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Nov 13

L2A Links for November 13th

by Jeff Kelly

The Rise of Enterprise 2.0 – Expert Voices – Condensed interview with Andrew McAfee. From the article: "Collaborative technologies have the potential to change the way business is done, says MIT professor Andrew McAfee—but they bring a new set of challenges for CIOs."
Enterprise 2.0: What do we know today about moving our organizations into the 21st century? | Enterprise Web 2.0 | ZDNet.com – Dion has an update on the current state and direction of Enterprise 2.0 adoption

Oct 13

by Jeff Kelly

Twenty-two power laws of the emerging social economy | Enterprise Web 2.0 | ZDNet.com – Dion has pulled together a nice reference list of 22 "laws" that attempt to define how various facets of networks, social media and Web 2.0 are (or will) impact the economy.
10 Sites to Learn Something New in 10 Minutes a Day – Instructables has long been one of my favorite sites, but it just scratches the surface. Josh Catone puts together a great list of 10 sites you can use to learn new things quickly.

Sep 16

by Jeff Kelly

A New Vision for Teaching Science: Scientific American – A very interesting article about strategies for addressing the horrid state of scientific and mathematical education of Americans. From the article: "The most effective teaching expands both the knowledge and the skills needed to engage with science authentically—that is, in a manner akin to how scientists work. To practice science in the classroom calls for problem- and project-based lessons, as well as considerable social interaction."
Government 2.0: A tale of "risk, control, and trust" | Enterprise Web 2.0 | ZDNet.com – Dion does a nice roundup of recent events and challenges in the "Gov 2.0" space.

May 17

by Jeff Kelly

The Rise Of Social Distribution Networks – John Borthwick puts together a robust summary of the rise of social distribution. Includes great analysis of Facebook and Twitter distribution models.
Ten Aspects of Web 2.0 Strategy That Every CTO and CIO Should Know [Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog] – Dion's refresher on what to remember when you implement "2.0" solutions. Much of it has to do with culture – that ought to upset Venk Rao!

Dec 07

by Jeff Kelly

Disruptive Knowledge Management: Social Media is Sneaking Through the Backdoor – Jeff Widman with a simple, but provocative statement on the future of KM: "… putting up walls in consumer apps rather than removing them in enterprise apps – may be the major source of KM innovation in the next few years."
List of “White Label” Social Networking Platforms, Community Platforms – Jeremiah Owyang has put together a great list of community platforms if you are shopping for a solution for your organization
The emerging case for open business methods | Enterprise Web 2.0 | ZDNet.com – Dion Hinchcliffe posts a good summary of the challenges and opportunities of moving businesses from the traditional closed/internal model to a new open/crowdsourced model.