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Bookmarks for January 11th through January 13th

January 13, 2010

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to.

Cisco 2009 3rd Party External Social Media Research Findings – "Cisco release the results of a third-party global study today, designed to assess how organizations use consumer social networking tools to collaborate externally."
Rationalizing the E2.0, SCRM, social business discussion – "Finally, when thinking about E2.0/SCRM, pay attention to the way in which organizational change occurs in the context of nuanced cultures. Don’t be constrained by one or other theory simply because it makes for an attractive sounding buzz phrase. Without that, much of what passes for this new way of thinking will be lost."
Governmentontheweb – Home Page – "This site is dedicated to improving knowledge and understanding of e-government and the impact of web-based technologies on government."
Bright Side of Government : What Social Middleware means for Government – "Social Middleware unlocks the potential of open applications by adding a layer of enterprise security, control, visibility and data retention. In the process you turn public platforms, like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, into enterprise-grade channels for engagement, communication and collaboration." via @hubmum
BBC News – Computer game gives taste of life as an MP – Computer game gives taste of life as an MP
Open Government/Government 2.0 @ Microsoft – Microsoft's toolkit for US government departments needing to be compliant with the open government directive.
Which Flip should I buy? | Podnosh – A cheap-video-camera buying guide from Nick Booth
Britainthinks – "Britainthinks is an independent space where the opinions of the British public can be publicly expressed."
Tina Daunt: The Secret History of Kubrick, the Blog Theme That Changed the Internet – "Kubrick, the template that launched millions of beautiful blogs and helped transform the Internet, is expected to be retired mid-year as the default theme for the popular WordPress blogging platform."
Intel AppUp(SM) Center Beta – An app store for netbooks, apparently

You can find all my bookmarks on Delicious.

You can also see all the videos I think are worth watching at my video scrapbook.

Google and China

January 12, 2010

Cripes:

These attacks and the surveillance they have uncovered–combined with the attempts over the past year to further limit free speech on the web–have led us to conclude that we should review the feasibility of our business operations in China. We have decided we are no longer willing to continue censoring our results on Google.cn, and so over the next few weeks we will be discussing with the Chinese government the basis on which we could operate an unfiltered search engine within the law, if at all. We recognize that this may well mean having to shut down Google.cn, and potentially our offices in China.

via Tom Watson.

Update: Tom has thoughtfully blogged this too.

Kodak Zi8 review

January 12, 2010

I recently got a Kodak Zi8 video camera. It’s like a beefed up Flip and I think it should be considered the default choice for social reporters everywhere.

I did this video review of it, which turned out even ropier than I thought it would. Still, I’m learning.

Ironically, the review was recorded using a Flip. Maybe that’s my excuse?

Nick Booth has just published a nice post, where he recommends the Flip over the Kodak for ease of use.

Bookmarks for January 11th

January 11, 2010

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to.

Spiceworks – Free Network Monitoring Software for Network Management – "Spiceworks is the complete network management & monitoring, helpdesk, PC inventory & software reporting solution to manage Everything IT in small and medium businesses."
A first step towards freeing London’s data | London DataStore – "Welcome to the prototype Datastore for London. This is where we’ll be releasing all of the Greater London Authority’s data for all Londoners to see and use free of charge."
Socialcast – Enterprise Microblogging, Social Networking and Activity Streams – "Socialcast is a simple, secure collaboration tool that helps employees communicate in real-time."
Shared service delivery in local government | Government and Public Sector | Deloitte UK – "The concept of shared services in not new – they have been implemented in the public and private sectors for some time now, but there are few success stories in local government to date."
Government Portals Keep Struggling – "…mimicking a government web site or portal on Facebook won’t make it any more successful than its traditional counterpart"

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