BizTips: Know the difference between professional networking and making friends at work

Networking is not just about connecting people. It’s about connecting people with ideas and opportunities," says Michele ...
Fast Company

Social networking as we know it is likely on its way out

Social networking, as we’ve come to know it, is probably on the way out. It was once a big draw for all kinds of people, and at the same time an amazing way to harvest personal data that could be used ...
ZDNet

Social networking meets old media: Maybe the ad model can work

Now that two of the three largest social networks are now subsidiaries of traditional media companies--Time Warner and News Corp, which own Bebo and MySpace, respectively--we're about to see whether ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

The Impact of Social Networking and Crowdsourcing on Research, the Enterprise, and the Workforce: A Workshop

Throughout any given year, the National Academies convene hundreds of conferences, workshops, symposia, forums, roundtables, and other gatherings that attract the finest minds in academia and the ...
The Dartmouth

Making Networking Work: Seniors Reflect on Making Professional Connections

Whether it’s for an internship, job or simply to learn more about a career path, many students use their social connections to gain knowledge and access to opportunities. Networking consists of ...
TechCrunch

Bluesky backs a project that would let Mastodon apps, like Ivory, work with its network

Social networks Bluesky and Mastodon may soon be accessible from within a single app — at least, that’s what Bluesky hopes. The new decentralized social network, originally incubated inside Jack ...