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 * IBM**

IBM is a multinational corporation, involved in technology innovation as well as research into CoPs, knowledge sharing, and social bookmarking. One finding of this research is the tentative suggestion that IBM is likely to produce research or technologies across more than one of the research areas related to Tagunity. One example comes from a collaborative effort by David Millen and his fellow IBM researchers, who justify their research interest in social bookmarking, in part, by arguing that it was > The desire to find and share information among small groups, team and **communities of practice** [that] led to the development of a number of shared bookmarking systems. (Millen, Feinberg, & Kerr, 2005, p. 28, emphasis added)

IBM Global Services
 * CoPs research (e.g. Gongla & Rizzuto, 2001)
 * Mikael Schönström, is an employee at IBM Global Services, and a Ph.D student in Sweeden

Technology, e.g.
 * dogear (e.g. Millen, Feinberg, & Kerr, 2005)
 * FOAF (Dumbill, c2002)

Publications e.g.
 * //IBM Systems Journal//
 * Prusak & Lesser, (2004). //Creating value with knowledge: insights from the IBM Institute for Business Value//
 * Lesser, E. L., Fontaine, M. A., & Slusher, J. A. (2000). //Knowledge and Communities//. Boston; Oxford, England: Butterworth-Heinemann.

Internal links David R. Millen


 * External links**
 * Eric Lesser's biography: []


 * References**

Dumbill, E. (c2002). Finding Friends with XML and RDF, from //XML Watch// []

Fontaine, M. A., & Millen, D. R. (2004). Understanding the benefits and impact of communities of practice. In P. Hildreth & C. Kimble (Eds.), //Knowledge networks: innovation through communities of practice//. Hershey, PA: Idea Group.

Gongla, P., & Rizzuto, C. R. (2001). Evolving communities of practice: IBM Global Services experience. //IBM Systems Journal//, 40(4), 842-862.

Millen, D. R., Fontaine, M. A., & Muller, M. J. (2002). Understanding the benefit and costs of communities of practice. Communications of the ACM, 45(4), 69-73.

Prusak, L., & Lesser, E. L. (2004). //Creating value with knowledge: insights from the IBM Institute for Business Value//. New York ; Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. 1157343168