Category Archives: Social Networking

Serendipity – An Aptitude for Luck?

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Tom Spiglanin

I admit, I love the word Serendipity. It rings magical, of good fortune and happy happenstance. Without much thought, I recently wrote that serendipitous discovery was one of the ways I learn, but somehow I felt I’d cheated. Serendipity alone wouldn’t … Continue reading →

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What is an Online Community?

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Tom Spiglanin

I thought I knew. Others thought they knew. Someone must be right, but that implies others are wrong. So, what exactly is an online community, and how does it differ from an online network? I’ll start off with some thoughts … Continue reading →

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Social Reach for the Workplace Professional

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Tom Spiglanin

In a recent article, Jane Hart described two critical skill sets that today’s workplace professionals needs to master. One set is personal knowledge management (PKM) skills to manage the, “…constant stream of information that they encounter from social channels both … Continue reading →

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Reflections on Learning Solutions 2013 – Overview

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Tom Spiglanin

A feature-packed conference for anyone in L&D The wide variety of learning activities featured at LSCon 2013 made it a particularly exciting and dynamic conference experience, more than most others I’d attended in the past. I found myself engaged in one learning … Continue reading →

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Social Media Day 2012: My Reflections

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Tom Spiglanin

Happy Social Media Day, all! Jane Hart suggested we write how social media have affected our lives within the Social Learning Centre. I did, then realized I’d like to share this with everyone. For me, social media have been a … Continue reading →

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Social Networks Bring Value to the Workplace

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Tom Spiglanin

I created this network diagram for my post, Social Net Work and the Workplace Professional: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License.

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