Move away from e-mail, by enabling e-mail?

This is interesting. I believe 110% that this is true, that without e-mail integration attempts to build online communities behind the firewall will fail. Perhaps this is only true in the law firm environment, but I suspect it is true elsewhere as well.

The challenge is using e-mail as the hook, not the entire chain. Do E-mail notifications and cc'ing an online community on an e-mail allow just enough integration to get people to carry on the conversation in the online community? Trying to integrate entire e-mail chains into an online system does not seem like a path that will work. That means there is no way to keep the conversation from becoming fractured between e-mail and online in the early stages though.

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"You need to reduce the barrier to entry to KM whenever you introduce new tools and new processes. Make them as simple as you can, and then simplify them again. Build them into existing work habits, such as email. Don’t expect people to learn new tricks, or make new clicks"
- Knoco stories: No new tricks please! (view on Google Sidewiki)

Will we ever know how much oil spilled?

This is an incredibly scary scenario, to think of that much oil potentially leaking into the gulf. 50 million barrels, even at 60,000 barrels a day, is over 800 days. That adds up to a lot of Exxon Valdez's.

I like this quote. “If it’s beyond their technical capability, the whole world is ready to help them.” The issue of how much oil is spilling screams out as a problem that needs to be crowd sourced. I wonder how long it would take for the community of scientists in the world to come up with an accurate number? I saw the video they mention, and it is kinda scary to see that much oil spilling out.

I can only imagine that BP does not want an accurate count of the amount of oil. I don't think that an accurate number will sound very good in court.

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"“If it’s beyond their technical capability, the whole world is ready to help them.”"
- Calculations of Gulf Spill Volume Are Questioned - NYTimes.com (view on Google Sidewiki)

Lets go walking

The very first video of Liam learning to walk. Such a big boy. Posting this to test sidewiki integration on the blog.

in reference to: http://blogger.seanabrady.net/2010/04/way-to-go-liam.html (view on Google Sidewiki)

Extra spice for 4e encounters

Absolutly love these. Great idea to collect them all in once place. I can certainly see how these could be abused, but if used correctly they add a great flair to encounters.

I can even see using one like "You’ve prepared your weapons well for battle. For this session, PCs score critical hits with weapon attacks on rolls of 19 or 20." as a way to bring a slightly higher level bad guy into the game and provide some balance for the party.

Great opportunities to add a bit of story into combats. Overall, a great idea which could easily extend beyond the use WoTC has for them.

in reference to: D&D Encounters Twitter Effects « www. Newbie DM .com (view on Google Sidewiki)

Wiki: Simple and Effective

A very simple and effective use for a wiki. Wiki's are great for capturing those little bits of information that you know ( or think ) will be useful in the future. Wiki's are also nice because people can often help to edit or even comment on the shared bit of information. That ability to collaborate and discuss makes the piece of information that much more useful.

At the end of the day though, a wiki is just a nice way to keep everything in it's place.

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"The goal is to do things once, then re-use what you’ve done.  It saves time and frustration, and allows you to provide faster and more consistent customer service."
- Do Things Once – The Wiki Way | LawyerKM (view on Google Sidewiki)

Sample

This is my link blog, fed by Sidewiki and other link sources. I am testing to see where this link will be displayed when I add it via Sdiewiki.

in reference to: http://seanlinks.blogspot.com/ (view on Google Sidewiki)

Wireless Calling

A good run down of the clients available to make calls over the internet from your wireless phone. Great way to make calls when you don't want to use expensive international minutes.

in reference to: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/07/technology/personaltech/07basics.html?em (view on Google Sidewiki)