George Siemens talks about Intel’s new SuiteTwo announcement:
However, in recent conversations with individuals beginning to adopt social software (or web 2.0 tools), the message is clear: “I’m not going to get students to set up 10 different accounts on 10 different tools – it won’t work”. I can respect that concern (though it’s really more about bringing different tools in at a measured pace). Intel is one of the first online with integrated suites of social software tools with SuiteTwo.
SuiteTwo is an interesting approach, and I’ll be interested to see it when it’s eventually released.
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