technology
The Cool Wall: MIT Invisible Mouse
The übergeeks at MIT’s Media Lab came up with this invisible mouse powered by infra-red sensors. Scroll down to see the video and cast your vote!
RECAP: The Community Engagement Framework
[NOTE: This post is a recap of this week's series on the Community Engagement Framework.] The Community Engagement Framework will contain the definitions of what I mean when I talk and write about community engagement, social business, social media and social governance. Social Media Social media can be defined as an ecosystem that consists of [...]
The Community Engagement Framework – Part 3: Social Governance
Leading up to today, I talked about social media and social business as part of the Community Engagement Framework. Today, I’ll add the final part of the framework: social governance. Social governance refers to the formal and informal rules that are used to monitor and govern social media use. These fall into four categories: Laws [...]
The Community Engagement Framework – Part 2: Social Business
Yesterday, I kicked off the Fundamentals series with an introduction to social media as part of the Community Engagement Framework. Today, in Part 2, I’ll continue with social business. Social business can be seen as becoming involved with social media as an organization. It is a process of an organization building social capital by creating [...]
The Community Engagement Framework – Part 1: Social Media
As I alluded to last week, I’d be taking a step back (to eventually take two steps forward) with posts that focused more on the fundamentals. In the first of a three-part post, I’ll outline the Community Engagement Framework, starting with social media. This framework will contain the definitions of what I mean when I [...]
Outlook 2010 – Part 2: Businesses
Earlier this month, I wrote about 2010 developments on the consumer side. In this post, I’ll focus on developments that I think will affect business the most, particular in regards to social business and social media. These are the topics: Rationalization Preparation Application Other developments
Outlook 2010 – Part 1: Consumers
This month, I’ll be looking ahead to 2010 and the developments that I’ll be looking forward to. In this post, I’ll be discussing trends on the consumer side and in the next post, we’ll be looking at developments on the business side. The developments on the consumer side I’ll be looking at are: Social Developments [...]
25 Things Your Future Colleagues Won’t Know About
As we approach the end of the year, I thought I’d make a post about the incredible technological progress we’ve made. Here’s my overview of things that will draw blank stares from your future colleagues. Media: Vinyl records / VHS tapes / Cassette tapes / CDs / LaserDisc / MiniDisc and their playback equipment 3.5” [...]
