Month: August 2006

http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/08/30/knowing-knowledge-and-releasing-books-online/ George Siemens is about to release a book: How we market, how we learn, how we build, how we collaborate – these are all changing. Most organizations are not prepared for the sea change washing ashore. We are conducting business in a manner that is no longer reflective of the market, or society as […]

http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/08/30/michael-de-kort-the-coast-guard-and-democratised-media/ The Washington Post features a report about Michael de Kort, a Lockheed Martin employee who – after getting no results from the usual channels – posted a whistleblowing video on Youtube about a set of critical security flaws in a fleet of refurbished Coast Guard patrol boats. The report suggests Michael’s tactics have worked: […]

http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/08/30/web-20-job-boards-roundup/ The 37signals Job Board costs $250 for 30 days; jobs are divided into design, progbramming, business and miscellaneous. Given 37signals’ emphasis on design, most are design jobs. It’s hard to say how many there are a day, as dates aren’t included. CrunchBoard is Michael Arrington’s effort, attached to his not inconsiderable TechCrunch empire. Posting […]

http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/08/30/on-the-move/ Om Malik and Michael Arrington are pondering Dave Winer’s move towards mobile-enabling the blogosphere. Specifically, his product OPML Editor will allow users to view content they’ve subscribed to on their mobile phone. This is definitely a useful feature; I certainly spend a fair amount of time viewing my Gmail on my phone (in lieu […]