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Guy Kewney as a social object

rss@it-analysis.com (David Tebbutt) — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:52:17 +0100

I can't let this week's post go by without mentioning Guy Kewney, who died last Thursday. When I made the jump from the computer industry into publishing, he was already a 'name'. We were fortunate... [Read More...]

Financial and environmental savings with GoToTraining

rss@it-analysis.com (David Tebbutt) — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:00:00 +0100

Just over a year ago, a major IT company cancelled a training visit on environmental grounds. We'd done the event before. I (one of the trainers) had flown to the US West coast to conduct a module... [Read More...]

Social networking: an authoritative guide

rss@it-analysis.com (David Tebbutt) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:58:48 +0100

What does 'social networking' mean to you? Loads of users freeloading on the company bandwidth? Opening gaping holes in the corporate firewall? Having to support a raft of new software over which you... [Read More...]

Is authority the first word or the last?

rss@it-analysis.com (David Tebbutt) — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:55:09 +0100

David Weinberger was one of the co-authors of the Cluetrain Manifesto which looked at the impact of the internet on markets and organisations. He wrote his first blog post in 1999 but didn't hit his... [Read More...]

If 'semantic web' annoys you, read on...

rss@it-analysis.com (David Tebbutt) — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:10:10 +0100

Say semantic web to a lot of people and the shutters on their brains come down. They may have lived through the disappointments of the AI or expert systems eras. Or they may simply know how... [Read More...]

Are multi-touch surfaces heading your way?

rss@it-analysis.com (David Tebbutt) — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:26:39 +0100

In the days of black screens and green type, the arrival of colour was somewhat puzzling. If computers had got us so far without colour, who'd want it? Everyone, it seems. Then came windows, icons,... [Read More...]

KM that works

rss@it-analysis.com (David Tebbutt) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:12:56 +0100

As if IT directors don't have enough on their plates, they're being sucked in to all sorts of new areas. Every enterprise is, or soon will be, an online publisher. Many will transition from a... [Read More...]

Eco-efficiency: a global online gathering (Jam)

rss@it-analysis.com (David Tebbutt) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:52:49 +0100

Well, IBM's Global Eco-Efficiency Jam has been going for 15 hours now. It aims to avoid science, politics and beliefs and focus on pragmatism and practical actions individuals and organisations can... [Read More...]

Is the eco-wind blowing your way?

rss@it-analysis.com (David Tebbutt) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:17:59 +0100

It wasn't so long ago that all 'green' activity went under the heading of 'idealism'. Nothing wrong with that, but the so-called developed world is not big on that sort of thing. It doesn't put money... [Read More...]

Time to stop taking water for granted

rss@it-analysis.com (David Tebbutt) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:42:44 +0100

Every day in recent months, the water level in our local lake has been dropping. The ducks have less and less water to swim in and find their food. As the water recedes it exposes smelly black mud... [Read More...]

Moving to a new app? Mind the data trap

rss@it-analysis.com (David Tebbutt) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:34:39 +0100

If you're anything like me, you're always on the lookout for software that will improve your life in some way. It might help you communicate more effectively and more widely or simply get you through... [Read More...]

Frighten the kids, or encourage the grown-ups?

rss@it-analysis.com (David Tebbutt) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:05:46 +0100

Have you seen the Act On CO2 'bedtime stories' advertisement that our dear government has spent �6M on? Although it's a cartoon, the words are real enough. Fundamentally, it tells children that... [Read More...]