It's that time of year when reporters, bloggers and companies take out their crystal ball to predict trends for 2008. Facebook is probably the best default for this as you can maintain the invites and funnel interesting tidbits related to a specific industry/company for story ideas. Will news be broken via Facebook or other similar tool, that will be interesting to see.  . As PR has the opportunity to manage social media relationships, then how do you balance and measure the impact of "long tail" relations will be key in 2008.  . 2008 IT trends from IDG  . MORE >>

We support embeds from Youtube, Google Videos, BlipTV, Metacafe, DailyMotion, Viddler, Yahoo Videos and several other approved sites only. Collaboration Tools and Web 2.0. Slide 10: and tools. And, like we all know, a successful KM strategy is one that combines into a perfect balance a focus on the people, on the tools and on the processes.â?? Democratise the tools of production â?£ Democratise the tools of distribution â?£ fun, laughter and tools - wikis, blogs, enjoyment of activity tagging, RSS â?£ © 2008 SlideShare Inc. Upload. MORE >>

Awareness of Twitter has exploded; 87% of Americans said they were “familiar with” Twitter in a poll taken earlier this year, versus just 5% in 2008 and 26% in 2009. Although fewer Americans use Twitter than Facebook, Twitter users “are far more likely to follow Brands/ Companies than social networkers in general. 51% of active Twitter users follow companies, brands or products on social networks. 71% of business users now say Twitter is a useful tool, up from 59% a year ago. Which tools are most helpful? Twitter Tools and Reviews. And much more. Crabs. MORE >>

2, June 2008. Wikis as a Tool for Collaborative Course Management. world, wikis have emerged as a tool that may. management systems as a tool for disseminating. use a wiki as a course management tool, and shares. As such, a wiki is a useful tool for. with a real world tool, enabling them to accomplish. collaborative tools such as email (which is. management tool? tools for teams to perform group authoring and. software tools and protocols such as weblogs and RSS. PBwiki (PBWiki.com, 2008) and as its wiki. 2008). MORE >>

June 27, 2008 | Permalink. |. No massive lists of resources or tools. Dont show me 10 possible wiki tools. If for some reason that particular tool doesnt work for me, then we can talk about other options. Something else with this group--they are not looking for the BEST tool or process as much as the "good enough" solution. find that periodically I need to remind myself that while I may exist in a particular culture that wants more, more, more--more tools, more ways to apply them, etc.--this Create a video and upload it to YouTube or blip.tv. MORE >>