useful survey from global PR firm Burson-Marsteller this week looks at the ways in which the Global Fortune 100 companies are using social media. The tools they are using and how they are developing a social media strategy. In Europe and the US this figure is over 70%; in Asia-Pacific only 40% of firms have an account. Twitter. MORE >>

Network analysis is great for getting some clarity and a sense of direction in complex, messy, multi-actor situations, and I guess that is a pretty good description of the situation in Europe’s E. case studies Organizational Learning Other people's work Public Health Social NetworksDoes this look like a killer? MORE >>

Last week marked London's first Internet Week Europe. John Willshire spoke about social media being like a bonfire, Jess Greenwood likened communication to baseball, and Katy Lindemann compared planning to cooking, for starters. It was a week filled with inspiring talks, creative showcases, and good old networking. MORE >>

In six weeks I'm heading to Europe for a user adoption workshop, and a couple of conferences. I'll be on the ground for five working days, and my schedule is as follows: - Monday October 1 - London, for the Developing a Social Business User Adoption Strategy , in conjunction with Collaboration Matters. Contact Stratiteq for tickets. MORE >>

Your birth in the Netherlands, Europe or the US will no longer be a guarantee for a good job, we must increasingly compete with other professionals from around the world (not without reason that the tigers moms in China described by Amy Chua get so much attention ). That social media will have a role to play is beyond doubt. MORE >>