Personal Commentary
Working Out Loud*
It occurred to me recently that my blogging has all but slammed to a screeching halt. Since the Council was bought by Dachis Group, I’ve barely managed to blog at all, and my tweeting has wound down considerably, as well. This is not to say I’ve slowed down with social engagement, in fact, it’s [...]
Social is as Social Does
One of the greatest joys of owning your own business is you get to break the rules when it’s warranted. We have a hard and fast rule about Council membership that states only large enterprises can join with more than 10K employees. Chris McGrath of ThoughtFarmer referred Ephraim Freed to me when we were first getting started. I [...]
For Ada Lovelace Day: The other Esther Dyson
It’s hard to not think of Esther Dyson on a day that recognizes women in Science and Technology. I’m not the first to write about her for Ada Lovelace day, but I hope to reveal a side of Esther that will serve to inspire women everywhere. I first met Esther in 1989, I believe. I was working for [...]
Checkmate
Enterprise 2.0 is a Crock!!! says Dennis (the 2.0 Menace). Here’s who says it isn’t: Accenture+ Adidas Group+ Alcatel-Lucent+ Alcoa+ Allstate+ Alstom Power+ AMD+ AT&T+ Bell Canada+ Booz Allen Hamilton+ British Petroleum+ CapitalOne+ Cardiff University (UK)+ Chubb+ Cisco+ Compagnie de Saint Gobain+ Compuware+ Corning+ Covidien+ CSC+ Deloitte+ Deutsche Bank+ The Disney Corporation+ DuPont+ Electronic Arts+ Eli [...]
The Urgency of Now
The news about Sarah Palin broke today while I was working. Where did I see the news? Twitter (of course). Seconds turned to minutes, and I found myself impatient with not knowing the inside scoop on the why behind the resignation. What was the target of my impatience? The Twitter community. Seems ridiculous, but it’s [...]
ITSinsider is looking for love not work… :-)
I read an old-fashioned user-generated column in Newsweek this week where a young woman quoted her mother as saying, “…finding a job you love means never working a day in your life.” For the past nearly two years, I’ve had the special privilege to cover the Enterprise 2.0 sector as an employee of nGenera. Hands [...]
