Although some say that IM spam (spim) is becoming a problem, I haven't seen it and Dina Mehta makes good points at why the IM model, for example Skype, works. The default setting is to require permission to contact you and you can deny permission at anytime. Sure, this would make e-mail a little more…
This is one of the first manifestos from ChangeThis and it isn't deep, it isn't even revolutionary. What it is are some basic rules of e-mail that I think are just good to be reminded of. Granted, it's not so bad as when the Internet population exploded and everyone, their brother, and grandmother got online…
Updates from Shared Spaces. I've played a bit with SocialText. I think it is interesting. But I think it would have been better (as they suggest) if I was working on a project during the demo period…oh well. Shared Spaces Research & Consulting: Shared Spaces Briefing, Aug 14 Today's highlights: PeopleSoft Licenses IntelliSync; Intranets.com Review;…
I have yet to read the article cited, but I certainly support the sentiment. Too often IT department choose what is convenient, instead of really looking for what meats the real needs of users. Often, I've found, the “pilot” stage is really just “pre-implementation testing”. If it were me, I would have several small pilot…
On Monday I posted my initial thoughts about the new IM product InterComm from Five Across. If you haven't downloaded it (and I recommend you do) here is a good screen shot of it (from the Five Across website): The first thing I noticed was the nice UI. It's pretty intuitive and graphically appealing. The…
Interesting updates from Michael today. The Cinci Bell post is interesting as another example of telcos providing companies with a way to have employees available and “contactable” in a variety of ways. In somewhat related news, I was just speaking with Joanne Kisling of Five Across in the PR department. I am planning on writing…
