Jeff Hester

Poking around the intersection of KM and Social Media

Archives for October 2011

Does Anybody Really Care About Klout?

Does Anybody Really Care About Klout?

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Yes, today Klout changed their algorithm for calculating your Klout score — their attempt to measure your online influence via Twitter, Facebook and several other social networks. And the Twitterverse exploded with complaints about falling scores. [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/#!/BrandFlair/status/129244646516854785″] [blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/#!/staceysoleil/status/129071763064750080″] And even the well-known Klout gamers like Mark Davidson are up in arms (or is that […]

Social Computing and Knowledge Management: Chat Transcript

Social Computing and Knowledge Management: Chat Transcript

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Earlier today I moderated a KMers.org TweetChat on the subject of Social Computing and Knowledge Management. We had great participation, and according to TweetReach.com, the last 50 tweets using the #KMers hashtag reached 16,212 people. Thanks to Liz Williams, Brett Miller, V Mary Abraham, James Monroe, Stan Garfield, Juha Krapinoja, Allison Maguire, Ryan McClead, Ben […]

Social Computing and Knowledge Management

Social Computing and Knowledge Management

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Social networking tools have taken off in the past five years. Facebook has over 800 million users, Twitter over 200 million, and even newcomer Google+ with over 50 million. The ubiquity of these tools in our personal lives has spilled over the firewall and into the enterprise, re-labeled as social computing. Social computing is a […]

Connected, The Film

Connected, The Film

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Every month a terrific group of bright minds meets in Los Angeles to share, challenge, drink and discuss how we can live an enlightened life. The gathering is known as Mindshare, and if you live anywhere within driving distance of downtown LA, I highly recommend it. This past Thursday, Mindshare hosted a preview screening of […]