In this new, social, virtual, collaborative world, I’m often asked for “real” examples of the value of collaboration or how all this social media “stuff” is going to make a difference. As with any “paradigm shift” or “bubble,” depending upon your level of cynicism, much media attention has been and is expended watching the social [...]
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It’s not easy being green…but it is possible
Posted in environment, real-world example, tagged audit, datacenter, energy, green, IT on November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As per Esteban’s comments on my last post, I thought it would be helpful to list some of the more real examples of how enterprises are Greening IT. Most initiatives are focused primarily on energy efficiency. I believe this is a common trend, because “green” is still equated with “more expensive” and reducing energy costs [...]
Making the Most of Your RSS Reader
Posted in real-world example, tagged aggregation, aggregator, ATOM, newsfeed, newsreader, RSS on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks to @elsua for tweeting this excellent set of tips on leveraging your RSS reader. I find there is so much out there, it gets harder and harder to feel on top of things. I would seriously lose my mind if not for my RSS reader, the Wizz News Reader add-on for Firefox. The site’s [...]
Will Dr. Horrible Succeed?! (dunt-dunt—daaah)
Posted in real-world example, tagged DrHorrible, entertainment, Web2.0, Whedon on July 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is definitely an interesting experiment, by Joss Whedon, to pull the entertainment industry, kicking and screaming, into the Web 2.0, audience-centric world. I love the integration between the “blog” and iTunes…and it seems others do too: viewer overload crashed the site the first night while its availability/status was being tweeted to [...]
