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AUGUST 3, 2007

From the very beginning of the social networking space, with the launch of sixdegrees.com in 2000 (which gave up the ghost in January 2002), the fundamental underlying issue was whether social networks would be entirely exclusive and competitive, or whether they would in some way integrate to create a global social networking space.

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MAY 10, 2008

MySpace and Facebook are providing ways to open out users’ access to their data on those social networks. I wrote last year about how the dominant platform in technology is shifting to social networks , and the inexorable trend to openness in social networks.

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MAY 31, 2007

is how it converts Inputs (User Generated Content, Opinions, Applications), through a series of Mechanisms (Technologies, Recombination, Collaborative Filtering, Structures, Syndication) to Emergent Outcomes that are of value to the entire community. . * There are three key parts to the Web 2.0 Framework, as shown below: Web 2.0

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

Value is increasingly seen as shifting to social networks. Media – as in the flow of information – is increasingly between people rather than in a hub and spoke arrangement, which makes social networking platforms central to value creation. Social networking platforms have figured out what works. Microsoft, Yahoo!,

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MAY 12, 2006

I have no doubt that the analysis techniques used on this data were primarily network mapping, using software such as Netmap , which I described in an earlier article on social networks and intelligence applications. Searching for patterns in this data is a network analysis application, and the state of the art is pretty good now.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2005

However social network analysis has been applied by intelligence agencies and law enforcement for decades. Interestingly, two Australian software companies are world leaders in applying social network analysis in these domains. Insurance and retail fraud are other important applications. This is a field set for massive growth.

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AUGUST 28, 2007

It’s another issue to uncover which are the most relevant social networks for your professional life, and to use these effectively. As such, it often makes sense to belong to specialist social networks. Licensed physicians go to each other for advice, and get access to relevant content. The answer is: it is if you want it to be.

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APRIL 10, 2008

About Ross Dawson Keynote Speaking/Strategy AHT Group Future Exploration Network The Insight Exchange Repyoot Recent Media Appearances « Mobile social networking, meaning virtual networks bringing people physically together, will inevitably be a pervasive application | Main | More media coverage of Enterprise 2.0

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AUGUST 21, 2006

Although the mobile phone offers an "extremely appropriate platform for social networks," he said current pricing structures were holding back the market. The first is that a large proportion of social networking will shift to mobile platforms. Second, the cost of mobile data is a critical enabler of these applications.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2008

One of the impacts of online job classifieds is that it is far easier to apply, and so you get far more applications than when people had to write and post a letter. Recently commented on The Future of Sales is Social (the rise of social CRM) (3) Brian Vellmure (@CRMStrategies) wrote:Ross,Good stuff as always.

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DECEMBER 19, 2007

Worklight has just released a Facebook application called Workbook , reports Dan Farber , which authenticates users with an organization’s identity systems, and enables closed communication within the Workbook application between Facebook users. The application is expected for general release in February.

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APRIL 24, 2008

Expo in San Francisco seems to be openness and APIs (Application Programming Interfaces), which I defined in our Web 2.0 Framework as “A defined interface to a computer application or database that allows access by other applications.” ReadWriteWeb writes about the next frontier after ubiquitous APIs , an interview of Web 2.0

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AUGUST 15, 2007

While this is still a relatively new field, we are beginning to uncover some very specific approaches and applications to industry network analysis. There are a wide range of highly practical applications of industry network analysis. The network map above provides a representation of radio and TV license ownership in Australia.

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JANUARY 30, 2007

We’ve seen the rising prominence of network partly in how “social networks” has become one of the hottest phrases on the planet, describing the extraordinary phenomena of MySpace, YouTube, Second Life, Wikipedia, and a host of other new tools. In my book Living Networks I described how these networks are now coming to life.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2008

The page (image of the top part below) includes: * Definition * Framework * Technologies * Corporate applications * Enterprise 2.0 Recently commented on The Future of Sales is Social (the rise of social CRM) (3) Brian Vellmure (@CRMStrategies) wrote:Ross,Good stuff as always. Executive Forum.

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AUGUST 22, 2007

Richard MacManus has provided his usual insightful and considered views on the issue , noting that Facebook is effectively a portal that aggregates many applications, including many that are absolutely work-oriented. In other cases a dedicated corporate social networking platform ( see my review of the major players ) is the best path.

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JANUARY 28, 2008

Second is that so many employees are already using online applications and web tools because it’s easier than asking IT to get things done, so companies will prefer to offer them robust, secure applications rather than incur the risk of things not being done well. Third is that using Web 2.0 Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0

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MAY 8, 2008

People will begin to understand that the natural format of the web is open, with our activities naturally flowing across applications. Recently commented on The Future of Sales is Social (the rise of social CRM) (3) Brian Vellmure (@CRMStrategies) wrote:Ross,Good stuff as always. Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2007

user generated content, opinions, and applications. The next phase of the web is that anyone will be able to create their own applications. Pipes , while Ning allowed people to set up their own social networks. September 8, 2007 3:13 AM Marnix Catteeuw said: Think that technology trends are driving social change.

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JUNE 15, 2007

Peter talks about the benefits and applications of Web 2.0 Ross is author most recently of Implementing Enterprise 2.0 , the prescient Living Networks , which anticipated the social network revolution, and the Amazon.com bestseller Developing Knowledge-Based Client Relationships (click on the links for free chapter downloads).

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FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Who is responsible for service/applications development? Who is responsible the service/applications ecosystem? Who is allowed access to the services/applications How are services/applications exposed to external consumers How will success of the Enterprise2.0 is: * The application of Web 2.0 be measured?

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NOVEMBER 8, 2007

At the first conferences, most of the speakers addressed the potential applications and the early insights. Major scale organizational change has always been an obvious application of ONA, and a manual of effective approaches on this front is being prepared. The predominant impression is that of maturity.

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AUGUST 23, 2007

One of the stories I used was that of Goldcorp, which I told briefly in my book Living Networks , in the context of business applications of open source models: Open source thinking can be applied to completely different domains in business. Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0 Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0

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NOVEMBER 5, 2007

Permalink | View blog reactions Categories : Social networks Share this: Digg this | Reddit | StumbleUpon | Del.icio.us | Share on Facebook About the blog author Ross Dawson is globally recognized as a leading futurist, entrepreneur, keynote speaker , strategy advisor, and bestselling author. Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0

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DECEMBER 16, 2007

Now similar tools – including blogs, wikis, online applications, tagging, mashups and more – are being applied to create business value and change how work is done. Recently commented on The Future of Sales is Social (the rise of social CRM) (3) Brian Vellmure (@CRMStrategies) wrote:Ross,Good stuff as always.

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OCTOBER 16, 2007

But what professional services are about nowadays is the application of specialist knowledge. Recently commented on The Future of Sales is Social (the rise of social CRM) (3) Brian Vellmure (@CRMStrategies) wrote:Ross,Good stuff as always. Yet, more and more professional services are becoming a larger part of the economy.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2007

and social networks in organizations | Main | The state of Enterprise 2.0: The event was at complete capacity, and we had to turn away all applications for two weeks before the event. For well over five years now I have closely followed the application of Web 2.0 and social media tools inside organizations. Enterprise 2.0

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Trends in the Living Networks

OCTOBER 4, 2007

Fred Wilson talks about the convergence of the programmable web, the semantic web, and the social web. believe that some of the key elements of Web 3.0 – if it ever becomes a meaningful term – will include universal reputation systems and complete user control of application elements as well as data. So what might Web 3.0 might become.

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MAY 7, 2008

Looking over the last five years, Google is perhaps the most obvious example of industry leadership, primarily in how it has offered open interfaces to many of its applications. Recently commented on The Future of Sales is Social (the rise of social CRM) (3) Brian Vellmure (@CRMStrategies) wrote:Ross,Good stuff as always.

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JUNE 7, 2007

applications in Australia we’ve identified (I will be posting shortly about some of the applications I missed in my first go at the list). Certainly this year has seen a surge of new web companies, applications, alongside some real commercial success. Another key theme was the application of Web 2.0 in the enterprise.

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AUGUST 31, 2007

The information is also available as an RSS feed, so can be incorporated into other applications. Recently commented on The Future of Sales is Social (the rise of social CRM) (3) Brian Vellmure (@CRMStrategies) wrote:Ross,Good stuff as always. Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0 Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0

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JULY 30, 2007

Demonstrably, low bandwidth Internet means people use it less, and for a narrower range of applications (there is specific data on that). Recently commented on The Future of Sales is Social (the rise of social CRM) (3) Brian Vellmure (@CRMStrategies) wrote:Ross,Good stuff as always. Free chapters) Implementing Enterprise 2.0

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MAY 23, 2007

In addition, it provides rich interfaces into its database application to provide a powerful web utility for developers. They’ve promoted it as a platform for beta feedback on applications, and been rewarded by a very good rise in traffic lately. This is very promising space, and I very much look forward to seeing how this progresses.

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OCTOBER 2, 2007

Having this as a standard will, among other things, enable applications to refine how they provide information to users based on their interests, and allow people to publish their profiles so that they are better served by suppliers and information providers. So this where the underlying concepts of the infomediary are so valuable.

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Fountainhead

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Consider the use case to deliver huge numbers of applications and desktops across hundreds, thousands, or tens-of-thousands of mobile clients – Challenging for IT due to configuration, set-up, monitoring, management, network optimization and scaling. ► 2009. (50). With advancements come added features. Ecommerce hosting.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2006

About Ross Dawson Keynote Speaking/Strategy AHT Group Future Exploration Network The Insight Exchange Repyoot Recent Media Appearances « Interview on MySpace and social media | Main | Can technology create world peace? will have ample scope for application. Please do pass this on if you know anyone you think may be interested.

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APRIL 26, 2008

Wide Open Web (WOW) is the Internet based on open applications, open data, open access, creating value from the reuse and recombination of all its elements, with users controlling all their data. In that sense, the versioning term has gained social basis. WOW (Wide Open Web) - enough of version numbers for the web!!

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