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May 25, 2012

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DEFINITION: Six degrees of separation is the theory that anyone on the planet can be connected to any other person on the planet through a chain of acquaintances that has no more than five intermediaries. The theory was first proposed in 1929 by the Hungarian writer Frigyes Karinthy in a short story called "Chains."In the 1950's, Ithiel de Sola Pool (MIT) and Manfred Kochen (IBM) set out to prove the theory mathematically. … Definition continues below.
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Teachable moments, from IT consumerization to the cloud sponsored by Dell and VMware PODCAST: In this exclusive podcast, listen as Steve Mallard, IT manager and computer IT master teacher at the Tennessee Technology Center, discusses IT consumerication and Mallard's advice on how to prepare students for careers in IT. Posted: 25 May 2012 \| Premiered: 25 May 2012 TOPICS: Careers \| Cloud Computing \| IT Best Practices \| IT Industry \| IT Managers \| Leadership \| Social Networking \| Web 2.0

Director of technology offers executive leadership with friendly touch sponsored by Dell and VMware PODCAST: Inside this exclusive podcast interview, hear how Paul Harder, director of technology of the nonprofit agency The Arc Greater Twin Cities, was able to act as an industry role model by taking advantage of the benefits of social media and foster positive relationships with the business. Posted: 24 May 2012 \| Premiered: 24 May 2012 TOPICS: Business Management \| Collaboration \| Leadership \| Social Networking \| Web 2.0

Managing Social Content to Maximize Value and Minimize Risk sponsored by IBM WHITE PAPER: Social content is now as much a part of businesses today as their employees. Managing it is essential to your success. How organizations go about this varies. This paper offers a clearer understanding of the benefits of social business systems. Discover how best to govern your social content to exploit it for the maximum long-term benefit. Posted: 22 May 2012 \| Published: 22 May 2012 TOPICS: Content Management \| Content Management Software \| Content Management Systems \| Data Management \| Data Quality \| Enterprise Content Management \| Enterprise Content Management Software \| Enterprise Information Management (EIM) \| Knowledge Management \| Social Networking \| Web 2.0 \| Web Content Management

iPrism Social Media Security for the Enterprise: Why Blocking isn’t Enough sponsored by EdgeWave WEBCAST: Learn why taking an all-or-nothing approach to popular sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and others, is no longer necessary, and why iPrism’s granular, application-level control of social media sites is your best option. Posted: 21 May 2012 \| Premiered: 21 May 2012 TOPICS: Acceptable Use Policies \| Internet Filtering \| Internet Security \| Security Management \| Security Policies \| Social Networking \| Web Content Management

How social media drives business success sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com IT BRIEFING: There is a growing recognition that rather than being a distraction or a time drain, social tools could hold the key to a more productive way of doing business, this report from Google argues. Posted: 21 May 2012 \| Published: 21 May 2012 TOPICS: Blogs \| Collaboration \| Communications Systems \| Contact Management \| Social Computing \| Social Networking \| Web Services

Risk Management: Safeguarding Against a World of Threats sponsored by HP Enterprise Security EBOOK: Access this expert e-book to discover all the different components that make up a comprehensive risk management policy. Uncover the importance of accurate risk management metrics, why governance, risk, and compliance are a unified framework, 4 components your risk management strategy may be missing, and more. Posted: 17 May 2012 \| Published: 17 May 2012 TOPICS: Business Management \| Business Metrics \| Business Process Management \| Compliance Best Practices \| Enterprise Information Management (EIM) \| Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC) \| Risk Assessment \| Risk Management \| Social Networking

Harvey Nash CIO Survey 2012 sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com IT BRIEFING: CIOs are more confident of securing technology budget increases than at any time in the last five years, according to the CIO Technology Survey 2012. Posted: 17 May 2012 \| Published: 17 May 2012 TOPICS: Boards of Directors \| Careers \| CEOs \| CIOs \| Compliance Audits \| Data Centers \| Management Training \| Mergers and Acquisitions \| Mobile Device Management \| Outsourcing \| Security \| Social Computing \| Social Networking \| Strategic Planning \| Surveys

Thumbs Up! Customer Engagement for a New Generation A Benchmark Study of the Impact of Social Media on Customer Service sponsored by DMG Consulting WHITE PAPER: This paper reviews a study of the impact of social media on customer service and how to plan and implement social media for maximum effectiveness within your business. Posted: 16 May 2012 \| Published: 16 May 2012 TOPICS: CRM \| CRM Best Practices \| Customer Service \| Social Computing \| Social Networking \| Unstructured Data \| Web 2.0 \| Web Content Management

ABBYY TextGrabber + Translator Mobile App sponsored by ABBYY VIDEO: This video details a text-grabbing and translator app that lets you save printed text from any magazine, book, document, etc. – in more than 60 languages – on your device. View now to learn how this app can immediately edit, translate, publish to social media, or forward by e-mail or SMS. Posted: 16 May 2012 \| Premiered: 16 May 2012 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Infrastructure \| Applications Software \| Email \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Workers \| Smart Phones \| SMS \| Social Networking \| Text Editors

Business Card Reader for iPhone Demo sponsored by ABBYY VIDEO: This brief video demonstrates a smartphone app that scans business cards and merges them into your rolodex. Discover how this easy application can help you save time and ease the process of adding contacts to your phone. Posted: 16 May 2012 \| Premiered: 16 May 2012 TOPICS: Application Deployment \| Application Integration \| Applications Software \| Card Readers \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Workers \| Smart Phones \| Social Networking

Customer Experience Exchange E-Zine: Taking a swing at social CRM sponsored by SearchCRM EZINE: This edition of the CEM e-zine examines the role social media can play in your company. Learn how Major League Baseball is capitalizing on this revolution to fill its stands even during the darkest of times of the season, why Pinterest is such a success and how Dell measures it's social media success by tracking 22,000 daily online comments. Posted: 16 May 2012 \| Published: 16 May 2012 TOPICS: CRM \| CRM Best Practices \| CRM Services \| Customer Loyalty \| Customer Retention \| Customer Service \| Customer Service Best Practices \| Data Analytics \| Social Computing \| Social Networking \| Web 2.0

Collaboration ITDC: RFP Technology Decisions Guide sponsored by SearchUnifiedCommunications.com VIRTUAL SEMINAR: Part two of SearchUnifiedCommunications.com's three-part guide on collaboration products offers expert insight into gathering pertinent information into the technical information necessary to move forward in the process. Posted: 16 May 2012 \| Premiered: 16 May 2012 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Instant Messaging \| International Telecommunication Union \| M2M Communications \| Mobile Workers \| SIP \| Social Networking \| Unified Messaging \| Unified Messaging Systems \| VDI \| Videoconferences

Collaboration ITDC: Assessing the Business/Technology Issue sponsored by SearchUnifiedCommunications.com VIRTUAL SEMINAR: In the first of SearchUnifiedCommunications.com’s three-part guide on selecting collaboration products, this document takes a look at the business and technology issues associated with them and provides expert guidance on the benefits you can reap by taking advantage of the various types of collaboration solutions. Posted: 16 May 2012 \| Premiered: 16 May 2012 TOPICS: Collaboration \| Instant Messaging \| Mobile Workers \| Remote Offices \| Remote Users \| Smart Phones \| Social Networking \| Tablet PC \| Unified Messaging \| Unified Messaging Systems \| Videoconferences

IT Decision Center on Business Collaboration Solutions sponsored by SearchUnifiedCommunications.com VIRTUAL SEMINAR: Visit SearchUnifiedCommunications.com’s IT Decision Center that focuses on Business Collaboration technology in the marketplace today. Hear from the experts and get their advice on collaboration tools and management for businesses deciding on new solutions that can address everything from productivity, innovation, efficiency and cost-cutting. Posted: 16 May 2012 \| Premiered: 16 May 2012 TOPICS: Application Integration \| Collaboration \| Mobile Workers \| Network Management \| Security \| Social Networking \| Unified Messaging \| Unified Messaging Systems \| Videoconferences \| VoIP \| Web Conferences

Helping to Secure Social Networking with CA DataMinder ™ sponsored by CA Technologies. WHITE PAPER: The emergence of social networking has introduced both risks and opportunities for organizations. How can you reap the benefits while ensuring security? In this resource, explore how data loss prevention (DLP) solutions can be integrated into your social networking strategy to meet your business and security needs. Posted: 14 May 2012 \| Published: 14 May 2012 TOPICS: Data Loss Prevention (DLP) \| Internet Security \| Security Management \| Security Threats \| Social Networking \| Web Application Security

Strategies for Managing Social Networking & Personal Web Use in the Workplace sponsored by Total Defense WHITE PAPER: Access to Web content in the workplace such - as social networking, streaming media and more - has become an increasing issue. This resource explores the risks and challenges of personal Web use as well as presents a business case for enabling appropriate use. View now to uncover key strategies that will help you protect your business. Posted: 14 May 2012 \| Published: 14 May 2012 TOPICS: Acceptable Use Policies \| Internet Services \| Security Management \| Security Policies \| Social Networking \| Web Application Security

A Business-Driven Approach to Mobile Enterprise Security sponsored by Juniper Networks, Inc. WHITE PAPER: Prepare your organization for the consumerization of IT and BYOD with the help of this resource. Uncover details about mobile enterprise policy creation, security monitoring, network and security infrastructure, and more. Posted: 11 May 2012 \| Published: 11 May 2012 TOPICS: Access Control \| Access Rights \| CISOs \| Endpoint Security \| Mobile Device Management \| Mobile Device Management Software \| Mobile Workers \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Security \| Patch Management \| Remote Access Security \| Remote Users \| Security \| Security Infrastructure \| Security Management \| Security Policies \| Security Threats \| Social Networking \| Wireless Security

Incisive Firesheep sponsored by Norton Secured - Powered by VeriSign WHITE PAPER: This resource offers key findings of a survey on how organizations view the threats posed by Firesheep and other session hijacking attacks. View now to learn about the key implications of such threats and how they can impact corporate data security as well as customers and end-uses of websites. Posted: 10 May 2012 \| Published: 10 May 2012 TOPICS: HTTPS \| Internet Security \| Security Management \| Security Threats \| Social Networking \| SSL \| Web Site Monitoring

4 Steps to High Performance WAN and Internet sponsored by Blue Coat WHITE PAPER: Learn how in four simple steps you can take advantage of Blue Coat's expertise and technology to gain visibility and control for an effective WAN performance strategy. Posted: 02 May 2012 \| Published: 02 May 2012 TOPICS: Cloud Computing \| IPv6 \| Network Management \| Network Monitoring \| Network Monitoring Software \| Network Performance \| Network Performance Management Software \| Network Traffic Analysis \| Network Traffic Management \| Networking \| Remote Offices \| Remote Users \| Social Networking \| Software as a Service \| Unified Messaging \| WAN

DWP: Social Media Strategies and Idea Street sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com PRESENTATION: David Cotterill, head of innovation at the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP), explains how he using social media to help drive innovation in this short presentation. Posted: 01 May 2012 \| Published: 01 May 2012 TOPICS: Business Development \| Business Process Automation \| CIOs \| Government Agencies (non-U.S.) \| Management Change \| Public Sector \| Social Computing \| Social Networking

21st Century Sales Warrior's Guide to Social Selling sponsored by SAP America, Inc. VIRTUAL SEMINAR: This virtual guide delves into the tools and practices you need to deal with today's social customer. Posted: 30 Apr 2012 \| Premiered: 30 Apr 2012 TOPICS: CRM \| Mobile CRM \| Sales \| Sales and Marketing Software \| Sales Channels \| Sales Force Automation \| Sales Representatives \| Social Networking

Met Office: The changing role of social media sponsored by ComputerWeekly.com CASE STUDY: Dave Britton, chief press officer of the Met Office, explains how the Met has harnessed social media, in this presentation. Posted: 30 Apr 2012 \| Published: 30 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Blogs \| Internet \| Social Networking \| Video Services \| Web Applications Software

Bersin Bulletin - Rethinking Recruiting: Modernizing the Way We Hire sponsored by SuccessFactors WHITE PAPER: While many are out of work and eager to find jobs, organizations are having trouble finding the right candidates for the jobs they're hiring for. This white paper discusses how leveraging social networking technologies can improve the recruitment process and ensure the right applicants are sought out and hired. Posted: 26 Apr 2012 \| Published: 26 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Applicant Tracking \| Human Resources Management \| Recruiters \| Recruiting Services \| Social Computing \| Social Networking \| Talent Management

Improving Employee Productivity with Social Tools sponsored by SuccessFactors WHITE PAPER: As a younger, tech-savvy generation infiltrates the workforce, they are bringing social technologies with them. Read this white paper to learn how social tools are becoming game changers in the workplace environment and how you can learn to embrace and incorporate them into your organization to foster higher productivity. Posted: 24 Apr 2012 \| Published: 24 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Employee Performance Management (EPM) \| Human Resources Management \| Human Resources Services \| Productivity \| Social Networking

Experiencing the New Social Enterprise - InfoWorld sponsored by Oracle Corporation WHITE PAPER: Read this white paper and learn how to deliver modern user experiences to employees, customers and business partners. Posted: 24 Apr 2012 \| Published: 24 Apr 2012 TOPICS: Business Process Management \| Business Process Management Software \| CRM \| Enterprise Resource Management \| ERP \| Social Networking \| Web 2.0

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SOCIAL NETWORKING DEFINITION (continued): … Although they were able to phrase the question (given a set N of people, what is the probability that each member of N is connected to another member via k_1, k_2, k_3...k_n links?), after twenty years they were still unable to solve the problem to their own satisfaction. In 1967, American sociologist Stanley Milgram devised a new way to test the theory, which he called "the small-world problem." He randomly selected people in the mid-West to send packages to a stranger located in Massachusetts. The senders knew the recipient's name, occupation, and general location. They were instructed to send …
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