Someone I met through Facebook sent me this document, titled “Knowledge Managers: Who They Are and What They Do“, by James D. McKeen and D. Sandy Staples. She asked me what I thought about the subject, so I thought I’d post…
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Actually, no, I won’t donate
I received this email from Howard Dean yesterday. Howard Dean is the chair of the Democratic party, and I signed up to be on their mailing list. Personally, I am registered independent, for some very good reasons. This is one…
Posted in Society
Welcome to 2008
This year is looking a little slow so far. 2007 went out with a bang, at least at our house, and now, I’m in a mess of cleaning trying to remove the detritus before it becomes an encrustation. I’ve been…
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Ignite SF – A Report
On Tuesday, October 16, I had the opportunity to attend Ignite SF, an inspirational night of presentations put on by O’Reilly Media. The premise was that each speaker would get 5 minutes, and get to speak in front of a…
Posted in Society, The Network
Realizations about business
I used to work for a web design shop during the highs and lows of the internet bubble. When I first started, we were hiring every kid who could string two href’s together because work was coming our way, more…
Is it really good to know who’s watching?
A few months ago, I read that MySpace or Facebook, or one of those sites, released a tracking feature – you could see who had visited your page and when. This backfired pretty badly because (a) people were creeped out…
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BoingBoing summary of Google Street View and privacy concerns
My favorite blog, BoingBoing, has posted a thought-provoking summary of peoples’ reactions to Google Street View privacy hub-bub. The questions started to pour in to media outlets from concerned citizens when some people found themselves, their homes, and embarrassing moments…
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Shout out from eTech – Games and Happiness
I’m in San Diego at the fabulous O’Reilly Emerging Technology Conference, haven for nerds and technocrats. This morning I attended Jane McGonegal’s keynote presentation, Creating Alternate Realities. One of the premises of Jane’s talk centered around how games, and in…