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The Role of Social Networks in the Rise of Christianity

Christianity after the death of Jesus was just a small movement under scrutiny and attack in the Roman Empire. Yet in less than 500 years it was their official religion. Devine intervention? Perhaps. According to author Rodney Stark, in his 1997 book The Rise of Christianity, the faith spread not by formal means or force […]

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Social Tools: Organizational Learning’s Uber

I had my first Uber service recently in Austin, TX.  It was nothing short of remarkable.  A few glitches (mostly self caused) but a far better experience than I have ever had in a cab. It was during this ride, and conversation with my driver William, that I made a few connections between business, learning and

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Big Social Isn’t Always Best

I’ve been thinking more about how Social has become SO big, so fast. Maybe it’s having been in Texas recently (where everything is bigger!) for mLearnCon last week or it’s because I’ve been reading a lot of Stowe Boyd‘s reviews and research tied into his ideas on “sets vs. scenes.” Social is not necessarily getting bigger in the sense of

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