Blogging, social networking and virtual worlds are going to be key tools that HR practitioners will need to understand whether they actually use them or not. They each may or may not have a place in corporate and HR strategies. Understanding typically improves with some do-it-yourself practice. In future posts I’ll cover my own halting explorations.New book on Web 2.0 strategies

In the mean time tech gurus at Forrester Research have authored a great new book that gives the pros and cons of strategies and best practices – how and when to use blogging, net communities and more. It’s an easy, fast read for the uninitiated as well as many who think they know what these are all about.

Just wish the binding by Harvard Business (??) had held up longer than a week. But the information is invaluable and still readable nonetheless.