Category Archives: Social Networks

IBM Report: Social Intranet – Insights on Managing and Sharing Knowledge Internally

IBM The Center for the Business of Government has published my new practitioner report titled “The Social Intranet – Insights on Managing and Sharing Knowledge Internally”. The report highlights four different social networking sites (think: Government’s own internal Facebook) that are designed to increase collaboration and knowledge sharing opportunities among public servants. The insights are basedContinue reading “IBM Report: Social Intranet – Insights on Managing and Sharing Knowledge Internally”

New book: “Social media in the public sector field guide”

Today, my co-author Bill Greeves and I received our first copies of the “Social media in the public sector field guide” we wrote for all newcomers to the productive and professional use of social media in government. We started to work on this project in 2011 to capture the legal, procedural, and contextual challenges thatContinue reading “New book: “Social media in the public sector field guide””

New book published: “Social Media in the Public Sector”

I am excited to announce the release of my first sole-authored book: “Social media in the public sector“. It will be officially introduced to the public at the annual NASPAA conference in Austin, TX, on October 18, 2012. The book is based on my research that started about three years ago. My initial interest startedContinue reading “New book published: “Social Media in the Public Sector””

Book announcement: “Studying Social Networks”

I am happy to announce a new book “Studying Social Networks”. I was honored to be a co-author on this book with Marina Hennig, Ulrik Brandes, and Juergen Pfeffer who took on a leading role publishing the book. It’s available on Amazon.com in February 2013 and will be distributed by Chicago University Press. In EuropeContinue reading “Book announcement: “Studying Social Networks””

Academic networking & social media

I recently presented my ideas on why academics should tweet and blog too at a symposium at Syracuse University called “Tenure Track Dream Team”. A little over 140 students who are currently on the job market attended the day – about 8-10 were actively using Twitter and 2-3 tweeted during the conference. I focused myContinue reading “Academic networking & social media”

Inclusive Connective Corridor: Social Networks and the ADVANCEment of Women STEM Faculty

Today, Chancellor Cantor officially announced our new NSF award “Inclusive Connective Corridor: Social Networks and the ADVANCEment of Women STEM Faculty“. I will be serving as a scientific advisor on the project and will support the team to design a social network analysis. The goal is to understand if and how human capital building activitiesContinue reading “Inclusive Connective Corridor: Social Networks and the ADVANCEment of Women STEM Faculty”

James Fowler on the Colbert Report

James Fowler talks about the strong influence of social networks and how they affect our lives: The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c <td style='padding:2px 1px 0px 5px;' colspan='2'James Fowler http://www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Economy