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David Teten and I just debuted our first monthly column for Fast Company, entitled Crossing the Social Networking Chasm, about how this technology is moving into the mainstream. In the article, we look at some of the objections people are raising about social networking sites and re-assess “realistic” expectations of them.
One of the really cool things about the Net is its ability to mobilize people to assist in social causes. One such cause is the Florida Hurricane Relief Fund.
All I can say is, I’m really glad that I don’t live in Florida. But the people that do live there need your help. I can’t even […]
“Most people still experience online collaboration as a formal session where a bunch of people arrived at a predetermined time and passively view a scripted presentation.
Those uses are important, but most of the collaboration that goes on in organizations is much more spontaneous and varied.
We think there is a tremendous opportunity to support […]
OK, I know Chris is John Dvorak’s coauthor and all, but he has a really annoying habit of criticizing new technology without adequately exploring it. I don’t know if it’s just the business networking sites don’t spend enough on advertising with Ziff-Davis or if it’s just that cynicism seems to sell magazines, but following […]
Since 2001, Group Jazz and Howard Rheingold Associates have been putting on an annual online conference about online social networks. Online Social Networks 2004 is coming up October 13-27. It will feature:
After Trillian Pro, it is now the turn of Jabber, the powerful, open source and cross-platform instant messaging platform to get the RSS fix.
Thanks to a new PHP application developed by Fernando Aversa, it is now possible to subscribe to multiple RSS newsfeeds and to receive them directly inside your instant messenger.
September 14-16, I’ll be attending the Collaborative Communities of Practice 2004 Online Conference. I attended one of iCohere’s conferences last year and found it very rewarding, both in terms of educational content and making connections with others interested in the topic.
This is one of the more intriguing online networking success stories I’ve heard lately. Thomas Power, Chairman of Ecademy, posted the following request on his Ecademy blog earlier today:
In the newly launched Fast Company Networking Forum, Laura Rich
asks:
Why do some people hesitate to embrace networking? How did it earn its seedy reputation? And on the flip side, if you’re an active networker who doesn’t appreciate the stereotype of sweaty palms and business cards, how do you avoid making such an impression?
MSNBC.com has an interesting article from Forbes about the de-beatnik-ification of Linux. Reminds me of the time that Mike Schinkel of Xtras.net fame told me: “Be careful or you will become what you most dispise.”
I read a rumor late Tuesday that Spoke CEO Ben Smith had been “fired”. Given our recent conversations with Spoke, this came as quite a surprise to me, so I checked it out with some other sources, as well as directly with Spoke. Here’s what Spoke VP of Business Development Andy Halliday had […]
In a press release Tuesday, LinkedIn announced that they are the first online business network to cross the one million users mark.