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Entries in Social Media (106)
How Much do People Need to Understand Technology to Manage It?
Jeremiah Owyang’s post Gen Y Enter Stage Left, Baby Boomers Exit Stage Right got me to wondering how much people should understand about technology in order to manage it in an organization.
Dennis D. McDonald
in Governance, Social Networking, Knowledge Management, Expertise Management, Retirement, Demographics, Social Media, Outsourcing, Software, Knowledge Transfer, Technological Literacy
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There's Nothing Wrong with the Social Networking Industry that Some Honest (Cost) Information Won't Fix
Jeremiah Owyang’s LiveBlog: What’s Wrong with the White Label Social Networking Industry?, especially if you read the comments, delivers a good snapshot of the gaps that still exist between product evangelism and the realities of implementing specialized online social networks.
Dennis D. McDonald
in Web 2.0, Collaboration, Social Networking, Standards, Enterprise 2.0, Cost Analysis, Social Media, Adoption, Strategy, Social Network Portability, Software, DataPortability
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How To Avoid Common Strategic Planning Mistakes
For the past few months one of the most popular posts on this blog has been A Short Definition of “Strategic Planning.” I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s because the term “short definition” is in the title. Why read a “long definition” if a “short definition” is available?
Dennis D. McDonald
in Governance, Collaboration, Project Management, Social Networking, Social Media, Strategy, Strategic Planning
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How Can Collaboration Systems and Social Media Complement Agile Project Management?
I recently met with Thad Scheer, President of Sphere of Influence, Inc. Thad’s company specializes in agile and lean project management methods. During our meeting Thad and I discussed some of the changes occurring in project management methods and practices.
Dennis D. McDonald
in Collaboration, Project Management, Social Networking, Social Media, Project Blog Survey, Agile
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Can Social Media Help Driving-based Tourism When Gas Prices Rise?
What happens to driving-based tourism when gas prices rise?
Dennis D. McDonald
in Social Networking, Advertising, Social Media, Energy, Tourism
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In Health Emergencies, One Knowledge Management System Cannot Rule Them All
I received an email commenting on Social Networking and Elsevier’s “Grand Challenge” for Knowledge Enhancement in the Life Sciences. I had suggested that networked access to published health science authors would be useful in emergency situations where there is the need for rapid access to high quality health information from many different sources.
Dennis D. McDonald
in Google, Social Networking, Standards, Knowledge Management, Expertise Management, Tagging, Associations, Peer Review, Social Media, Disaster Response, Homeland Security, Emergency, Libraries, Social Network Portability, DataPortability
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Social Networking and Elsevier's "Grand Challenge" for Knowledge Enhancement in the Life Sciences
Netherlands-based mega-publisher (and former employer) Elsevier BV has issued a grand challenge:
Dennis D. McDonald
in Governance, Social Networking, Publishing, Knowledge Management, Expertise Management, Peer Review, Journals, Social Media, Content Management, Homeland Security, Emergency, Libraries, MySpace, DataPortability, R&D Management, Knowledge Transfer, Internet
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What Happens When 20-Somethings Settle Down?
We’ve all seen the lists of things that differentiate younger generations from older generations. Here’s my own:
Dennis D. McDonald
in Privacy, Google, Social Networking, Video, Demographics, Social Media, Email, Facebook, Twitter, Avatar, Wikipedia, communications, YouTube, Wireless, Social Network Portability, Cell Phones, DataPortability, Internet, Curmudgeon
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Some Suggestions for Fixing Corporate Email
In my recent post Questions to Ask Before Replacing Corporate Email I listed questions management should ask about corporate email to help plan for adoption of more modern collaborative software applications. The idea behind that post was simple:
Dennis D. McDonald
in Collaboration, Enterprise 2.0, Social Media, Email
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Howlett Makes Some Good Points About Enterprise Web 2.0 Adoption
Dennis Howlett’s The poverty of enterprise 2.0 and social media, once you get past the hyperbole of the title and ZDNet’s antiquated requirement to register in order to leave comments, makes some good points.
Dennis D. McDonald
in Management Tools, Blogging, Governance, Web 2.0, Project Management, Social Networking, Enterprise 2.0, Social Media, Adoption
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