October, 2009

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Social Media Strategy Framework in 11 languages

Trends in the Living Networks

Given the extreme popularity of our Social Media Strategy Framework , we decided to translate it into other languages. The translations have been serialized on my blog over the last couple of weeks, and here they are compiled into a single post. Social Media Strategy Framework in 11 languages. (scroll down for frameworks and links to the full post).

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54% US Companies Ban Social Media. and That's Fine : spf13.com

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'by Steve Francia. blog. code. talks. me. share. Twitter. Facebook. Google+. LinkedIn. Delicious. Reddit. StumbleUpon. sharing is caring. follow. RSS. Twitter. Facebook. LinkedIn. GitHub. Google+. SlideShare. join 10k+ subscribers & followers. 54% US Companies Ban Social Media. and That's Fine. According to a study commissioned by Robert Half Technology , an IT staffing company, 54 percent of U.S. companies say theyâ??

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Collaboration between Business and IT Leads to Innovation

Social, Agile and Transformation

'Social, Agile, and Transformation. I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 and business transformation. Monday, October 12, 2009. Collaboration between Business and IT Leads to Innovation.

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Fountainhead: Infrastructure 2.0 ? A Virtual Analogy

Fountainhead

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Fountainhead. Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Tuesday, October 27, 2009. Infrastructure 2.0 – A Virtual Analogy. Is OS virtualization an end in itself? Is it both necessary and sufficient for all things Cloud and IaaS? Is it the panacea IT Operations has been looking for?

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Expanding the Cloud: The Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)

All Things Distributed

Today marks the launch of Amazon RDS - the Amazon Relational Database Service. Amazon RDS is a web service that makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud. Amazon RDS handles all the "muck" of relational database management freeing up its users to focus on their applications and business.

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Knowledge Management of the Personal-Flavored Variety, Part 1

Victus pro Scientia Opus -- Food for the Knowledge

[photo credit: "Knowledge Management," originally uploaded by F. Montino ]. Today's Boston KM Forum Meeting at Bentley University focused on "Personal Knowledge Management," and I was fortunate to attend three interesting and divergent sessions. The first was a panel discussion focused on personal information management. The speaker from I took away the most actionable content was Stever Robbins , aka "The Get-it-Done Guy.

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Everything is Amazing and Nobody's Happy

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Image via Wikipedia This isn’t new, Louis C.K. ranted this on Conan’s show in 2008. I came across it recently and felt like sharing. I don’t really know much about Louis C.K., this is really the first thing I’ve seen of him, but I think he makes some excellent points. Happiness is learning to appreciate what you have. We live in an amazing time exceeding the dreams of our grandparents.

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Bloomberg Buys BusinessWeek - and its Innovative Digital Team.

Social, Agile and Transformation

'Social, Agile, and Transformation. I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 and business transformation. Friday, October 16, 2009. Bloomberg Buys BusinessWeek - and its Innovative Digital Team.

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Fountainhead: Differing Target Uses for IT Automation Types

Fountainhead

'skip to main | skip to sidebar. Fountainhead. Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. Tuesday, October 6, 2009. Differing Target Uses for IT Automation Types. One of the most oft-repeated themes at this years VMworld was that of "automation." Everybody claimed they had it, but on closer investigation it had any number of poorly-defined meanings.

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Links for 2009-10-27 [del.icio.us]

I'm not lost, I'm wondering

Sydney Finkelstein, Ph.D.: Paul Farmer -- The Need for "Systems Thinking" in Health Care (Video).

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2024 Salary Guide

Procom’s 2024 Salary Guide provides critical insights into the latest hiring trends, in-demand IT roles, and competitive pay rates across Canada and the U.S. It highlights key market dynamics such as the growing demand for remote work, skills-based hiring, and flexible staffing solutions. With detailed pay rate data for top IT positions like Cybersecurity Consultants, Cloud Engineers, and Salesforce Developers, this guide is an essential resource for companies looking to stay competitive in toda

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Knowledge Management of the Personal-Flavored Variety, Part 1

Victus pro Scientia Opus -- Food for the Knowledge

[photo credit: "Knowledge Management," originally uploaded by F. Montino ]. Today's Boston KM Forum Meeting at Bentley University focused on "Personal Knowledge Management," and I was fortunate to attend three interesting and divergent sessions. The first was a panel discussion focused on personal information management. The speaker from I took away the most actionable content was Stever Robbins , aka "The Get-it-Done Guy.

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Business Today: Interview on how business can use social media

Trends in the Living Networks

Yesterday I was interviewed on the Business Today program on the Australia Network, ABC TV's international network which broadcasts across Asia. The interview can also be viewed along with other material in Business Today's archives. Key points covered in the interview include: * Building business relationships increasingly happens online. * People have leapt at the opportunity to connect online - this is part of who we are. * Companies are networks working in a networked world - social networks

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Conclusion of the Blog-a-thon

SPF13

Today marks the last post of my blog-a-thon. It has been a learning and growing experience. I have blogged more time in the past 4 weeks as I did the prior 52. It was challenging and rewarding. I feel I have developed as a blogger and having 3 posts a week has brought the blog to the front of my mind. Not only did I write many articles, but I’ve started a bunch more and have ideas for even more than that.

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Twitter outage - and Why Consistent Performance on Social.

Social, Agile and Transformation

'Social, Agile, and Transformation. I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 and business transformation. Thursday, October 08, 2009. Twitter outage - and Why Consistent Performance on Social Networks is Hard.

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Guide to Centralizing IT Operations: How to Link Tasks and Tools with an Automation Platform

For many IT admins, business as usual is a juggling act. Job schedulers and scripts run on autopilot, applications and operating systems can’t speak the same language, and other tools—like RPA or MFT solutions—operate in isolation. On a good day, everything runs smoothly. But good days are rare; more often than not, something goes wrong and you’re stuck putting out fires.

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- Open Cities

Chief Seattle Greek Blog

'Open Cities and Social Media. In 1940 the French declared Paris an “open” city so the invading Nazi Army would not destroy it while capturing it. Today modern cities are starting to declare themselves “open” in slightly more trusting ways, by exposing their data and information to all citizens and, indeed, to anyone on the Internet.

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Links for 2009-10-26 [del.icio.us]

I'm not lost, I'm wondering

Seb's Open Research: The Fate of the Incompetent Teacher in the YouTube Era. It's only when the tide goes out that you can see who has been swimming naked.

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Knowledge Management of the Personal-Flavored Variety, Part 1

Victus pro Scientia Opus -- Food for the Knowledge

[photo credit: "Knowledge Management," originally uploaded by F. Montino ]. Today's Boston KM Forum Meeting at Bentley University focused on "Personal Knowledge Management," and I was fortunate to attend three interesting and divergent sessions. The first was a panel discussion focused on personal information management. The speaker from I took away the most actionable content was Stever Robbins , aka "The Get-it-Done Guy.

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Augmented reality shows the path of the sun through the year

Trends in the Living Networks

Now here is a new spin on augmented reality apps: just out on the iPhone is Sun Seeker, from Graham Dawson, the creator of the best-selling Oz Weather and Climate Eye. See Graham's blog for a detailed description of the augmented reality Sun Seeker app. In brief, when you look through the camera you see the current location and the path of the sun superimposed, allowing you to see where the sun will be at any point in time during the day (or night).

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HR Meets AI: The New Way of Keeping Large Workforces Connected and Engaged

Speaker: Miriam Connaughton and Donald Knight

As organizations scale, keeping employees connected, engaged, and productive can seem like a monumental task. But what if AI could help you do all of this and more? AI has the power to help, but the key is implementing it in a way that enhances, rather than replaces, human connection. Join us for an exploration into how industry trailblazers are using AI to transform employee experience at scale while addressing both the potential and the pitfalls.

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Take Time to Help Others

SPF13

While it may not seem intuitive taking time out to selflessly help others will help you more than them. This week I haven’t had much time to blog largely because this week many opportunities arose to help others and I took them. Some at work, some outside of work. Helping others will endear them to you. Not only will you ultimately benefit more than what you’ve invested in helping others, but you will also make a real difference in the lives of those whom you work with.

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Ten Reasons Software Developers Need the Cloud - Social, Agile.

Social, Agile and Transformation

'Social, Agile, and Transformation. I cover topics for Technologists from CIOs to Developers - agile development, agile portfolio management, leadership, business intelligence, big data, startups, social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 and business transformation. Tuesday, October 06, 2009. Ten Reasons Software Developers Need the Cloud.

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- Great Recession? Opportunity!

Chief Seattle Greek Blog

'Tech Trends on the Upswing. In my previous blog entry , I discussed some of the “downswing” trends in IT in local government. This column will be about trends on the upswing – gaining prominence and resources – in cities and counties. Most of this information came from discussions with CIOs of other large cities and counties around the country, held at the Metropolitan Information Exchange (MIX) conference in Albuquerque in September.

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Links for 2009-10-12 [del.icio.us]

I'm not lost, I'm wondering

The "cure" for autism, and the fight over it. | Psychology Today. From John Elder Robison.

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Launching LLM-Based Products: From Concept to Cash in 90 Days

Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.

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What are the most useful social media tools for small business?

Trends in the Living Networks

Most business owners recognise that there are many social media tools that can help them run their businesses more effectively. The problem is sorting through the plethora of tools that are available today to work out what to use, and how to use it. Mashable has come out with a useful list of 10 of the Best Social Media Tools for Business , mentioning: 1.

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The Big Shift in economic structure and why knowledge flows are becoming a fundamentally important business driver

Trends in the Living Networks

A couple of years ago Deloitte tempted John Hagel away from independent consulting to co-chair a new think-tank, now called the Deloitte Center for the Edge. I have been a long-time fan of John’s work, and find many parallels with my own path and research. The Center recently released its first major study, the Shift Index , which was accompanied by an article in the July-August issue of Harvard Business Review, titled The Big Shift: Measuring the Forces of Change.

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Social Media Strategy Framework in French - Plan Stratégique des médias sociaux

Trends in the Living Networks

Continuing our series of translations of Social Media Strategy Framework , today we are launching the French edition. See the original post for the full overview of the Social Media Strategy Framework in English and other translations. Click on image to download pdf. Please share this with any French speakers who would be interested. Also be sure to let me know if you can suggest any improvements to the translation.

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The immense value of expertise location will help drive enterprise social media

Trends in the Living Networks

I have been interested in the field of expertise location for over a decade, from back when knowledge managers were building 'corporate yellow pages' and other tools to find the best expertise in the organization. Unless a large organization can bring the most relevant expertise within the firm to bear on the problems and issues at hand, it really has no reason to exist.

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An Architect’s Guide for Selecting Scalable, Data-Layer Technologies

There’s no getting around it: selecting the right foundational data-layer components is crucial for long-term application success. That’s why we developed this white paper to give you insights into four key open-source technologies – Apache Cassandra®, Apache Kafka®, Apache Spark™, and OpenSearch® – and how to leverage them for lasting success. Discover everything you’ll want to know about scalable, data-layer technologies: Learn when to choose these technologies and when to avoid them Explore h

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Augmented reality and ID tagging might be the killer apps for video glasses

Trends in the Living Networks

Since 2006 I have owned and written about video glasses , including in my Six Trends that are transforming Online and Future of Media Lifecycle framework. Despite my predictions, we still don't see many people around wearing video glasses. However I still think it's going to happen, as I predicted earlier this week. In the many radio interviews I've done this week I was asked a lot about the video glasses.

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ABC TV Interview: How business can create value with Twitter

Trends in the Living Networks

ABC TV ran a segment a few days ago on how companies are using Twitter to create value, including an excerpt from an interview with me on how businesses can use Twitter effectively. This should be a topic of particular interest to small and mid-sized companies. If you are interested in learning more, SME Tech Summit in Sydney on 1 December will include specific in-detail coverage of how your company can use Twitter (as well as other social media tools) to build your success.

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Windows 7 launch notes : spf13.com

SPF13

'by Steve Francia. blog. code. talks. me. share. Twitter. Facebook. Google+. LinkedIn. Delicious. Reddit. StumbleUpon. sharing is caring. follow. RSS. Twitter. Facebook. LinkedIn. GitHub. Google+. SlideShare. join 10k+ subscribers & followers. Windows 7 launch notes. I was fortunate to be able to attend the Microsoft Launch Developer Preview meeting in NYC.

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Windows 7 launch notes

SPF13

I was fortunate to be able to attend the Microsoft Launch Developer Preview meeting in NYC. Microsoft is holding these all over the country to prepare IT and developers for the upcoming launch. Overall it was a good meeting and Microsoft is delivering a great product. More importantly they have a really good chance of overcoming the bad taste of vista and emerge as a innovation leader.

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IT Leadership Agrees AI is Here, but Now What?

IT leaders are experiencing rapid evolution in AI amid sustained investment uncertainty. As AI evolves, enhanced cybersecurity and hiring challenges grow. This whitepaper offers real strategies to manage risks and position your organization for success.