If I said you had a beautiful theory would you hold it against me

As with a lot of comparisons, much is lost in the translation - so it is with SoM 2.0 and web 2.0. This hollow concept is, quite possibly, an architectural nothingness. However, as the tide of networked learning within SoM is rising and the tenor of debate about the topic maturing, I think it's worthwhile establishing some theoretical underpinning to our collective and diverse networked learning endeavours. For me personally the bulk of the grounding comes from the work of Vivien Hodgson, Professor of Networked Management Learning at Lancaster University Management School - she gave a lecture in SoM earlier this year about her research. Other strands of supporting thought, for me, come from the socilogist and philosopher of technology, Bruno Latour; from Steve Fox, postmodern appologist and social & management learning nut; from Pierre & Pillow, the unlikley sounding postfeminist duo of educators; and from a host of mostly poststructurally minded thinkers of the trendy left too numerous (or risqué) to mention here.