Category: social networking

Inappropriate Work-related Facebook Checkups

An insurance company, Manulife, has withdrawn a woman’s long-term sick leave benefits associated with a diagnosis of major depression after viewing pictures of her on Facebook.

E-Learn Vancouver, Final Thoughts

After reflecting on E-Learn 2009, I decided to post a few final thoughts about overall trends and happenings at the conference this year.

E-Learn Vancouver, Day 3

Like the days before it, Day 3 of E-Learn carried a few interesting presentations with it – including working examples of social networks and virtual worlds (Second Life) in classrooms.

E-Learn Vancouver, Day 2

I report on Day 2 of E-Learn, with topics including blended learning, mobile learning, data mining, online communities, and Second Life.

E-Learn Vancouver, Day 1

The first day of E-Learn is over, and I wanted to share my thoughts on the many presentations I saw today.