In an acerbic review of Google+, John Naughton explains electric wok syndrome, which is always worth having in the back of your mind: A spectre is haunting the technology industry. It is called “electric wok syndrome” and it mainly afflicts engineers and those who invest in their fantasies. The condition takes its name from theRead… Read more »
Well hell Google. You can’t do GIS. I’m sorry but you can’t. But when it comes to social networks… Actually, I’m going to confess something. Firstly, I seem to be in some kind of weird group on Google+ that a very nice person suggested I be in which means I get messages telling me I’mRead… Read more »
The legal informatics conference calendar has now been updated. The calendar lists primarily scholarly conferences that focus on legal information systems, or that are known to welcome papers on legal information systems. The calendar includes the major scholarly e-Government conferences. Click here for a list of events just added to the calendar. If you knowRead… Read more »
The following PMP® exam sample question is taken from The Free PMP Exam Simulator at http://free.pm-exam-simulator.com – The answer is at the very bottom: —————————— You are the project manager of a project that is in its early phase. You need to estimate the duration of implementing the project. Based on your experience with similarRead… Read more »
Bob DuCharme of TopQuadrant has posted Linking Linked Data to U.S. Law, on his bobdc blog. In this post, Mr. DuCharme discusses approaches to “[a]utomating conversion of [legal] citations into URLs.” The post cites examples and contributions from many members of the legal informatics community — among them several members of our community — includingRead… Read more »
My primary involvement in ADA has been as an engineer designing and building infrastructure in the right of way and in years past, as a building inspector approving private development. During my career, I have always made a dedicated effort to learn about and meet the requirements of this federal law. But it’s been aRead… Read more »
Thanks to Kathy Kelly, MSLS, CA, for this guest post about the 2011 SLA program: 60 Apps in 60 Minutes. READ ON… The SLA Competitite Intelligence Division presented a “60 Apps in 60 Minutes” session on June 14, 2011 SLA program, which featured Scott Brown, Owner of the Social Information Group, and Joe Murphy, aRead… Read more »
I’m out here in SF this week, working from pariSoma, and totally loving everything about it. And as I spend my week working, I’ve been thinking about the difference between the NYC startup scene (where I work) and the one here. This morning, riding the ferry back from a meeting, I came up with thisRead… Read more »
On Wednesday, Umair Haque, well-known columnist and blogger for Harvard Business Review, shared a few thoughts on the then about-to-go-live Twitter town hall with President Barack Obama: AskObama Is a Meaningless Marketing Stunt His piece read roughly like this (selectively paraphrased for illustrative purposes): “… a tiny dose of digital dumbification… grumble grumble… a cynicalRead… Read more »
Every day our brave U.S Military men and women keep us protected, both overseas and back home in the States. They deserve all the praise and gratitude we can give them. Have you ever wanted to express your appreciation our beloved members of the Armed Services while also giving back to the community? Here’s anRead… Read more »