This month, I’d like to step back and look at the broader cultural implications of social software. Also, the points below are a draft of the speech I’ll be delivering Friday at the Virtual Handshake conference. (We hope to see you there!) We define social software in The Virtual Handshake as ‘Web sites and software...
[Continue Reading]Profile of ASmallWorld, Selective Online Community
I have had several conversations with Erik Wachtmeister, CEO of aSmallWorld. Micaela Owusu and I have added a profile of aSmallWorld to our Social Software Company Profiles Directory. You can see it here: aSmallWorld corporate profile. Highlights: aSmallWorld is a by-invitation-only social networking community, targeted at “an international population of successful people with well established...
[Continue Reading]How to design and run online networks for senior executives
From our latest FastCompany column, Online Golf Courses: How to design and run online networks for senior executives: Let us say that you are a senior executive — now, or hopefully in the future. You may be wary of participating in many of the online networks. Why? Online networks are typically much more accessible than...
[Continue Reading]Marketing and Media Opportunities in Social Networking and Online Communities
I had the chance to participate in the IRTS Foundation’s panel last night on: “Marketing and Media Opportunities in Social Networking and Online Communities”. Other panelists: Manon Bone, Director, Sales, Friendster Scott Heiferman, Co-Founder and CEO, MEETUP Cem Sertoglu, Co-Founder and Former CEO, SelectMinds Laurel Touby, Founder, CEO, & Cyberhostess, Mediabistro.com Moderator Jack Myers, Editor,...
[Continue Reading]Profile of Albourne Village, an alternative investment community
I recently had a conversation with Sam Lewis and Ashton Mayne of the Albourne Village, an ‘alternative investment community’. We are adding this profile of the Albourne Village to our Social Software Site Guide (on the website for my forthcoming book). A similar, but much more exclusive, site that I profiled a while ago is...
[Continue Reading]CAD company kickstarts folksonomy for product knowledge sharing
I’ve been following the rapid growth of the tagging /folksonomy meme, and brainstorming about ways to use this for business. Some ideas:+ David Weinberger reports: ProgeSOFT is encouraging its users to tag content about its products (IntelliCAD, PRogeCAD) so they can learn from one another. It’s recommending three tags – intellicad, learnintellicad, and “learn software”...
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