a blog about information
I’m flabbergasted. There’s a lot for me to read and to catch up on, a lot for me to digest, a lot for me to learn from. My thanks to all of you. Now I need to do justice to the comments and suggestions and criticisms, and it’s going to take a little time. I’m … Continue reading “Comments on my Facebook posts”
Something David N Wallace said in his recent post triggered this train of thought. There are people who think that Facebook is too open. And there are people who think that Facebook is too closed. The Too Open crew tend to take a risk-averse enterprise view, and concern themselves with archival and retrieval and regulation and … Continue reading “Facebook: Open or closed?”
A few days ago, I promised to share my thoughts about Facebook in the context of knowledge management in the enterprise. So here goes. First off, some context. For many years people have not wanted to share their “little black books”, their contacts and addresses. For whatever reason, some people appeared to feel that they … Continue reading “Facebook and the enterprise: Part 3”
Yesterday’s post on Facebook and the enterprise seems to have elicited quite a few comments, so I thought I’d carry on where I left off, catalysed by what you’ve had to say. Tom Foremski raises the issue of Facebook’s addictiveness. I think this is really important. What does this addictiveness represent? Ease of use? Simplicity … Continue reading “Facebook and the enterprise: Part 2”
First, a piece of apocrypha: A very long time ago. Two shoe salesmen make the long journey by boat from England to Africa. Coach. Very tired. And on the first night there, despite their tiredness, they both send urgent telegrams home. One says “Nobody wears shoes here. Catching next boat home.”. And the other says … Continue reading “Facebook and the enterprise: Part 1”