Phil Wolff of Skype Journal outlines a model of social networking capabilities using the OSI Basic Reference Model as an analogue.
I find it interesting that social meta-data (tags, comments, ratings) are left out. Have you seen other useful resources for understanding the underpinnings of social media?
A lot of information on the web lacks contextual information we need in order to judge its truthiness. If someone says something to us, we know that person’s identity. Our knowledge of that person’s credibility and expertise on the subject is part of the context that helps us interpret what we hear. If [...]
“Dotted Line” reporting — the practice of representing multiple reporting as additional accountabilities for a single position with a dotted line on an org chart — is a bad idea. Here’s why:
Not that multiple reporting is bad. Multiple reporting — being accountable to different people for different aspects of our jobs — is [...]
“Activity streaming” and “life streaming” are terms used to describe an RSS aggregation technique used to gather and publish updates from all over the web that are relevant to a specific person.  Plaxo Pulse is a leading example, providing users with aggregated updates on all their contacts.
These activity streaming services currently allow you to source [...]