Excellent (IMO) article from Federal Computer Week: http://fcw.com/Articles/2009/02/09/Lisagor-measuring-telework-performance.aspx Sweat pants and metrics * By Michael Lisagor * Feb 06, 2009 Measuring performance in a virtual workplace I’m wearing my grungy sweat pants and torn Oakland Raiders T-shirt as I write this column in my home office on Bainbridge Island, Wash., in the Puget Sound. MyRead… Read more »
NOT sure that this is the way forward to involve MORE people in Web 2.0 Technology but… Suspect that there are going some government entities that are going to, at least, suffer some level of heartburn over using their resources to stream video to unknown users wherever… http://windowssecrets.com/2009/02/05/01-Watch-a-live-video-share-your-PC-with-CNN Many people who watched live streaming videoRead… Read more »
From USA.gov http://www.usa.gov/webcontent/technology/other_tech.shtml Social Media and Web 2.0 in Government What Is Social Media and Web 2.0? Social Media and Web 2.0 are umbrella terms that define the various activities that integrate technology, social interaction, and content creation. Social media use the “wisdom of crowds” to connect information in a collaborative manner online. Through socialRead… Read more »
From another newsgroup that I subscribe to. The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) has released a position paper on Web 2.0 technologies, including social networks. http://www.enisa.europa.eu/pages/02_01_press_2008_12_10_web2.html The document enumerates a variety of vulnerabilities in Web 2.0 technologies and discusses high-level recommendations for each. The document does seem to have an overall positive viewRead… Read more »