Over the years I’ve been reading a series of books about culture and communication. I believe my interest stem from my fascination with history starting from early Roman to modern times. I’m fascinated with the way we as a species have developed over the past two millennium. What is of particular interest is how societies … Read More “Death of Democracy; long live Capatalism” »
Category: communication
The last year has seen a marked decrease in the amount of entries to my blog. Several reasons come to mind. First this blog is really for me and not so much for other to learn about me. Admittedly some entries like the Lost Chennault’s have received a fair number of views most of … Read More “I'm not writing much” »
Web logs are mostly about what the writers think. At least good ones in my opinion. However sometimes opinions external to the blog have an impact. I’ve been critical of the entire Web 2.0 hype and even went as far as adding a criticism section to the Wikipedia section on Web 2.0. Here is a … Read More “Web 2.0 is dead” »
Thanks to Robert McNally for pointing out an informative ComputerWorld article about companies embracing scoial networks. The most notable quote is: “companies must avoid the “Kumbaya Zone” — the place where social media is ultimately a time-waster and has little business value.” — Jonathan Yarmis The ComputerWorld article may be found here by clicking here: … Read More “Corporate use of social media” »
One of the better quotes I’ve read regarding the steps a corporation should take when luanching into social media was made by Valdis Krebs, “…focusing first on the sociology of building networks and then supporting those social networks with technology — the correct sequence of attention…”
There was a breakout session, or un-conference if you are hip to the lingo, at the Web 2.0 Expo. It was a short 40 minutes and the discussion was far ranging. There were not to many so we all had a chance to say, “Hi I am Joe Smith and I work at some other … Read More “Web 2.0 Expo and Health 2.0” »
A certain company is dealing with a spate of bad press regarding the actions of a previous employee. The details can be found at the employee’s site. The upshot of this is that the employee reposted material found on public websites on her personal site. The information was confidential to the company however it was … Read More “Corporations and Bad Press” »