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Managing Technology

Links to recent articles about using information technology to manage, collaborate, innovate, and communicate are listed below, or use the master index here. (My “about me” page and contact information are here.)

Thursday
Sep022010

My Weekly Top Ten

DateThursday, September 2, 2010 at 12:24PM

By Dennis D. McDonald

For the seven day period ending September 2, 2010, the following were, in descending order, this web site’s most popular Managing Technology posts:

    1. Getting Real about Project Management, Collaboration, and Communication
    2. Cookies, Imrworldwide, and Nielsen Netratings: What’s the Connection?
    3. What’s the Difference Between Innovation and Creativity?
    4. A Short Definition of “Strategic Planning”
    5. Honest, I’m Not Opposed to Location Based Services!
    6. How To Develop a Business-Aligned Social Media & Social Networking Strategy
    7. Banners and Widgets for Nonprofits and Volunteer Organizations, Part 1
    8. Using WRITEBOARD, a Web-Based Collaborative Document Authoring Tool
    9. Challenges Facing Recovery.gov and the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board
    10. Needed: Managing Variety in Technology Adoption Rates

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

      257   Managing Technology - Is Facebook Going Down The Tubes? And What Can Linkedin Learn From This? (Journal Entry)
      223   Home Page (HTML)
      167   Managing Technology - What’s the Difference Between Innovation and Creativity? (Journal Entry)
      155   Managing Technology - A Short Definition of “Strategic Planning” (Journal Entry)
      126   Managing Technology (Journal)
      94   Managing Technology - Cookies, Imrworldwide, and Nielsen Netratings: What’s the Connection? (Journal Entry)
      83   Managing Technology - How To Develop a Business-Aligned Social Media & Social Networking Strategy (Journal Entry)
      79   Managing Technology - An ERP and Manufacturing Software Timeline (Journal Entry)
      63   Timber Branch Creek (Picture)
      56   Managing Technology - Move Over Kindle: Here Comes the Chinese E-Book (Journal Entry)
      52   About Me (HTML)
      49   Living With Technology - “Nude Vampire Pictures” Search (Journal Entry)
      48   Managing Technology - ARRA’s Oversight and Information Technology Initiatives (Journal Entry)
      41   Click Here (Login Prompt)
      39   Movies (Journal)
      34   Managing Technology - Challenges Facing Recovery.gov and the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board (Journal Entry)
      28   Managing Technology - Google Wave Asks, Do You Like Your Project Collaboration Hard or Soft? (Journal Entry)
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      Tuesday
      Aug312010

      Getting Real about Project Management, Collaboration, and Communication

      DateTuesday, August 31, 2010 at 02:31PM

      I’ve recently learned — and re-learned — some useful lessons while working with clients and teams on projects and large proposals. These include:

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      Friday
      Aug272010

      Honest, I'm Not Opposed to Location Based Services!

      DateFriday, August 27, 2010 at 10:18AM

      Honest, I’m not against location based services!

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      Monday
      Aug162010

      Needed: Managing Variety in Technology Adoption Rates

      DateMonday, August 16, 2010 at 10:52AM

      I wrote Sometimes a phone is just a phone and a web site is just a web site because different people adopt different technologies at different rates. Those rates depend on need, cost, peer influence, job responsibilities, and many other factors.

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      Friday
      Aug132010

      Sometimes a phone is just a phone and a web site is just a web site...

      DateFriday, August 13, 2010 at 01:03PM

      I’ve been researching which smartphone to buy after my current Verizon agreement (and its associated dumbphone) expire. I’m not interested in broadcasting my whereabouts to everyone (no Foursquare for me) but I do recognize the value of mobile maps, search, and occasional email on the go.

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      Wednesday
      Aug112010

      Nothing is Ever Settled, or, How We're Letting the Mainstream News, the Internet, and Social Media Destroy Democracy

      DateWednesday, August 11, 2010 at 11:59AM

      In simpler times, elections settled things. You voted for a candidate. If that candidate lost you gritted your teeth and waited for the next election. In between elections you wrote letters and contributed money to your party. Maybe you even went door to door or made phone calls.

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      Tuesday
      Aug102010

      Twitter's Annoying WtF (Who to Follow) Feature

      DateTuesday, August 10, 2010 at 08:24AM

      I’ve been using Twitter since the beginning. I enjoy it. Right now I’m “following” 885 people and 1,568 are “following me. Mostly it’s people in the DC area, people interested in topics like e-Government and collaboration, social media practitioners, and a smattering of academics and consultants whose specialties or interests overlap in some way with mine.

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      Tuesday
      Jul272010

      How Many Dead People Are On Your Online "Friends" Lists?

      DateTuesday, July 27, 2010 at 11:09AM

      Updated on Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 01:47PM by Registered CommenterDennis D. McDonald

      Here are some data on U.S. deaths by age group based on deaths per 100,000 of population:

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      Monday
      Jul262010

      Sunk Costs and Social Media Engagement: When To Let Go?

      DateMonday, July 26, 2010 at 12:58PM

      Thanks to a tweet by @tacanderson I stumbled across the blog post Sunk Costs by venture capitalist Fred Wilson. Wilson’s article is basically a repeat of the old advice, “don’t throw good money after bad” when there’s no hope of recovering what you’ve already sunk into a failing project or product.

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      Monday
      Jul122010

      Goodbye Washington Post (on Facebook, that is...)

      DateMonday, July 12, 2010 at 02:54PM

      I’ve decided to “unfriend” the Washington Post on Facebook.

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