One of the interesting outcomes from my contextual research project on enterprise social networking was not only what was said by study participants but what was "not said". One such topic that did not come up to any great degree during the storytelling sessions was the topic of identity and its role in social networking. MORE >>

There is a "human geography" aspect to how networks emerge, form, and evolve over time that sometimes I think we miss. Mapping Our Friendships Over Time and Space: The Future of Social Network Analysis. That's very valuable information that the social web has barely begun to tackle capturing. via www.readwriteweb.com. MORE >>

Many will disagree that privacy is a concern only to certain demographics and many will also disagree that people have to cede privacy simply to leverage social networking. So when executives from consumer social network sites talk about privacy, I react to whatever they say with a health dose of skepticism. MORE >>

It never takes more than a few minutes into a conversation about networks: the question always pops up, “How does a social network create value?” ” If it truly is a social network then network itself does not create value – only the individuals within the network create value for each other. MORE >>

As organizations explore the use of social networking, the enterprise is no longer the only participant in managing identity. An employee’s social network site profile, social graph, and use of other social tools and applications enable them to construct additional identity facets to suit their own needs. MORE >>