Author: Vince Kimball

Great SchoolBlogs appearing again today. Check out the SchoolBlog Updates to access them. Remember that the Updates Page will only pick up a new blog if the homepage has been edited. Notice too how Tim has created a SchoolBlog specifically for his two day course. Weblogs are great for events. I created an 'event'  weblog for our School Exhibition Week… Continue reading SchoolBlog Updates

How to create a K-Logger: Amy Wohl wrote a great article on Weblogs and KM recently.  In it she said that companies are willing to purchase solutions that 1) preserve and organize knowledge (so it isn't lost when someone quits), 2) use that knowledge to train new employees quickly, and 3) provide current employees with a resource that lets… Continue reading Amy Wohl

David Winer on Email: Adam Curry rants eloquently about email. BTW, we have the problem licked. We're using a new system at UserLand, it replaces our largely email-based internal communication system. It's a combination of instant messaging and outlining. I'm sure it's not for everyone. But for workgroups whose product is thought (like my company),… Continue reading Adam Curry rants

David Winer on Distributed Systems: I commented on this in a recent DaveNet, but no one picked it up as far as I can tell. “The economics of software favor small independent developers.” Double-click on that, and look at the ways the Big's try to undermine the Little's, but it's mostly bullshit. Where are the… Continue reading recent DaveNet

Surprise: E-Biz is Doing Fine. Despite the seemingly endless cycle of bad and depressing news, online purchases increased in September compared to a year ago, according to studies. By Farhad Manjoo. [Wired News]

Pop Tech's Unbroken Connection. Futurists and tech pragmatists convene to discuss the possibilities of always being online. 'We're not far from a world where all of human knowledge is accessible to you instantly from the ether,' says Pop Tech's founder. Mark K. Anderson reports from Camden, Maine. All of human knowledge? That's got to be… Continue reading Pop Tech's Unbroken Connection

NYT. McKinsey study finds that recent US productivity growth was driven by only 6 of 59 sectors of the US economy. Computer productivity rose from 45% to 66% a year. Wow. This makes the point I made yesterday about knowledge worker productivity on the K-Logs group: Most knowledge workers are not productive. Fully 70% of… Continue reading NYT

SiliconValley.com part of San Jose Mercury News – by Dan Gillmor – Can government balance civil liberties, security? In an interview at the annual Agenda technology conference, Baker gladly acknowledges a shift in the balance between liberty and risk. But it's the people, he says, who are demanding it, even more than the politicians. If… Continue reading Mercury News

Washington Post – Editorial Op-Ed – Stampeded in the House: The bill has enormous implications for civil liberties, on which it arguably infringes in a number of serious ways while conferring additional powers on law enforcement officials to combat terrorism. Days after the vote, no one knows the extent of the infringement, save that there… Continue reading Washington Post

SiliconValley.com part of San Jose Mercury News – Support grows for Ellison's national ID card proposal: Silicon Valley software mogul Larry Ellison's proposal to create a national ID card has gained substantial ground — and the interest of top Bush administration officials — in a signal that the controversial idea may be closer to reality… Continue reading Mercury News