According to recent research, Facebook is by far the most visited website by employees. The implications for learning within the corporate firewall seem clear:
Increasingly employees are used to visiting and engaging with social media sites (whether in or outside of the workplace)
That means employees are conversant with the engagement techniques that come with such platforms
And if they are comfortable with engaging on such platforms then it is time for businesses to start using these engagement techniques to improve engagement around learning
Seems like employees are making the case for social learning loud and clear.
This video is useful in explaining Facebook's engagement techniques.
Thanks to the Employee Factor for pointing to this . . . it may be two years old but I think it highlights some of the ways brands fail to understand the consumer and consumer needs.
Here is the transcript of the first TV debate of the leaders of the three main political parties - David Cameron of the Conservatives, Nick Clegg of the Liberal Democrats and Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Labour, which took place on Thursday 15 April.