Web startups & venture capital
Kate Carruthers Is it just me, or is there an air of desperation whenever web startups are talking to venture capitalists (VCs) at events? I’m not talking about the formal meetings with…
Is Social Media Still Serious Business? Part 3
In the business arena social media will continue to enable the agile enterprise. Social media provides businesses with the ability to build relationships. This will continue, with many organisations using…
Is Social Media Still Serious Business? Part 2
Over the next few years we are likely to see the continued integration and convergence of devices, media and channels, with users taking technology with them wherever they go, instead…
Is Social Media Still Serious Business? Part 1
Social media is being woven into the fabric of our daily lives almost without us noticing. Most mainstream news sites now have user comments and voting, and they embed video…
Impressive recent conference – eLearning08
I’ve been to a lot of conferences but one of the most impressive in terms of logistics and use of social media was eLearning08. Held at the Roundhouse at University…
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Top 10 Habits of Bad Managers
In recent years the idea of good management has become somewhat unfashionable. Instead, writers and researchers have focused on leadership. This has led to a serious dearth of good management…
Devils in the Workplace – part 3
In a great book Bob Sutton has talked about his no asshole rule (No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t) and he has evangelized the…
#LeWeb08 Paris – some thoughts
The theme for Le Web 08 is LOVE. Strangely I was walking around the area where the conference is being held earlier today and realised that the square nearby the…
Devils in the Workplace – part 2
What does this work devil phenomenon tell us about the modern workplace? It tells us that in spite of the rhetoric about caring for staff, the reality is that as…