social computing & social media
Bye Bye Web 2.0 In fact, I've always been uncomfortable with the term web 2.0 and it is seriously starting to annoy me now. Thus I have decided to excise it from my vocabulary. Henceforth it shall be referred to throughout my domain as social computing
ideas
"We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses." -- C. G. Jung, Psychological Reflections
ideas
"Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm." -- Sir Winston Churchill
ideas
Anyone who has some time to spare on 27 Oct should check out this seminar by an eminent woman in engineering Prof. Milica Popovi?. She's from the McGill University, Montréal, Québec in Canada. Venue: Macquarie University, North Rye, Building E6A, Room 133 Time: 2-3pm, Monday 27 October, 2008
ideas
The indefatigable Nick Holmes a Court over at Shifted Pixels has updated his Australia's Top 50 Twitter Influencers (aka The Twitterati Top 50) Using the power of web 2.0 goodness his list now updates automatically and can be embedded - guaranteed to keep people tweeting madly! I
ideas
Well an astonishing amount of chit-chat on Twitter today with Nick's Oz Twitter Top 50 post. What will be even more interesting is how his post changes the relative ranking of the people listed. Will definitely be watching this little social experiment to see what happens.
ideas
Was trying to clarify my ideas about Enterprise 2.0 recently and realised the most important thing is that it enables the agile enterprise. Social software or web 2.0 technology allows connection of core business systems and processes with the people that need to access them. That is, it
ideas
"I am only one; but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; I will not refuse to do something I can do." -- Helen Keller
ideas
Let me preface these remarks with some facts - I get banks and what they do and believe we are pretty lucky in Australia with our banking system; I've even worked for several banks; I don't hate banks (except in that normal way when there is
ideas
Attending the Australian Technology Showcase session in Sydney tonight. ATS describes itself as a "promotional and networking government program targeted at small and medium sized Australian business enterprises with innovative, cutting edge technologies." They actually introduced themselves as "we're from the government and we'
ideas
I have been out visiting regional areas in NSW and talking to small business owners about their websites, online marketing, social media and social networking recently. It has really clarified three things I think a website needs to tell a new visitor within the first few seconds: 1. who you
ideas
"Press on: nothing in the world can take the place of perseverance. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.