Tapped In is a virtual campus which provides online learning environment. The system is powered by a text chat tool that is very effectively used for social learning; this tool allows copy paste and other projections for a chat section. Each user and his group are provided with a chat tool, whiteboard, forum, and shared spaces for files .these can further be designed into folders. This is a very useful tool for general study but a very poor tool for objectivist as there is no linear delivery of learning patterns, any assessment tools, tests and quizzes. This can prove exciting only if the teacher makes something different with the limited virtual space given to him. The communication and information exchange and social support can be through synchronous and asynchronous medium .the absence of knowledge management is visibly seen. Since no outside interaction is possible I feel that tapped in suffers from serious limitations in the form of content and context. But It may sound very well as an excellent learning environment beyond conception and is true to the technological advancements of social networking, it cannot satisfy all aspects of a true learning platform.educatiors find this platform to be a great source of learning and developing their professional skills. Tapped In provides free online distance education programs for educators thereby allowing them also to learn the latest tools of education. It is a very useful and a good source of online learning for those who are members and are used to such learning outcomes. Traditionally this suffers from serious language barriers being one of them.
