Managing Technology

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Monday
08Feb2010

My Weekly Top Ten

By Dennis D. McDonald

For the seven day period ending February 8, 2010, the following were, in descending order, this web site’s most popular Managing Technology posts:

  1. A Short Definition of “Strategic Planning”
  2. Challenges Facing Recovery.gov and the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board
  3. What’s the Difference Between Innovation and Creativity?
  4. How To Develop a Business-Aligned Social Media & Social Networking Strategy
  5. Cookies, Imrworldwide, and Nielsen Netratings: What’s the Connection?
  6. Promoting Technology Enabled Collaboration in Complex R&D Environments
  7. POLL: How Should I Respond to the Washington Post’s Home Increased Subscription Price?
  8. Move Over Kindle: Here Comes the Chinese E-Book
  9. Banners and Widgets for Nonprofits and Volunteer Organizations, Part 1
  10. Lessons Learned from Using Google Docs

Copyright (c) 2010 by Dennis D. McDonald. Dennis’ contact information is here.

Wednesday
03Feb2010

POLL: How Should I Respond to the Washington Post's Home Increased Subscription Price?

Should Dennis Continue His Dead Tree Washington Post Subscription?

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Wednesday
27Jan2010

Will Massive Federal Deficits Accelerate Automation of Basic Government Services?

My friend Bob Davis at MILVETS was kind enough to forward a link to the article 2020 vision: 10 things you’ll see on the Web in the next 10 years by Shawn McCarthy in the January 26 Government Computer News. While McCarthy’s list holds few surprises, I would have made number 10 number one:

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Thursday
21Jan2010

Social Networking, Performance Improvement, and Service Differentiation: A Rising Tide

In How the Trends of 2000-2009 Will Shape Performance Improvement in This New Decade, Debashis Sarkar, a writer for Six Sigma & Process Excellence, lists as number 1 the following trend:

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Wednesday
06Jan2010

Social Media Engagement Tips: Do you really need a blog if you already use Facebook?

Do you really need a blog if you already use Facebook? Listen to what Richard Musson, vice-president of marketing for Labatt Breweries of Canada, said recently when asked about using social media to support the launch of Bud Lite Lime in Canada:

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Tuesday
05Jan2010

5 More Great Podcasts

Here are another 5 podcasts I like a lot:

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Monday
04Jan2010

A Positive Spin on Higher Cable TV Prices

In Fox-Time Warner Cable deal could mean billions for broadcasters, Bloomberg News’ Kelly Riddell wrote the following on January 4, 2010:

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Thursday
31Dec2009

Top Ten Posts for 2009

In descending order, here are the ten most popular posts for 2009 from this web site’s Managing Technology section:

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Wednesday
23Dec2009

Social Media Engagement Tips: Study Your Target Communities First

Before you and your organization jump into implementing a “social media strategy,” be sure to study the communities you intend to interact with. Here are some of the questions you should ask in your research:

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Friday
18Dec2009

Government Transparency Ain't All It's Cracked Up To Be -- Yet

Don’t get me wrong. I’m all for “open government.” But there are problems inherent to real-world democracy that can’t be automatically solved by making the workings of government more visible to the public.

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