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2011 proved to be an interesting year for Klout, the scores of which aim to measure influence based on your ability to drive action online. But it's not dwelling too much on past mistakes, such as linking to unregistered users’ Facebook accounts without authorization, or improving its algorithm so much that it lowered scores dramatically. Regardless of these gaffes, Klout is focused on the future and it has big plans for 2012.

There's been a euphoric halo around all things social. Stick social in front of any word today and it sells: social networks, social business, social software, social media, social CRM, etc, etc, etc. There must be a bubble like the internet of 1999. Except there is no bubble, the hype of all things social is indeed real and 2011 has come to a close. No question that in 2012 anything social will remain hot -- as long as it’s tied to mobile.

Las Vegas' annual Consumer Electronics Show shindig starts on January 10 and, alongside the latest batch of smartphones and tablets, it is the new class of PC ultrabooks that will take center stage.

As Apple celebrates its part of 1.2 billion app downloads last week, those centuries-past, paper-based tomes are the focus of the company's first big news in 2012. While we're sure it is hard at work on a budget iPad and a new iOS, Apple is trying to boost its share of the ebook market that Amazon rules.

2011 was when the smartphone reached its peak, leaving the tablet as the go-to device for makers to aim at. But, the rules in tech are changing, meaning a lot of players went home empty-handed while apps became the focus for users settled into their smartphone OS of choice.

As the year winds down and our thoughts turn to roasted goose and egg nog what 2012 will hold for information management, it’s time to look back to see what captured reader’s interest in 2011.

Web Content Management has seen some major changes this year, but while many are looking to the future of content management, just as many are working hard to stay the course and get the basics under control.

Last December experts from around the globe predicted that 2011 would be all about Customer Experience, and boy was it. As a result we've seen huge shifts in every major area of B2C. Here's a look back at our related trials and tribulations, as well as some key advice for overcoming challenges in 2012. 

How will collaboration, information and experience management change in 2012? Digital business in 2012 will see an evolution, rather than a revolution, meaning the biggest trends of the coming year have already entered the market and are just now gaining steam. 2012 will be a year in which adaptive device and content delivery, as well as business intelligence around big data, will be fine-tuned to finally provide users with the experience that they have been promised over the past decade. Also expect to see continued acquisitions of independent Web CMS companies by technology giants.

The developer of the document search application for SharePoint, Atidan, is closing off the year by uniting two of the biggest-selling apps of the year through its own DocExplore application. As of today, iPad and iPhone users will be able to search documents stored in SharePoint using Atidan’s mobile app.

China is the one place where Google doesn't necessarily dominate in terms of search and mobile. But with Android espousing an open platform, companies like Dell and Baidu have developed their own derivative operating system meant for the Chinese market. Will the country's 1 billion users be a reason for other platform owners to worry?

As 2011 draws to a close, the inevitable instinct is to look back and prognosticate about the year to come. For those in the thick of the social business computing revolution, the timing of this reflective-predictive moment is actually right on the mark. The entry of Jive Software into the public markets is both emblematic of the success social business computing has had in the enterprise world, and a portend of things to come in the year ahead.

In case you hadn't noticed, tablets are taking over offices around the world. If one isn't already on your desk, here's a roundup of great apps that might convince you to go iPad in 2012, covering the essentials from analytics to content creation and CMS management.

Telligent, provider of software for social business and communities, has closed its acquisition of Leverage Software. Why buy another social player? Here's what they got in the deal.

As Nokia's Lumia 800 phone becomes the latest device with a software-related battery issue, the company may show off its next model early in 2012. While Apple tops the U.K. sales charts as 2011 comes to a close.