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Find out how IBM can help you teach all the topics related to social networking, social computing, and Web 2.0 technologies.
Overview of social networking
To be efficient in today's global business environment, organizations need software that supports social networking and collaboration. Software such as: instant messaging for real-time communication, collaboration services for cross-team access to shared content and expertise, Web 2.0 computing capabilities for connecting people and their data across a defined community, and mashup tools to combine it all in unified solutions.
If your curriculum includes using, building, or learning about social networking, Web 2.0, and social computing, consider using IBM Lotus software in your classroom and labs.
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How can IBM help me teach about social networking?
The IBM Academic Initiative has links to many publicly available tutorials, technical articles, IBM Redbooks, and white papers to help you and your students learn about social networking.
The program also offers software, courseware, discounted faculty education, and many other benefits to its members at no charge. Not a member? Join now.
Academic Initiative members can download full versions of our IBM software and professionally developed courseware to use in classes or labs.
Lotus resources for teaching social networking