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News for May 6 Shared Spaces Research & Consulting Ltd: News for Today, May 6

It seems that many relatively “old” technologies have reached ciritical mass of late to start making news beyond early adopters. Blogs and RSS have been around for many years, but only in the last 6 months or so have I noticed that RSS buttons appearing on all the major tech news and other news sites…

The forth bullet-point in today's news is interesting…Good tips for virtual teams, but meeting face to face regularly? Sounds counter-intuitive. Shared Spaces Research & Consulting Ltd: News for Today, May 5: “News for Today, May 5 More news in the world of shared spaces:”

I think IM is one of the most crucial and powerful collaboration tools available. Easy, free (in most cases), and now many have webcams and voicechat. Of course, once something is popular online virus writers will target it. This is another reason why everyone (dial-up or highspeed) needs both anti-virus software and a personal firewall….

Having a quick, simple way to poll is a nice feature on any website. The poll Robin has as an example is nice. Of course, there are many free polling options out there too. ViewletPoll is a new service that makes it as easy and fun as it can get the creation, publishing and management…

I've visited this site before. Might not be the best organized, but the software section is a good place to start reviewing options. Read reviews of the best creativity software and brainstorming tools – from InnovationTools: “Creativity programs and tools serve as catalysts, jump-starting your brain?s creative juices to help you generate more ideas. These…

Nice review piece. There is certainly a building buzz around these technologies. As computer speeds and bandwidth improves I think we'll all be living in a William Gibson novel soon. InfoWorld: Web conferencing meets the desktop: April 30, 2004: By Cathleen Moore : APPLICATION_DEVELOPMENT : APPLICATIONS : DATA_MANAGEMENT : PLATFORMS : STORAGE: “Web conferencing has…

From Shared Spaces Consulting… I've been shifting house and office for the past week, but am 'back in the saddle' today. Here's what's up in the world of shared spaces: Microsoft released a connector that enables Lotus Notes users to schedule and launch conferences in Microsoft Live Meeting 2003 (previously PlaceWare). Comment: definitely a good…

Talk about an understatement. Six Degrees looks like a fabulous program! Will I try it? Probably so, pretty soon. If you live and die by e-mail, Six Degrees looks like it can save you the hassle of having to file, re-file, and find e-mails. Select an e-mail, a person, or a file and all the…

Not only disasters, but planning telework for major disruptions like strikes and large public events. Out here the 2010 winter games are coming. I hope that by 2007 companies have made real progress in letting people telecommute. OPM Finds Agencies Are Doing Better at Preparing for the Worst by Stephen Barr (Washington Post, April 30,…