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Eating the IT Elephant Listen to the author’s podcast at: ibmpressbooks.com/podcasts Hopkins and Jenkins ISBN: 0-13-713012-0 Visit ibmpressbooks.com Sign up for the monthly IBM Press newsletter at for all product information ibmpressbooks/newsletters IBM_InfoTech_3page_6x9.indd 2 3/4/09 2:43:59 PM IBM_InfoTech_3page_6x9.indd 3 3/4/09 2:43:59 PM This page intentionally left blank Maria Azua THE SOCIAL FACTOR This page intentionally left blank Maria Azua THE SOCIAL FACTOR Innovate, Ignite, and Win through Mass Collaboration and Social Networking IBM Press™ Pearson Plc Upper Saddle River, NJ • Boston • Indianapolis • San Francisco New York • Toronto • Montreal • London • Munich • Paris • Madrid Cape Town • Sydney • Tokyo • Singapore • Mexico City ibmpressbooks.com The author and publisher have taken care in the preparation of this book, but make no expressed or implied warranty of any kind and assume no responsibility for errors or omis- sions. No liability is assumed for incidental or consequential damages in connection with or arising out of the use of the information or programs contained herein. © Copyright 2010 by International Business Machines Corporation. All rights reserved. Note to U.S. Government Users: Documentation related to restricted right. Use, duplication, or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM® Corporation. IBM® Press Program Managers: Steven M. 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For more information, please contact: U.S. Corporate and Government Sales 1-800-382-3419 [email protected] For sales outside the U.S., please contact: International Sales [email protected] IBM, the IBM logo, ibm.com, IBM Press, Domino, Lotus, Lotus Discovery Server, Lotus Notes, Quickr, Sametime, ThinkPlace, Tivoli, WebSphere, World Community Grid, and z/VM are trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corp., registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. Other product and service names might be trade- marks of IBM or other companies. A current list of IBM trademarks is available on the Web at “Copy and Trademark Information” at www.ibm.com/legal/copytrade.shtml. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other coun- tries, or both. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries, or both. Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Other company, product, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Himmel, Maria Azua, 1960- The social factor : innovate, ignite, and win through mass collaboration and social network- ing / Himmel Maria Azua. p. cm. ISBN 978-0-13-701890-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Social networks. I. Title. HM741.H56 2009 306.4'602856754--dc22 2009023428 All rights reserved. This publication is protected by copyright, and permission must be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permissions, write to: Pearson Education, Inc. 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