Publications
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Healing the world with RSS
If you need to compare or evaluate different content management system (CMS) options -- especially for non-profits or for distributed networks that share content via RSS and tags -- check out the results of my recent work on choosing a platform for telecentre.org....
Choosing a platform for the telecentre.org network
When we recommended Drupal as the platform for telecentre.org back in 2005, we anticipated the emergence of what is now one of the most widely-used tools for nonprofit technologists. The process we used to evaluate platforms, and the questions we asked, are the same questions you should be asking about your software choices today.
All Treo, some of the time
Well my Treo-ification is now well underway, which is to say that I've been immersed in the ever-exciting challenges of how to reorganize my life to be more Treo-friendly. (Oops -- I meant to say, figure out how to use the Treo to live my previous life more...
Fido on a Treo
I called Fido -- that's my Canadian cell phone carrier -- today to ask about GPRS settings for my new unlocked Treo 650. Since the settings they gave me are a bit different from those I found on various discussion boards I thought I'd post them here for the benefit of...
Putting Technology to Work in the Community Sector
Today's news is a Call for Papers for what looks like an interesting conference in Sydney this November: Putting Technology to Work in the Community Sector Sydney, 14th - 15th November 2005 A conference for community and non-government workers will show it's not only...
Treorific
I’m pleased to announce a new member of our family. That’s right, I finally got a Treo. The big motivation was its time-saving potential. Forget the miraculous possibility of checking e-mail while in transit; I'm excited about all the time that will be liberated now...
PowerBloghers get ready to roll
We're going to show folks a few tricks that can help them make beautiful, earth-changing blogs while they sleep. So please bring us your powerblogging questions -- visit http://advancedtools.blogspot.com.
Wanted: RSS calendaring
At the top of my wishlist: a good RSS calendaring tool that would let me share my whereabouts with friends, family and well-wishers. (If anyone has a technology that can specifically exclude ill-wishers, so much the better.) The absolute minimum that I need is...
Amping up for BlogHer
I'm not just the t-shirt girl: I'm going to be live and in person at BlogHer this weekend, facilitating a fantabulous advanced tools session with Marnie Webb and George Oates. Marnie has set up an Advanced Tools blog just for our session. We hope that BlogHer...
H2O Playlist
The latest tool I'm exploring is H2O Playlist, a project of the Berkman Center. What is H20? An H2O Playlist is a series of links to books, articles, and other materials that collectively explore an idea or set the stage for a course, discussion, or current event....
The Harvard Business Review
Healing the world with RSS
If you need to compare or evaluate different content management system (CMS) options -- especially for non-profits or for distributed networks that share content via RSS and tags -- check out the results of my recent work on choosing a platform for telecentre.org....
Choosing a platform for the telecentre.org network
When we recommended Drupal as the platform for telecentre.org back in 2005, we anticipated the emergence of what is now one of the most widely-used tools for nonprofit technologists. The process we used to evaluate platforms, and the questions we asked, are the same questions you should be asking about your software choices today.
All Treo, some of the time
Well my Treo-ification is now well underway, which is to say that I've been immersed in the ever-exciting challenges of how to reorganize my life to be more Treo-friendly. (Oops -- I meant to say, figure out how to use the Treo to live my previous life more...
Fido on a Treo
I called Fido -- that's my Canadian cell phone carrier -- today to ask about GPRS settings for my new unlocked Treo 650. Since the settings they gave me are a bit different from those I found on various discussion boards I thought I'd post them here for the benefit of...
Putting Technology to Work in the Community Sector
Today's news is a Call for Papers for what looks like an interesting conference in Sydney this November: Putting Technology to Work in the Community Sector Sydney, 14th - 15th November 2005 A conference for community and non-government workers will show it's not only...
Treorific
I’m pleased to announce a new member of our family. That’s right, I finally got a Treo. The big motivation was its time-saving potential. Forget the miraculous possibility of checking e-mail while in transit; I'm excited about all the time that will be liberated now...
PowerBloghers get ready to roll
We're going to show folks a few tricks that can help them make beautiful, earth-changing blogs while they sleep. So please bring us your powerblogging questions -- visit http://advancedtools.blogspot.com.
Wanted: RSS calendaring
At the top of my wishlist: a good RSS calendaring tool that would let me share my whereabouts with friends, family and well-wishers. (If anyone has a technology that can specifically exclude ill-wishers, so much the better.) The absolute minimum that I need is...
Amping up for BlogHer
I'm not just the t-shirt girl: I'm going to be live and in person at BlogHer this weekend, facilitating a fantabulous advanced tools session with Marnie Webb and George Oates. Marnie has set up an Advanced Tools blog just for our session. We hope that BlogHer...
H2O Playlist
The latest tool I'm exploring is H2O Playlist, a project of the Berkman Center. What is H20? An H2O Playlist is a series of links to books, articles, and other materials that collectively explore an idea or set the stage for a course, discussion, or current event....
OneZero
Twitter monitoring to strengthen your team
When, how and why you might find it useful to track the Twitter feeds of specific colleagues in a focused way.
Responding to online criticism
Will Aldrich responded today to my post about my experience with TripIt’s social invitation process, and his response is a model of how to handle online criticism.
Social network invitations: Rules for services and users
My experience spamming my address book with a social network invitation inspired this run-down of how to set up network invites that avoid the spam trap.
Rob’s Northern Voice keynote
If you've ever wondered whether social media is funny, check out the reaction to Rob's Teh Funny Northern Voice keynote. The Twitter backchannel is reprinted in text below. These tweets are in chronological order, so you can follow the thread of the conversation. In...
Why online conversation matters
Why online conversation holds the key to social, political and community change.
Keep iPhone, iCal, MobileMe and Google Calendar in sync with BusySync
If you use Apple’s iCal, Google Calendar and an iPhone, you want to look at this application.
NIche messaging with social media: going for the Golden Graham
The Golden Graham Effect is what happens when a product or service achieves a consistent and coherent brand, despite offering different benefits to different audiences. Today, social media doesn’t just offer the opportunity for niche messaging. It introduces the informational equivalent of nutritional labeling for every product, and every service on the market.
ManyMoon offers collaborative task management that project managers can love
I was thrilled to discover a new, hot, collaborative task management app this week: ManyMoon. It’s the first web app I’ve found that provides team-centric task management without falling off the ledge and into the bottomless pit of project management.
JSTOR DAILY
Twitter monitoring to strengthen your team
When, how and why you might find it useful to track the Twitter feeds of specific colleagues in a focused way.
Responding to online criticism
Will Aldrich responded today to my post about my experience with TripIt’s social invitation process, and his response is a model of how to handle online criticism.
Social network invitations: Rules for services and users
My experience spamming my address book with a social network invitation inspired this run-down of how to set up network invites that avoid the spam trap.
Rob’s Northern Voice keynote
If you've ever wondered whether social media is funny, check out the reaction to Rob's Teh Funny Northern Voice keynote. The Twitter backchannel is reprinted in text below. These tweets are in chronological order, so you can follow the thread of the conversation. In...
Why online conversation matters
Why online conversation holds the key to social, political and community change.
Keep iPhone, iCal, MobileMe and Google Calendar in sync with BusySync
If you use Apple’s iCal, Google Calendar and an iPhone, you want to look at this application.
NIche messaging with social media: going for the Golden Graham
The Golden Graham Effect is what happens when a product or service achieves a consistent and coherent brand, despite offering different benefits to different audiences. Today, social media doesn’t just offer the opportunity for niche messaging. It introduces the informational equivalent of nutritional labeling for every product, and every service on the market.
ManyMoon offers collaborative task management that project managers can love
I was thrilled to discover a new, hot, collaborative task management app this week: ManyMoon. It’s the first web app I’ve found that provides team-centric task management without falling off the ledge and into the bottomless pit of project management.
THE VERGE
The Lonely Princess: A Social Media Fairy Tale
Wondering how you can get your kids to think about the pros and cons of social media and social networking? This fairy tale introduces the joys of life online and the stakes of choosing between different online communities.
8 ways writers can make the most of online video
What we can learn from delicious and the tagging revolution
