in online communities and to highlight those aspects, which should be studied further.
This review already shows many examples demonstrating that ICT affords communities important
pedagogical, social and organisational aspects, which can promote new ways of learning.
Top News - Students starting to flock to Twitter
"Students starting to flock to Twitter
Slow to take to Twitter at first, young people are now gravitating toward the micro-blogging service in larger numbers "
Gartner: Loosen up on social networks, security | Deep Tech - CNET News
"Arguing that corporate computing departments shouldn't block social networking and that security shouldn't completely lock down communications with the outside world. And even if information technology authorities want to shut down such activity, they can't.
Gartner analyst Carol Rozwell
Carol Rozwell, a Gartner vice president
(Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNET)
"Banning access to social media from the corporate network is futile," said Carol Rozwell, a Gartner vice president. "The world we live in is digitally enabled and socially connected."
The advice reflects the transformation of the information technology world as the Internet steadily pervades more and more corners of everybody's life. Although the Gartner event historically has concerned itself with matters such as justifying the expense of a new enterprise resource management computing system, the broadening show reflects the growing scope of work that IT managers face.
Overall, companies must acknowledge that not everything is under control of their own top-down administration, said Peter Sondergaard, senior vice president of research at Gartner.
"We're moving from control to greater autonomy," Sondergaard said. Managers also must find an appropriate place on the spectrums of in here vs. out there and owned vs. shared.
To underscore her view, Rozwell argued that humans are social creatures and that there's more to employee relations than a paycheck for work performed. "
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Top News - Schools get help in using Web 2.0 tools
Two new CoSN whitepapers address the challenges, benefits of Web 2.0 for education
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