and Change Present Challenges to Many Learning Executives. Jay Cross is a champion of informal learning (and author of the definitive book on the topic), Web 2.0, Jay spoke with Learning Executives Briefing about informal learning and the changing role of the CLO. That is changing the whole show. Web 2.0 By Rex Davenport. MORE >>

The New York Times is the most commonly mentioned object across books, ahead of World War II, the Bible and Coca Cola. At least, it’s the most commonly mentioned in the 7,000 books that have been analyzed by a startup called Small Demons. Small Demons plans to release an API that allows all developers to leverage book references. MORE >>

I am very pleased to announce that my Social Learning Handbook: A practical guide to using social media to work and learn smarter is now available to purchase  as a paperback book on  Lulu -  You can go to directly to the relevant page by clicking here. Books MORE >>

When I started the quest of writing my first book — aside from the instant classic I wrote as a 9 year-old that detailed with intricate depth the entire universe of Star Wars droids — I debated how to actually write it. If it were 2007, I might have written the book entirely in Microsoft Word. book cloud flat army MORE >>

CM is not a 9-5 job – uses twitter a lot, comments on blogs, uses back-channels for private communications the role changes as the needs of the community change. Tags: Books Communities Mark Sylvester hosted a web conference today  on the role of an online community manager. CM should not take oneself too seriously. MORE >>