I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. The Governance Ladder « Carl’s Notepad – "The key thing for me in thinking this way is that i don’t believe that Governance should be seen as something which is…

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Departmental Dialogue Index – "This research project has identified and developed a diagnostic tool, the Departmental Dialogue Index (DDI), that will allow Departments to better understand their propensity to engage…

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…

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…

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. A Democracy of Netbooks – "We have produced a democracy of netbooks. And the geek in me can't wait to see what happens next. " Thingamy with ESME points to…

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Enterprise 2.0: Totally Unacceptable – I don't agree, but the challenge is good: 'Too often I hear Enterprise 2.0 positioned as a technology set that represents a better way of…

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. WordPress › Sentimeter « WordPress Plugins – Very interesting plugin: "allows users to express sentiments (a la getsatisfaction.com, e.g. happy, neutral, outraged etc.) through the WordPress commenting system" podPress –…

Awesomeness off of the internet for December 31st to January 1st: Life in Transit: Happy New Year everyone – confused of calcutta – "Platforms are the way forward. Platforms can and will happen. Platforms are happening. We just have to…

Awesomeness off of the internet for December 30th to December 31st: Communities and Collaboration » Discovering the value of Social Networks and Communities of Practice – "Surprisingly few organisations consider the value that is being created by having better informed…

Awesomeness off of the internet for December 27th to December 29th: Boredometer now on Facebook @ Plings Blogs – "The Plings social network site application, Boredometer is now available for local authorities to offer to young people in Facebook, after…

Awesomeness off of the internet for December 22nd to December 23rd: Small Business Blog – You’re the Boss Blog – NYTimes.com – Nice blog from the NY Times on 'the art of running a small business' Nixle – "Trusted neighborhood…

Awesomeness off of the internet for December 17th to December 21st: 60+ Useful Adobe AIR Applications You Should Know – Interesting list of uses for Adobe Air – it's not just Twitter clients! Tomorrow’s IT Leaders will come in from…

Awesomeness off of the internet for December 12th to December 17th: Let’s stop talking about “backups” – “But let’s stop talking about “backups.” Doing a backup is too low a bar. Any experienced system administrator will tell you that they…

Awesomeness off of the internet for December 9th to December 11th: blip.tv (since 2005) – Great videos from the recent online O'Reilly Government 2.0 shindig. Enterprise Wiki Software Guide – Tools and Capabilities | Future Changes – "Looking for a…

Awesomeness off of the internet for December 6th to December 8th: Local Government Data – The Government will encourage local government to release local public data and make it free for reuse, and establish an open-platform local data exchange. Assistly…

Awesomeness off of the internet for December 2nd to December 6th: Checklist for digital youth projects : Tim’s Blog – Very useful – as always! – from Tim. Ubidesk – Online workspace for team collaboration – "Collaborate effectively with Ubidesk…

Awesomeness off of the internet for November 29th to December 2nd: eGov AU: Getting serious about web analytics in Australian government – join the new group – "To continue the conversation, and begin to recommend some firm ideas for how…

Awesomeness off of the internet for November 27th to November 29th: Real-Time Search — BackType – "See what reputable people are saying about topics that interest you — in real-time"   Barriers to Agile web design and development in local…

Awesomeness off of the internet for November 24th to November 27th: The dark side of the internet – "Fourteen years ago, a pasty Irish teenager with a flair for inventions arrived at Edinburgh University to study artificial intelligence and computer…

Awesomeness off of the internet for November 20th to November 24th: Open Government and Government 2.0 Online Conference – Fall 2009 – O’Reilly Media – "When citizens interact with their government, powerful things can happen. It means doing more with…