Stanford Computer Science Professor Monica Lam describes her focus on eliminating friction in social computing interactions. Lam also discusses why collaboration in the social setting is even harder to get right than in the enterprise space.

Entrepreneur and Stanford Professor details her approach to creating and open social mobile framework to improve user interaction in the creation of "genuine" social networks.

MobiSocial Founder Monica Lam explains the importance of focusing on interoperability and user experience in the development of social networks.

Entrepreneur and Stanford Professor Monica Lam answers a question on the challenges of commercializing research coming out of universities. According to Lam, when focusing on larger trends in computing, the fruits of disruptive research frequently require longer windows for uptake by industry and consumers.

Entrepreneur and Stanford Professor Monica Lam challenges the current structure and design of "social networks." Lam describes why dependence on popular, but centralized services leaves a lot to be desired in comparison to distributed computing systems which would allow greater control over how personal data is stored and shared.