gnizr™ (gə-nīzər) is an open source application for social bookmarking and web mashup. It is easy to use gnizr to create a personalized del.icio.us-like portal for a group of friends and colleagues to store, classify and share information, and to mash-it-up with information about location. It's free.
Boxbe is a socially-powered email screening service that reduces email overload and prioritizes your email. Boxbe helps ensure email from friends is always delivered with priority.
An introduction to social media - for learning and performance enhancement
I am frequently asked for a link to an introductory guide to social media and its use for leaning and performance improvement, so here is my guide. The contents list is shown in the screenshot below. This is a social resource as it also provides the opportunity for you to provide your own experiences of using social tools for learning. You can access the contents page here.
Selbst vergebene Schlagwörter, Tags, können Internet-Nutzern dabei helfen, Informationen im Web zu ordnen und wiederzufinden. Miteinander verknüpft ergeben die Schlagwörter ein kollektives Begriffsnetzwerk. Informatikern der TU Graz ist es gelungen, einen Lösungsansatz für die Verlinkung dieser Daten zu entwickeln. ORF.at sprach mit dem Wissensmanagement-Experten Markus Strohmaier über Tagging und wie Internet-Nutzer damit ein "intelligenteres" Web schaffen können.
Connect. Share. Collaborate.
Elgg is free and open source software
It provides the components you need to build a fully-featured social environment, including:
* Profiles
Elgg comes with default profile fields that can be extended or completely customized by the site administrator.
* Activity Streams
The granular activity stream feature ensures you keep up to date with all site activity.
* Blogging / Microblogging
Blogging and microblogging functionality that is both powerful, yet simple to use.
* Groups
Collaborate around specific topics via public, private or hidden groups.
* Access controls
Control who can access your content.
* Web Services API
Expose functionality through the REST API by building a plugin and then either publish the API for other developers to build clients or provide your own.
* See more features
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