In this presentation we focus mainly on LinkedIn, Twitter, SAS and JMP sites, since they are used personally by professionals.  At the same time, we will talk about other important venues, including our personal favorite, Google Blogspots.  Both the JMP blog and sasComunity are very important players in business social networks. 

From the Literature . . .

In the literature of corporations and universities, the defining element of social networks can be called, “FoFoF”, or connecting friends of friends of friends to you.  The theory included more than what meets the eye.  ED:  For example, data-mining into bank fraud using JMP and John Brocklebank analysis.

Social Networks for SAS Global Forum '09

Since social network tools are emerging, evolving, and competing, leaders of SAS Global Forums are discovering the best. 

 

Here were the tools and sites for SGF 2009.

sasCommunity and Twitter at SAS Global Forum

This year began the move at SAS Global Forum to incorporate SNs into SGF. Talented people at SAS Institute allowed CrowdVine. It was great but had limited usage; and it was unpopular with key individuals on sasCommunity Advisory Board. They would like communication to go through their wiki.