Check out e-weeks article about the Top 10 Things You Should Know About Social Networking - you might be surprised about some of them!  First and foremost, social networking efforts are mostly grassroots efforts led by a single user, not a company wide collaboration.  The U.S. Government and U.S. Marine Corps have both reviewed their use of social networks, for safety reasons - and the Marines have actually banned accessing it from their Enterprise Network.  And, maybe most surprisingly, it takes a company anywhere from 3-5 years to fully integrate social media efforts into their intranet capabilities.

Look Inside >> August 17, 2009