It Is Who You Know, Actually

Because of the availability of knowledge (explicit - for KMers) on the Web, inside and outside of organizations, putting together a paper or a report or any communication of recombined and repurposed knowledge is easy. Almost anyone can do it. Therefore, the social network one develops is becoming asymptotically important. The rise of Facebook and LinkedIn, for example, has provided people a way to tap into far-flung friends and acquaintances who may have some business value to share.