I’ve riffed before about virtual mentorship, and it resonated again today.  We were getting a tour of one of the social platforms, organized as many are around tasks, questions, and dialog.  While implicitly it could support tracking a group’s progress, separate thoughts as recorded through blogs and tweets aren’t a natural feature. Yes, there’s integration with wikis and blogging tools, but it’s not quite the same.  And seeing these meme tracks or thought trails can be a valuable way to understand how someone thinks in context, which can develop others’ thinking. Read more →