The first event was an invite to chat informally to a new team in the government department of Communities and Local Government about the role of social reporting in helping sharing. million in a range of programmes including Your Square Mile and the Media Trust’s Newsnet , as I first wrote about here , and followed up later. MORE >>

Compliance Considerations for Social Networking Sites. This webinar covers compliance and regulatory considerations when using social networking sites to communicate firm business. This webinar lasts approximately 60 minutes. This webinar was originally scheduled for December 16, 2009. 2:30 p.m., 11:30 a.m., MORE >>

Nor are they ‘true’ MOOCs in that the conversations usually takes place within the course VLE with less dissemination and discussion of ideas via social media. MOOC online online tutor webinarPhoto by Mavis. If you’re wondering what MOOCs are about, here’s a brief overview. All in 1 minute. Why the fuss? MORE >>

That's all you need to create social media soup. Dice up some social media sites like Facebook or Twitter or whatever they are familiar with. For dessert, try pairing a PowerPoint presentation about social media success with your newly-updated resume. Social Media Soup. Voilà! MORE >>

Or, on the flip side, here are the top 15 ways to (inadvertently) to kill an online community: 1) Don't solicit executive sponsorship or budget before starting your social media engagement. Heck, the executives don't care about this social stuff! Just do it without any formal sponsorship or even a social media policy. MORE >>