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Online Information Conference 2010 – Call for Papers

Online Information Conference 2010 – Call for Papers

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Have you submitted a proposal yet? The deadline of May 3rd is approaching fast. Here’s why you should submit a proposal: Show case your work with 700 delegates from over 40 countries and be seen as a pioneer and leader in what you do If you have been part of a successful (or unsuccessful) project with innovative best practices, lessons learned, hints and tips, then we want to hear from you Benefit from the extensive marketing campaign and promotional exposure/recognition…

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Ten Reasons Social Media Will Not Replace Email

Ten Reasons Social Media Will Not Replace Email

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Email is here to stay – long live email?  Here are some reasons why email is not going to disappear soon: 1. People still send hand-written letters via snail mail, even though they could instead make a phone call, send an email, text message, or status update. 2. Nearly all sites on the web that require registration require an email address. Some are starting to integrate social media into this process (through things like Facebook Connect), but that is still…

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Twitter Search in Plain English

Twitter Search in Plain English

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Maybe nothing new here for the seasoned Twitter user, but as always, Lee Lefever does a great job in putting across fairly complex concepts in a simple ‘matter of fact’ way. This new video from CommonCraft covers Twitter Search, and for anyone who wants to know more about ‘trends’ and ‘hashtags’ then look no further, all is explained here. If you want to see more of the CommonCraft ‘Simple English’ videos, subscribe to the CommonCraft channel on YouTube.

The Twitterverse v0.9 (Preview)

The Twitterverse v0.9 (Preview)

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Preview: The Twitterverse v0.9 by @BrianSolis & @Jess3, originally uploaded by b_d_solis. The Twitterverse was created in the spirit of The Conversation Prism. This is a preview of the soon-to-be announced Twitterverse by @BrianSolis and @Jess3 Please let Brian Solis know what is missing and if the image needs to be reorganized for the placement of apps. (cc) www.briansolis.com

Twitter in Plain English

Twitter in Plain English

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Twitter in Plain English, another great video by Lee LeFever over at the CommonCraft Show. If you’re still not sure what twitter is, or whether it’s for you, this will go some way to answering your questions.

Facebook’s New Terms of Service – they own your data forever!

Facebook’s New Terms of Service – they own your data forever!

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Thank to The Consumerist for this, which I’d missed at the time. Facebook revised it’s Terms of Service on 4th February 2009 which gives it almost limitless rights to do what it wants with your data…forever, regardless of whether you decide to terminate your account. Facebook’s terms of service (TOS) used to say that when you closed an account on their network, any rights they claimed to the original content you uploaded would expire. Not anymore. Now, anything you upload…

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Web 2.0 – a definition

Web 2.0 – a definition

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There have been numerous definitions and interpretations of what Web 2.0 is, but I quite liked the description of it as a ‘participatory theatre’, where the principles and technologies of Web 2.0 evolve the user experience from hunting and gathering to creation and social connections. It is also said that: Web 2.0 can be characterised as nothing more than a massive social experiment, and one that harnesses the stupidity of crowds as well as its wisdom. Just like real life…

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Enterprises urged to pay staff to use their own kit

Enterprises urged to pay staff to use their own kit

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According to analyst group Gartner, enterprises could make significant savings by paying staff to use their own laptops. The report suggested that a monthly payment of £47 per employee would be cost effective and attractive to staff. Gartner said that schemes that encourage staff to use their own laptops would reduce maintenance and support costs and improve productivity. “The costs go down for the enterprise if the notebook is provided by the employee because the employee takes more responsibility fixing…

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Tom Watson talks about social media initiative at 2gether08

Tom Watson talks about social media initiative at 2gether08

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Finally got to see Tom Watson in person, presenting at 2gether08 about the Government initiative to provide more open access to public, non-personal data sets. Tom talked about the launch of a competition for social innovators and entrepeneurs to develop more effective products and services using government pulished provide more effective use of published information. More information about this on the ‘Show us a better way‘ website. This is one of the initiatives coming out of the Power of Information…

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