“But admirable though that is it can be very difficult translating business objectives into information resource requirements and from that into how enhanced access to information will benefit the organisation. It really does need some form of information audit, and there is no better book than The Information Audit by Sue Henczel, K.G.Saur, 2001, ISBN 3-598-24367-7. An exceptional book, and should be mandatory reading for intranet managers. An audit will soon uncover all the evidence you need to justify an intranet without the need to purchase an abacus.” [Tom’s Blog]
Evangelism: “RSS 2.0 has a neat feature that allows an item to link to comments about that item. Content tools and aggregators can support this feature, allowing people to comment directly from the aggregator.” [Scripting News]
IBM Eats Its Own Linux Cooking
IBM Eats Its Own Linux Cooking. VP Steve Mills says IBM’s growing internal use of Linux proves the OS is rock solid and ready for even the most mission-critical applications. [Technology News from eWEEK and Ziff Davis]
I love that IBM is embracing Linux with such gusto. It definitely seems win-win.
Google & Amazon APIs
Web services: Google, Amazon & weblogs.[Column Two]
Google and Amazon APIs might come in handy some time.
Autonomy Launches New Eduction Module. EContent Jan 21 2003 4:33PM ET [Moreover – Knowledge management news]
Heuristics for online communities of practice. Mark Notess and Josh Plaskoff have written an article outlining some preliminary heuristics for online communities of practice. These have been drawn from a range of academic articles, and cover: Support for ideation and the evaluation of brainstormed alternative Structured… [Column Two]
PeopleSoft announces CFO Portal solution
Internet Stokes Anti-War Movement
Internet Stokes Anti-War Movement. The peace rallies staged across the United States over the weekend are a testimony to the Internet’s power as an organizing tool, observers say. It’s the first time a large anti-war movement has sprung up before the actual war. By Leander Kahney. [Wired News]