On firehoses and filters: Part 1

Image above courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Online Catalog.   I’ve never been worried about information overload, tending to treat it as a problem of consumption rather than one of production or availability: you don’t have to listen to everything, read everything, watch everything. As a result, when, some years ago, I … Continue reading “On firehoses and filters: Part 1”

More sniffing around Twitter, Chatter and pheromones

[Note: This is my third post in a series I’ve been writing on this topic; the two previous posts immediately precede this one]. What I want to do here is touch on a few subjects that came up in earlier posts, where I didn’t really have the time or space to express what I meant … Continue reading “More sniffing around Twitter, Chatter and pheromones”

Thinking more about Twitter, Chatter and knowledge worker pheromones

Introduction This post is a follow-up to one I wrote a few days ago; based on the twitter and mail feedback, and on the comments I’ve received via blog and facebook, it seemed worthwhile to continue discussions on this train of thought. Summary of previous post Let me first summarise where I was trying to … Continue reading “Thinking more about Twitter, Chatter and knowledge worker pheromones”

Please buy this book: a book review with a difference

This is a post recommending that you buy a particular book. Now I’ve written many book reviews in the past, recommended that you read many books in the past. So what’s so different about this particular book? What makes it special? Well, first off, I haven’t actually read the book. There’s a good reason for … Continue reading “Please buy this book: a book review with a difference”

Social objects in the enterprise: Part 3

Prologue Given the depth and nature of conversations on this subject, I think I’d better let this one run for a while. Many of you have commented in different ways, by writing in, by talking to me, by commenting on this blog, or on Facebook or Twitter, or even by writing blog posts and pointing … Continue reading “Social objects in the enterprise: Part 3”