Ever wonder how Wikipedia maintains such a high degree of quality material on any given subject?  They have an army of unpaid content curators.   They also have you. The all-volunteer team of curators is constantly checking new submissions to ensure they meet  the rules that Wikipedia established that were designed to prevent self-promotion, that articles only reference reliable sources, and establish levels of 'notability' for things that get ...

Google Wave has been lambasted for its lack of a killer app or specific business use case.  A new application built on Google Wave seeks to become that first killer app. UnaWave is a new work management solution built on Google Wave.  They call it work management since it’s been developed to work the way you do - Collaboratively and intuitively.  To me it’s also more of a Social Task and Social Project Management system.  Try it out here: Do ...

I’ve had two experiences with Marc Benioff. One positive and one less so.  The positive experience dealt with Marc taking a direct role in helping a friend of mine find a job within Salesforce.  Marc didn’t have to but he did it because he cares about hiring great people. The second experience was in the summer of 2003 during a Terminator 3 premier in San Francisco.  One of my friends was a personal advisor to Arnold Schwarzenegger and was ...

  Imagine there's no IT responsibility, it’s easy if you try No software to install, only cloud software to buy Imagine all your employees, working on the fly Imagine there’s no Microsoft Office, it isn’t hard to do Nothing to download and install, and no updates too Imagine all of your employees, working online to get things done You may say it will never work, and you’re not the only one Maybe someday you’ll change your mind And ...

Many corporate champions liken the process of implementing Enterprise 2.0 solutions to corporate surgery.  The corporate patient realizes that an operation is needed, but may procrastinate until on life support.  It’s the enterprise equivalent of ignoring the pain to prolong the inevitable. It doesn’t have to be.  In fact, I’ve created a simple E2.0 operating guide for you - complete with symptom and cure.  Beware, implementing the solutions ...

Never short of an opinion on Enterprise 2.o topics, Dan Keldsen tells it like it is.  It’s refreshing to hear an unvarnished opinion on topics concerning today’s corporations and Dan doesn’t disappoint.  When we spoke a few weeks ago, Dan was more than happy to share. I  am breaking up our discussion into two distinct parts.  The first, this one, on the value of Microblogging.  The second, a look at the future of ...

My boss walked in and just started laughing. Not a condescending laugh, but a contagious chuckle at my expense. In a company of 5000 people, I had emailed all of them in search of a team or individual that had handled a similar challenge as the one I was facing at a large retailer.  It was out of frustration that I launched the missive pleading for help on an initiative I knew had been done before by scores of our consultants.  But the ...

When a new CIO steps into office he is given three envelopes in the event he runs into trouble. Inside the 1st envelope a note reads “play it safe”. If that doesn’t work than he opens the 2nd envelope which reads “blame the business unit”.  If neither works than he opens up the 3rd envelope which reads "prepare 3 envelopes". We all have certain preconceptions we bring with us into a new company or project.  Maybe it’s ...

The last quartile of the 20th century was marked by a rise in software development by companies, individuals and hobbyist groups.    Key among software development methodologies was a controversial yet innovative idea about giving away your software code for others to use and improve upon it.   Those new to the free and open source community may not appreciate how radical and dangerous the idea of giving away your source code ...

  The iPad’s digital coattails are long and there are no shortage of people riding them.  The most persistent appear to be rotating around its axis as if trying to acquire a suntan by means of the occasional ray.  Their status being elevated by merely being in proximity to one. Is it all hype? Or does Apple have another big winner on its hands?  Judging by my friends’ responses, version one is a fantastic first try, but wait ...