Tony Karrer

DECEMBER 6, 2007

Mzinga is a merger of KnowledgePlanet (an LMS provider and also the maker of the eLearning simulation tool - Firefly) and Shared Insights - a community / business social networking software company. This merger points to another direction - combination of LMS capability + community / social networking.

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Social Networks Social Network KnowledgePlanet Mzinga 100

eLearning Learning Posts

AUGUST 19, 2009

The following are the top items from featured sources based on social signals. Social Software Adoption - eLearning Technology , August 10, 2009. Jakob Nielsen on social networks on the intranet - Clive on Learning , August 12, 2009. Recommended Facebook Privacy Settings For Kids? Featured Sources.

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Twitter Podcasts Podcaster Podcasting 46

eLearning Learning Posts

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Social Software Adoption - eLearning Technology , August 10, 2009. The following are the top items based on social signals. Social Networking on Intranets (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox) , August 12, 2009. The Gartner Hype Cycle 2009 , August 12, 2009. Social Networks (118). Other Sources.

Blended Learning 47

Blended Learning Social Networks LCMS LMS 47

Learning with e's

APRIL 28, 2009

In a tacit homage to Gartner's theory, it's an interesting piece which asks some serious questions about the future of the microblogging tool. I currently use my Facebook account about once every 2 weeks and came perilously close yesterday to closing that down too, in a judicious spate of spring cleaning.

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Gartner Twitter Social Software Adoption 50

Xyleme

JULY 21, 2010

Dan Pontefract, in his most excellent post The Standalone LMS is Dead makes the following argument: “Set up your ‘Facebook for the organization’ by embedding an LMS (or LMS like features) into your enterprise-wide collaboration platform. Obviously, this is the sweet spot for LMS/LCMS vendors offering social media functionality.

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Social Networks Social Learning Social Blended Learning 109

eLearning Learning Posts

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Buzz and Facebook - elearnspace , February 10, 2010 Google has more to fear from Facebook than Microsoft. Facebook, in contrast, is starting to redefine the web (looking more and more like AOL’s attempt in the 80’s to create their own web…have a look at Facebook could eat the web ). I suspect one of the greatest.

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Case Study SharePoint Association Learning Management System Taxonomy 40