2009 August | Learn to Adapt

Aug 26

L2A Links for August 26th

by Jeff Kelly

STUDY: Social Media Is for Narcissists – I should really post this to Facebook to drive more traffic to my blog… ;o)
Multitasking Muddles Brains, Even When the Computer Is Off | Wired Science | Wired.com – A-ha! I told you so! OK – so maybe I've never told you, per se. But friends will tell you that "multitasking kills" has been a mantra of mine for years. Go back to single-threading and not only will your performance improve, but so will your mental well-being.

Aug 22

by Jeff Kelly

14 Reasons Why Enterprise 2.0 Projects Fail | Enterprise Web 2.0 | ZDNet.com – Dion with another exhaustive list of things to be wary of when trying to bring social tools into the enterprise.
More Than a New Web Site: What Gov2.0 Is (and Isn’t) – Gadi Ben-Yehuda kicks off a thoughtful conversation on Gov 2.0 – or as he suggests "G21" (21st Century Government).

Aug 06

by Jeff Kelly

Mashable’s Twitter Guide Book Now Available for Download – And for those who are considering taking up the Tweet…
Why Teens Don’t Tweet – Interesting analysis by Ben Parr on why it might be that teens do not use Twitter.

Aug 05

by Jeff Kelly

The Cloud Isn’t Safe?! (Or Did Black Hat Just Scare Us?) – Sarah Perez provides a nice summary of the security hurdles the Cloud still has to overcome.
Getting Started : eLearning Technology – A nice summary from Tony Karrer on the importance of KISS when implementing 2.0 tools in an organization. Covers many of the same elements we cover in Enterprise 2.0 bootcamp and even includes on of Dion's graphics.

Aug 02

by Jeff Kelly

5 Unmissable TED Talks On The Future Of Technology And The Web | – If you like your tech learning in video form, Stephan Antonas has selected 5 videos from the wonderful world of TED on the future of Web technology.
10 low-cost, high-value Web 2.0 strategies | 10 Things | TechRepublic.com – Polly Schneider Traylor pulls together a very nice summary list of quick and inexpensive ways to leverage the power of 2.0