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Posted by:
Israel Martinez
1/22/2012 6:41 PM
 A few weeks ago I was having dinner with some non-techy close friends (this group is made of medical doctors, cancer researchers and a photographer – definitely an interesting mix). The conversation was about the economy, the situation in Europe and at one point we started talking about social media / social networking. One of my friends said: “I really don’t get what the big deal is about social networking, I’ve been socially networking since I was little, actually, we’re socially networking right now”.
So, why are we seeing the word SOCIAL being used everywhere? Why are people interested in friending each other on Facebook, why do people become DotNetNuke fans? Why to do people put their ideas in 140 characters? The answer is, because we can. We are social, we like to connect with other people and share our ideas and experiences. The only new thing is that we are taking our social skills to the web which has virtually unlimited scale. So if you're one of those people who wonder why the average user spends 55 minutes a day on Facebook, you can stop now. We’re just seeing what used to be confined to face to face interactions being exposed to a much larger audience using the Internet.
But, how can businesses extract value from this new trend? Here is a small summary of the things people do on platforms like Facebook:
- People engage with each other
- People generate trust
- People share ideas
- People collaborate
- People share knowledge
During the last few hundred years, enterprises have been improving a command and control model based on a highly controlled communication flow, but we have probably taken this process as far as it can go. The next few 10’s of years will be about adapting to a new model where communication, collaboration and cooperation are more fluid.
In this new model we’re going to focus on extracting the value of relationships, trust, reciprocity and team work. In this new model, your reputation is everything.
But you’re not going to need new tools. You’re going to need your tools to evolve to facilitate the give and take between you and the rest of your organization. You’re going to need platforms like DotNetNuke which is getting tightly integrated with Active Social so they can be used as “social” building blocks for your website, your intranet or any custom application for your organization.
So, now you know why we are so excited about the new release, because it is the first step into the new model, DNN 6.2 will be a step into the future.
8 comment(s) so far...
Re: This is why DNN 6.2 is going to ROCK
Exciting! Lets hope the community edition will not get left out!
By Leslie Turner on
1/23/2012 12:21 PM
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Re: This is why DNN 6.2 is going to ROCK
Leslie,
Thank you for the comment. And, no, the community edition will not get left out. The social building blocks will deliver more value to the platform if we make them available to everyone, and at the same time, your modules integrate to the social blocks.
By Israel Martinez on
1/23/2012 12:24 PM
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Re: This is why DNN 6.2 is going to ROCK
On a side note, Is it legal for you to use a photoshopped picture of Homer Simpson promoting DNN?
By Robert on
1/24/2012 7:46 PM
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Re: This is why DNN 6.2 is going to ROCK
Sounds great, can't wait to see 6.2!!
By Edward DeGagne on
1/24/2012 7:47 PM
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Re: This is why DNN 6.2 is going to ROCK
Robert,
That is a good point. The blog does not in any way suggest that The Simpsons endorse DotNetNuke version 6.2, the image of Homer is just an illustration but I believe it does make sense to mention the author or the image.
I modified the image and if you're interested in seeing the original and / or are interested in contacting the author, please visit this address: toonstunesband.blogspot.com/
By Israel Martinez on
1/24/2012 8:33 PM
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Re: This is why DNN 6.2 is going to ROCK
Glad to see all that coming to DNN.
As for Facebook ... soon it will have the luck of MySpace. IMHO.
By Costas Zividis on
1/30/2012 10:58 AM
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Re: This is why DNN 6.2 is going to ROCK
When will 6.2 be released? I searched for a release road map but could not find any.
By jfl on
1/30/2012 10:58 AM
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Re: This is why DNN 6.2 is going to ROCK
Hey JFL,
We don't have an exact date yet but we're targeting May-June this year.
By Israel Martinez on
1/30/2012 10:59 AM
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