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- ICANN declares independence, breaks ties with U.S. government
- Let the in-fighting begin!How long before it is subverted for political/ideolical purposes like the U.N. has been subverted?(not to say the U.S. hasn't)A bit of naiveness involvedIt stands to reason that, when governments are involved, that there will be political and ideological squabbles on any decision.The EU as a "unified"...
- Tags: Government, Corporate governance, INTERNET, Vertical industries, U.S. Government, ICANN
- Discussion threads 2009-10-01
- The taboo of failure
- Google plans for failureI read sometime back about google's strategy to handle hardware failure. Instead of focussing on building expensive unbreakable hardware, they assume it a given and build it into the software to handle hardware failures. So the concept is gaining ground.http://andrewchenblog.com/2009/07/13/built-to-fail-how-companies-like-google-ideo-and-37signals-build-failure-tolerant-systems-for-anything/Great managers understand it.I once worked for a...
- Tags: Strategy, great manager, information technology
- Discussion threads 2009-09-07
- Building a vision for Government 2.0
- Government 2.0 isn't waiting for a federal mandate. Earlier this week, the nation's first ever CIO, Vivek Kundra, urged the use of Web 2.0 approaches to address the needs of government and citizens at the Management of Change conference in Norfolk, Virginia. Kundra outlined several important areas where he...
- Tags: Web, Citizen, Web 2.0, Vision, Vivek Kundra, Government, Vertical Industries, Dion Hinchcliffe
- Blog posts 2009-06-03
- SAP Americas' president, Rob Enslin, on avoiding IT failure [podcast]
- SAP Americas' president, Rob Enslin, on avoiding IT failure [podcast]Old-School?Clearly Rob has been more successful in his career than I, so my opinion may be of questionable value. And clearly his time is critical, so hearing his perspectives was of great value.But there were a lot of clues in his...
- Tags: Strategy, information technology, SAP Americas, SAP AG, podcast
- Discussion threads 2009-04-27
- Is it too late to turn around math/science ed in the US?
- I'm reading The World is Flat for a class I'm taking and finding it remarkably doom and gloom. While the book has been updated with a couple of editions, its context largely remains the 2000-2005 timeframe. Four years, of course, is forever in the digital age,...
- Tags: Education, Standards, Quality, Business Operations, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-03-26
- Extreme capitalism. Consumption supreme. Is it over?
- Extreme capitalism. Consumption supreme. Is it over?Obamasiah will not allow drilling or new Nuclear powerObamasiah has banned off-shore drilling and building of any new power plants.So I hope everyone enjoys the 25% ENERGY TAX coming this summer, get ready to have electricity crisis along with high fuel cost...
- Tags: Financial accounting, Extreme Capitalism, accountability, Obamasiah
- Discussion threads 2009-03-08
- White House 2.0: Working through tech challenges
- It's only been a little over a month since the tech-savvy Obama administration moved in the White House, so it's no surprise that WH staffers might still be experiencing some growing pains on the tech front. Here you have this group of people that were using Twitter,...
- Tags: President, Washington, White House, Administration, YouTube Inc., Video, Bureaucracy, Obama, Corporate Communications, Government, Workforce Management, Marketing, Human Resources, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-03-02
- Getting right by open source
- Getting right by open sourceWould Ubuntu continue without Mr. Shuttleworth?Yes, it would continue, but without the support that a hobbyist billionaire can provide.He does have limits to his support. A recent article in the Times observed that Vista required the work of 10,000 people, many of whom raise families...
- Tags: Strategy, Ubuntu, Shuttleworth, open source
- Discussion threads 2009-01-14
- Mom wants Drew to serve the max - three years and $300,000
- Mom wants Drew to serve the max - three years and $300,000It's not manslaughter!She did it on purpose. It's murder. Nothing less.agree with "bad precedent"I agree with you except for the last part. As you stated yourself, it is not absolutely clear that this charade really caused the suicide. So...
- Tags: Lori Drew, suicide, Internet
- Discussion threads 2008-11-29
- A Transparency Engine for the World Wide Web
- A Transparency Engine for the World Wide WebRigth On!I absolutely love reframeit. Not so cool on smaller monitor though. Nonetheless, I'm liking it a lot.RE: A Transparency Engine for the World Wide WebThe future of the web is in the hands of the people -- not Silicon Valley. ...
- Tags: Transparency Engine, WWW
- Discussion threads 2008-10-26
- Denial: The secret IT killer
- Denial: The secret IT killerYupI've seen dodge behaviour before.People that act as messengers should be commended. Not thrown to heat etc..You get the blame game and dog-eat-dog environments. Very bad stuff indeed.Between the cracksHow many fatal problems belong to anyone? For participants, "The operation was a success but the...
- Tags: idiot manager, denial, secret IT killer, IT killer, killer, information technology
- Discussion threads 2008-10-21
- Palin had '10 to 15' secret email accounts
- Somehow I'm not surprised to read that Gov. Sarah Palin has more email accounts. It's now very well known, of course, that her office operated Yahoo accounts. Someone breached one of the Yahoo accounts, prompting an Internet manhunt. Now the Washington Post reports (yeah, I...
- Tags: e-Mail Account, Yahoo! Inc., Governor, E-mail, Online Communications, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Astroturfing, sockpuppets, and SCO
- Astroturfing, sockpuppets, and SCOMisplaced sympathySeveral years ago, someone where I was working a Unix house was lemanting about how Microsoft had treated poor IBM. At the time IBM's profit was bigger than MSs turnover. As if IBM could not look after itself after 90 years!Many have willingly taken adopted Google...
- Tags: Sort-of, Sarah Palin, Astroturfing, SCO Group Inc., Internet
- Discussion threads 2008-09-25
- Outside school doesn't equal online carte blanche
- Outside school doesn't equal online carte blancheTime to teach the little buggers, and the idiot parents, a lesson.If I were the principal, I'd file a defamation of character & libel suit against the kids involved, AND their parents...two of whom are obviously low-grade morons at best. Then see what they...
- Tags: principal
- Discussion threads 2008-09-22
- Palin conducted state business from Yahoo email
- Palin conducted state business from Yahoo emailknuckleheads in the newsI totally agree with the "government by yahoo_ statement. I'm sorry, but what knucklehead of a public figure would have such an obvious email account as gov.palin@yahoo.com? You would have THOUGHT that someone on the McCain campaign would have...
- Tags: Public Figures, NOW IT, Palin, e-mail, state business, Yahoo Email, Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-18
- Our educational system needs an overhaul (and how can Intel help?)
- Our educational system needs an overhaul (and how can Intel help?)kids?Not sure at what age group you are referring to when you say kids.Basic computer skills are all that are necessary for middle and high school. If a student would like to explore advanced uses of a computer they...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- 12 early warning signs of IT failure
- 12 early warning signs of IT failure"Nepal Airlines' risk mitigation practices"Huh? Seems like a hyperlink is in order there.Another one...not sure how to categorize itProject managers have accountability but not enough authority to make team members work on the project. Team members often come from different departments, and...
- Tags: Strategy, information technology, goat, IT Failure
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Boo hoo: Pickens took a loss on Yahoo
- Boo hoo: Pickens took a loss on YahooKatie CouricListen to Ms. Couric;s interview of Mr. Pickens and listen carefully to the questions. It is obvious that Katie Couric doesn't "get it". Her political agenda shows clearly throughout this interview. Mr. Pickens, for whatever reasons of his own, was pitching his...
- Tags: INTERNET, Financial accounting, Yang, Pickens, Yahoo! Inc., Boo Hoo
- Discussion threads 2008-07-29
- Google Knol - Yup, it's a Wikipedia killer
- Google Knol - Yup, it's a Wikipedia killer"American Physical Society had recently stated that this is NOT the case"You claim that the American Physical Society APS recently stated that "there is still a lot of SCIENTIFIC debate going on" regarding the causes of global warming. That is an inaccurate...
- Tags: Wiki, Christopher Monckton, American Physical Society, Google Knol, Google Inc., Wikipedia-killer
- Discussion threads 2008-07-28
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