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The Right Web2.0 Tool for the Audience (Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook)

By Jim MacLennan ⋅ May 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The volume of Twitter posts popping up in my feed reader is ticking upward, a phenomenon I find interesting because of something I noted recently on LinkedIn. A few weeks ago, a new feature appeared, enabling me to report what I’m working on – Twitter for the office crowd. Always willing to try some flair, [...]

Three Dimensions of the Conversation – Millennials and Web 2.0

By Jim MacLennan ⋅ April 13, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Catching up on some old links – all related to the impact of Web 2.0, and especially the incoming Millennials, on the workplace. At internetnews, Kuchinskas has laid out a pretty good summary of concerns about the philosophy of information sharing on the public Internet – this doesn’t translate well to many corporate environments (see [...]

Branching Out: Writing for the FEI Blog

By Jim MacLennan ⋅ April 4, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Yet another interesting way that the Internet has broadened my connections and collaborations … After connecting over LinkedIn and exchanging common interests via e-mail and blog post, the fine folks over at The Front End of Innovation blog asked me to do some posting there as well. They have a different posting style – shorter, [...]

Anthropology of LinkedIn Answers: Five Days of Posts

By Jim MacLennan ⋅ February 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

I have seven RSS feeds from LinkedIn Answers in my blogroll for a few months now. I’ll answer a question every once in a while, haven’t posted one yet, maybe some day. As I scan these questions, I can see this social network exhibiting multiple personalities, interesting patterns. So this week, I let my blog [...]

My Networking CV (or, What’s In It For Me?)

By Jim MacLennan ⋅ January 26, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

As social networking sites proliferate and mature, we’re all learning how to use these interesting new resources. True, it is just a modern take on “professional networking” – purposeful connections with different special interest groups, to share ideas and lay the foundation for current or future “opportunities”. I’m involved with a couple of organizations like [...]

Measuring and Reporting IT Value (1 of 2)

By Jim MacLennan ⋅ November 17, 2007 ⋅ One comment

This started off as a quick response to a question on LinkedIn Answers … but I got on a roll … Here’s a simplistic way to measure and report on IT value: Is your IT group working on the right things? Are they working on the right things well? Is your IT spend comparable to [...]

Five Best Conversations with my Meebo (web IM) Client

By Jim MacLennan ⋅ August 29, 2007 ⋅ One comment

Back in January, I added the Meebo client to my blog page, and over the past few months I’ve learned a lot about web chat in general … There are other clients out there, and I’ve tried a few – most recently the AIM Wimzi, which came close to unseating Meebo as my web chat [...]

LinkedIn Networking Generates Some Hits; Thoughts on Facebook

By Jim MacLennan ⋅ April 4, 2007 ⋅ One comment

A quick note about LinkedIn, the social networking site for business professionals; I’ve been a member / participant for over a year, but definitely not an aggressive link-seeker. For example, I am protective of my personal database of contacts – some of whom I am quite sure would not appreciate having their email address submitted [...]

Vendor back and forth getting a little comical these days

By Jim MacLennan ⋅ September 21, 2005 ⋅ One comment

It’s definitely getting near the end of the year – the vendors / sales reps are just amazing these days with their tenacity. One was peppering me with voice mails – I give him credit for knowing some pretty effective ways to get past the “defenses”, like leaving an email address to try and get [...]

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