Random Bits

Well, after the terrible scandal of the reviews (some of which were written by the authors themselves, posing as other people), I wonder how this plog experiment is going to go. Amazon Testing “Plogs”

This is a definate ouch. And when you think about how people have said they are going to be using Gmail, well maybe they'll burn a little more of that data onto CD or DVD. I've explored online, automated bvbackup services. I guess they are better than a sharp stick in the eye, but I…

Sometimes a great web metrics comes around that I know most people can wrap their heads around. This is one of those articles. Here's the skinny. Develop meaningful Key Performance Indicators (they could've actually spelled out the acronym a little sooner) that help you gauge your site's success. Downloads to sales, whitepapers, page views/session, etc….

The note about Groove is interesting. Most folks do forget that when you're at the local hotspot/cafe sipping your latte, reading your e-mail, and sending out information to your co-workers, those signals can be intercepted and misused. I'm making the jump to wireless myself soon, but I know that I'll be using a good amount…

I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes Gmail. I really think it is a great technology. The fact that it is currently being offered for free with ads is part of the process. I'm sure Google, post-IPO, will have plans to license it just like their search engine for intranets. PCWorld.com – Gmail:…

I think the most important parts of this article isn't the obvious spam-virus connection, but the discussion towards the end talking about e-mail 2.0 and moving towards more integrated messaging and the biggest barrier is Outlook and the MSFT hegemony PCWorld.com – Spam Gets Dangerous

This underscores several things: a) Companies that sell network gear to home users have to improve out of the box security b) Most users don't know nearly enough about the systems they install c) We need to be vigilent ourselves and help our friend and neighbors practice safer computing. Researcher Finds Hole In Popular Linksys…

Although WiMax is a long way off, perhaps these dicussions could open up WiFi over the UHF band. Groups debate wireless spectrum plans | CNET News.com

More press on Wikis, this one from Forbes. So at this point a bunch of middle to senior managers up to CIOs are probably going to start asking aroung their IT departments about this. At least the forward thinking ones will. There has been a good amount of talk about the wiki as collaboration light….

Wow, this is a really fresh approach to Knowledge Management (KM), think about how people actually work, what their roles are, and how that helps the organizations. According to the book The Hidden Power of Social Networks: Understanding How Work Really Gets Done in Organizations (Harvard Business School Press, June 2004) There are a few…