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Info Networks Overview
Evolution of social media
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Info Networks
Characteristics of Info Networks
Content-centric Hubs: Mash-ups of contextual information where users can connect around content and discover, publish and share information.
Content Mash Ups: Blend of two or more related and contextual sources of information.
Information Exchange: User-driven connections, communication and collaboration around relevant content.
Free flow of information: Open flow of information based on how users what to discover, organize and exchange information
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An Info Networks is a collection of interconnected content-centric nodes or hubs that affiliate around relevant topics and ideas. Content-centric nodes or hubs are a mash up of contextual information where users discover, publish and share meaningful information. In its simplest form, an info network is a map of formal and informal affiliations between hubs based on how users want to connect around and consume contextual content.
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Info Networks and Content
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Content Type Definition
Expert Content produced by authoritative individuals
Enterprise Content such as white papers and presentations that organizations create
User Contributed
Third party articles that users contribute to the network
User Aggregated
2 or more RSS feeds that users aggregate and filter by keywords or topics
User Generated Content produced by users such as comments, blogs, photos and calendar events
Central to Info Networks is contextual and meaningful content. Content sources range from experts to individual users to enterprises. Within an Info Network the publishing, agggreation, consumption and organizing of content defines the individuals or organizations reputation for specific areas of interests.
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Users connect around contextual content
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Info Network Applications
Knowledge Networks: The primary goal of these networks is to advance the exchange of knowledge and know-how related to an issue, product or function by enabling users to discover, organize, discuss and share information.
Subscription Networks: The primary goal of these networks is the distribution and syndication of meaningful information to external constituents such as customers, suppliers, prospects or members. Users primarily discover, read and save information.
Collaboration Networks: The primary goal of these network is to help like-minded individuals collaborate around meaningful information by making it easy for users to discover and discuss information pertinent to their activities.
Expert Sourcing Networks: The primary goal of these networks is to increase knowledge by providing access to information from experts or authoritative individuals. Users primarily discover, read, save and share information.
Community Networks: The primary goal of these networks is to help individuals with common interests publish, organize, share, and connect around content related to topics, issues, organizations or regions.
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Common benefits of Info Networks
Improve connections, communication and collaboration around contextual content
A persistent and meaningful stream of contextual information
Delivers contextual content to users, instead of making users come to the content
Users participate how they want and still get the information they need
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