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More articles relating to using IM in the workplace. Indispensable. Shared Spaces Research & Consulting Ltd: News for Today, May 18

The Internet was designed as a collaboration tool and we've come a long way since the first website was launched. E-mail has also always been a tool for collaboration, but inboxes are so cluttered with spam and other messages that many pundits are even claiming e-mail's days are numbered. How, then, can you collaborate with…

More buzz and articles are being written about this idea that collaboration isn't about tools. It's about how we work and process information together. The outcome is often 1+1=3. The bottom line from a recent META group article on collaboration states that “Effective collaboration strategies will enable workers and teams to be more productive within…

This is a really good article from BusinessWeek on how businesses are taking adavantage of blogs both for external PR, but also helping people be more productive. Blogging with the Boss' blessing: “Blogging With The Boss's Blessing More companies are helping employees to speak freely — and bond with customers “

Nice, short article with good points about marketing. I think the point later in the article about being able try new and innovative technologies (they use blogs and live chat on your site) is a double edged sword. True, smaller companies can try these pretty easily without internal read tape, but they also are on…

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…