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Archive for May 2007

May 31st, 2007

Wiki Explained in Short Video

Although I have a general understanding of what wikis are and how they function, and even though I use Wikipedia a lot, until today I would have been hard-pressed to provide a simple, plain English explanation to anyone who asked.
What’s changed today is that I’ve just seen a short video which explains very clearly, very […]

By Des Walsh -- 2 comments

May 31st, 2007

Web 2.0 Framework from Ross Dawson

Lately I’ve been collecting links to blog posts which help me understand more of what Web 2.0 is about, where some of the key developments are taking place, and what a more Web 2.0 world might look like.
But for a person who loves words and having things explained in words, I am also a sucker […]

By Des Walsh -- 1 comment

May 31st, 2007

Mahalo Search Engine

My interest in online search goes back to when I was managing a company and paying out more money than I thought was reasonable to have our state library service do online searches for the company.
And although they were no doubt doing the best they could, the great stacks of continuous sheets of printout seemed to contain […]

By Des Walsh -- 1 comment

May 31st, 2007

Handy List of Top Blogs About Blogging

Daniel Scocco has compiled a list of top blogs about blogging, twenty five in all. The ranking is based on data from Google, Alexa, Technorati and Bloglines.
The list comprises blogs that have a high percentage of blogging-related content, with topics ranging from blogging tips to monetization, from news to building communities or business blogs. 
Some favourites […]

By Des Walsh -- 2 comments

May 31st, 2007

Hyperlocal Business Blog

I always enjoy visiting David St Lawrence’s Ripples blog.
It’s a great example of how one person in a small community can use this marvellous technology to communicate to a wider world about that community and its way of life and and about the particular challenges of doing business in small communities.
This is hyperlocal blogging at work.
David St […]

By Des Walsh -- 1 comment

May 30th, 2007

Who Says Grammar and Spelling Are Not Important in Blogs?

There are times when spelling errors can be good for business.
For instance, my mother once told me a story about her father, Thomas Murphy, who was the local school teacher in the small country town of Tumbarumba. 
It seems my grandfather was in town one day and happened to see, passing by Mr Henneckie’s general store, a hand-written sign, “Pertaters, 2d a […]

By Des Walsh -- 5 comments

May 30th, 2007

Women Blogger Events Span the Atlantic

The third annual womens blogging conference, BlogHer 07, is scheduled for July 27-29 in Chicago.
And it’s not just for geeks or experienced bloggers, nor is it focused on business blogging:
BlogHer is open to anyone and everyone who considers themselves part of the blogosphere, and is particularly focused on serving women who blog. All ages, ethnicities, […]

By Des Walsh -- 2 comments

May 30th, 2007

Cool New Tool for Embedding Video Sequences in Blogs

My experience in a former career phase, promoting technology transfer on behalf of a university company, taught me that there can be a big gap between developing great new technology and making that technology commercially viable.
So I’m always delighted to see a technology solution released from the lab into the wild. Especially when it has […]

By Des Walsh -- 3 comments

May 28th, 2007

Enterprise 2.0 Explained in Pictures

I’m always on the lookout for simple, clear explanations and illustrations of concepts like Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0.
Some months ago I featured here a very helpful white paper on Web 2.0.
And just now I’ve come across a neat, entertaining slide show on Enterprise 2.0.
I’m bookmarking Meet Charlie…What is Enterprise 2.0? Scroll down the […]

By Des Walsh -- 1 comment

May 28th, 2007

My Preferred Metaphor for Business Blogging

Does Liz Strauss never sleep? Always coming up with great project ideas to get the rest of us moving.
Today I’m picking up on her invitation to share a metaphor I use for blogging.
I found out early on in my blog evangelizing role that I do need a metaphor for blogging, especially for business blogging and […]

By Des Walsh -- 20 comments

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