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:
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:
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:
Here are another 5 podcasts I like a lot:
In Fox-Time Warner Cable deal could mean billions for broadcasters, Bloomberg News’ Kelly Riddell wrote the following on January 4, 2010:
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:
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:
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.
The folks at Software Advice recently sent me a link to their ERP and manufacturing timeline that I thought was interesting and worth passing along.
I’m optimistic. I’m beginning to think that second-nature use of collaborative technologies by non-technologists, both for social engagement as well as for work, could reach a tipping point much sooner than I had thought. It’s not going to be completely smooth sailing, though.
I use the term “social media” all the time. It’s one of the terms listed in the index banner at the top of this page. Besides, development of “social media” strategies and tactics are an important focus of some of my current consulting clients.
I admit it — I use Twitter. If I’m at my desk I check in throughout the day (I don’t access it by phone but by browser). Right now I follow 690 and 1,432 follow me, so I’m no “A-lister.”
It’s fashionable these days to point out that email really sucks as a tool for collaboration.
I’ve seen organizations paralyzed with indecision about how to use social media. I’ve also seen “organic adoption” succeed.
Understanding Context in National Online Public Dialogs
So how are we doing in terms of increasing public involvement in creating, assessing, and commenting on public policies?
Can Online Public Dialogs Succeed With Anonymous Participants?
I used to think that if you want to be taken seriously online, and if you want to actually participate in an ongoing dialog with a sponsor or other participants, you need to post using your own name and identity so that others know who you are.
Promoting Technology Enabled Collaboration in Complex R&D Environments
An important element in a successful R&D effort is effective collaboration. As the complexity of the research, development, and eventual adoption environments increases — as it does with large Federally funded R&D efforts — the importance of the sharing of information, ideas, and goals increases as well.
I’ve been reading a lot of history and non-fiction recently. I think I need a change. A good science fiction novel is just what the doctor ordered. But what novel?
Social Media and Preparations For the 2009-H1N1 Influenza Epidemic
The Executive Office of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology’s U.S. Preparations For the 2009-H1N1 Influenza is a long and sobering document. Dated August 7, 2009, the report discusses a long list of critical issues and recommendations that need to be addressed now.