Social Capital Value Add is designed to link the work of the leaders Mike covers to value based management.

Thanks Mike! Great work! Hey everyone please follow the link and Digg It!

See “Brief history of social networks and network analysis” by Mike Gotta.

http://mikeg.typepad.com/perceptions/2008/04/analysis-of-soc.html

The money quote,

“It should be noted that many social network stories we read about today give the impression that they reflect recent developments arising from consumer sites or from technology vendors. In some instances, certain topics are even hailed as original thought (e.g., the social graph). I think it is important, and respectful, that we understand (and learn from) historical precedents in the field of social network analysis. Much of the ideas and concepts presented today can trace their lineage back to the remarkable work and accomplishments of earlier researchers.”

http://mikeg.typepad.com/perceptions/2008/04/analysis-of-soc.html

Mix in Marshall McLuhan, “Understanding Media: The Extension of Man”, Nan Lin’s network theory of social capital (to distinguish “assets or resources”, like say SOCIAL MEDIA, from social networks and Value Based Management and you are headin’ down the highway of Social Capital Value Add.