If there is a silver lining, the large-scale downsizing from major companies

With business social networking software - managers and employees now have a

"Social Networking Blurs Boundaries of Learning", from Chief Learning Officer

From IBM, "

The NYTimes has an interesting article,

Advancing Insights provides - social network software - digital publishing to

The guys over at Influx have a good piece on open innovation and getting the customer involved. It is a two-part series packed with great ideas.

"The rise of  the creative consumer (part one)  and (part two)  -  Consumers now have the opportunity to be more creative and participatory in the marketing, media and entertainment worlds, Influx thought it would make sense to catalog some of the stories, a short history, that highlights this trend and identifies a few examples of the opportunities that exist for consumers to participate.