Knowledge People Performance

by David Wagner
 

ICWSM12: Conference on Weblogs and Social Media

The 6th International Conference on Weblogs and Social Media is definitely on my shortlist of conferences I would like to attend in 2012. It will take place from June 5 to June 8 in Dublin, Ireland. Keynote speakers include Andrew Tomkins, Patrick Meier and Lada Adamic.
The International AAAI Conference on Weblogs and Social Media (ICWSM) is a unique forum that brings together researchers from the disciplines of computer science, linguistics, communication, and the social sciences. The broad goal of ICWSM is to increase understanding of social media in all its incarnations. Submissions describing research that blends social science and computational approaches are especially encouraged.
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Filed under  //   2012   conference   dublin   icwsm   icwsm12   ireland   socialmedia   
Posted September 28, 2011
 

Call for Papers: Social Media Network Analysis

Here is an interesting call for papers on social media network analysis. The session will be held at the International Conference on Social Science Methodology in Sydney, Australia, from July 9 to 13, 2012. Submissions can be made until December 1, 2011.

Social Media Network Analysis

Session Convenor: Robert Ackland, Australian National University

This session is focused on innovative approaches for collecting and analysing social media network data in the context of social science research. Relevant data sources include digital trace data from newsgroups, WWW hyperlink networks, virtual worlds, social network sites (e.g. Facebook), blogs and micro-blogs (e.g. Twitter). While all papers focused on innovative research methods for born-digital social data are welcome, preference will be given to those involving statistical social network analysis techniques. We are also interested in papers focusing on computational social science and the challenges (and opportunities) for social scientists in an era of abundance of large-scale social media data sets.

Filed under  //   CfP   australia   conference   facebook   methods   sna   social science   socialmedia    sydney   twitter  
Posted September 22, 2011
 

Social Media & Organizational Learning: A Lesson

Recently, I co-lectured a number of sessions on Organizational Learning at the University of Nottingham and talked to students on various programs about how organizations leverage exisiting networks and use social media to foster knowledge creation and collaboration. I introduced some of the concepts described in earlier posts, such as Ross Dawson's Social Media Strategy Framework and Brian Solis' Conversation Prism.
 
Furthermore, I tried to embed the aforementioned practitioner models in a more theoretical context. For this purpose, I used the papers by Inkpen & Tsang as well as Nahapiet & Ghoshal. We explored the concept and dimensions of social capital and looked at how the latter may affect knowledge processes within networks.
 
I closed the sessions with a McKinsey survey which presents various tools that are currently used for internal knowledge management. Wikis, Blogs, RSS feeds and Video sharing were the killer applications in this category. I was very pleased with the questions raised during the sessions and the presentations that were produced as a result of my engagement. What a great feeling to inspire other minds. However, this doesn't just work one way. One of the students, who used to be with Pfizer, a pharmaceutical company, shared with us some of the tools and concepts they used at work. This is how we met Jessica a.k.a. Dr. Enterprise 2.0.
 
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Filed under  //   McKinsey   Pfizer   UoN   enterprise20   knowledge management   organizational learning   social capital   socialmedia   
Posted May 2, 2010
 

International Corporate Blog Reader Study by @KingNils

My friend Nils König is currently running a survey for his PhD dissertation. He will analyze how attitudes of internet users vary towards corporate blogs and how reading preferences are shaped by cultural, demographic and experience factors. The survey is conducted in English, German and Russian, and will eventually enable an inter-cultural comparison of corporate blog reading and commenting behavior. The questionnaire comprises 17 questions, which will take about 10 minutes to answer. Please, take a moment to help Nils with his project.

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Filed under  //   corporate blogging   magdeburg   nils könig   socialmedia    survey  
Posted March 23, 2010
 

Social Media Strategy Framework by @rossdawson

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I like the Social Media Strategy Framework because it focuses on objectives. What do you want to achieve? Do you want to listen to potential customers or better engage existing ones? Would you like to identify influencers and other key players in your market? You surely can do all of that but not every tools fits every pupose.

Filed under  //   Ross Dawson   Social Media Strategy Framework   graph   socialmedia    strategy  
Posted December 5, 2009
 

The Conversation Prism by @briansolis and @jess3

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The Conversation Prism nicely brings together tasks, tools and (corporate) uses of social media. The number of different 'leaves' gives you an idea of how many different uses there are. The logos within each 'leaf' represent the various tools you could use to get the task done. Are you working on the same business report with your colleagues from around the world or sharing personal photos with friends and family? Do you want to keep in touch with old colleagues or expand your existing network? Would you like to start publishing yourself as I do now ;-) ?

Filed under  //   Brian Solis   Conversation Prism   graph   model   socialmedia    tools  
Posted December 5, 2009
 

Social Media Revolution by @equalman

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Although I am sure many of you have seen this video before, I would still like to include it. I think it makes a good point: social media is here to stay. It represents a fundamental shift in the way we communicate. It changes how companies do business. I will talk more about this in the sections on 'Knowledge Management, Collaboration and Learning' and 'The Future of Work'.

Filed under  //   Erik Qualman   revolution   socialmedia    socialnomics   video  
Posted December 5, 2009
 

So, you're doing research on social media. Sounds interesting...

...but what do you actually do?

This is a question that I hear very frequently. By writing this blog, I hope I can shed some light on the life and the daily work of a PhD student.

Right now I am in the process of narrowing down my research focus. Admittedly, there are a lot of people writing and talking about social media. Many of them call themselves experts ;-) Apart from the academic literature, I have looked at a number of presentations on slideshare and read even more blog posts. I will share the most interesting bits with you over the coming months. What intrigues me most is to see what kind of people write about the subject and what professional background they have. Legal professionals, for example, tend to view strengths and weaknesses of social media tools differently from people in the communications sectors.

These are the areas surrounding social media that I find particularly interesting:

  1. History/Evolution
  2. Knowledge Management, Collaboration and Learning
  3. Human Resources
  4. Psychology
  5. The Future of Work
  6. Legal Issues
  7. Social Network Analysis
  8. Social Capital
  9. PR/Marketing
  10. Analytics/Metrics
  11. Science

Over the next few days, I will introduce each of these themes separately and explain why I think they are relevant. I will also provide a few references for existing literature and mention the people, events and institutions I have come across so far. Is there an area that you think I have missed? Where do you believe social media has the greatest impact?

Filed under  //   HR   Marketing   PR   Science   history   psychology   research focus   social capital   social network analysis   socialmedia   
Posted December 3, 2009