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Information Technology

Social Media – Driving changes for IT?

This was originally posted on InfoBoom.  Reposting here for my regular readers. I recently wrote a post titled Social - A Culture, not a tool that

Dec 21, 2010 · 2 min read
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Books

Recommended books for the CIO / IT Leaders for 2011

We are quickly coming up to the end of 2010.  Most people are winding down for the holidays....perfect time to grab a few good books during the down time.

Dec 20, 2010 · 2 min read
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Sunday Links

Links for Dec 19 2010

Unlocking the Mayor Badge of Meaninglessness by Umair Haque - Harvard Business Review Quote: Social media needs to enlarge its blinkered, myopic

Dec 19, 2010 · 2 min read
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Foto Friday

Foto Friday: Tufted Titmouse...you lookin at me?

Here's a shot of a Tufted Titmouse. Captured with a Canon 1D Mark iII with Canon 400mm 5.6 L + Canon 1.4x Extender sitting on my Induro CT314 Tripod. See

Dec 17, 2010 · 1 min read
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Social media

The dangers of social media...or...don't be a sheeple

Social Media has brought a real danger to the forefront of society. It's not the security risks that might be inherent in social media, although there are

Dec 16, 2010 · 2 min read
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Information Technology

Which IT project comes first – Legacy or Sexy?

If you're organization is like most, you've got a lot of legacy IT systems.   Most of those legacy systems require a lot of maintenance. Most of those

Dec 14, 2010 · 3 min read
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Sunday Links

Links for December 12 2010

Why customer experience innovation matters now by Jeffrey Phillips on Innovate on Purpose Quote: ...firms that improve the customer experience, not just

Dec 12, 2010 · 3 min read
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Foto Friday

Foto Friday: Titmouse taking off

Here's a shot of a Tufted Titmouse about to take off.  Captured with a Canon 1D Mark iII with Canon 400mm 5.6 L + Canon 1.4x Extender sitting on my Induro

Dec 10, 2010 · 1 min read
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People

Guest Post: Personality Assessments by Jurgen Appelo

This article is an adaptation from a text out of the book “Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders,” by Jurgen Appelo. The book

Dec 9, 2010 · 6 min read
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Featured

Social – A Culture, not a tool

I had a conversation two weeks ago with a colleague who was taking over the social media, marketing and PR responsibilities for a small but growing

Dec 7, 2010 · 4 min read
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Sunday Links

Links for December 5 2010

Freetards: The Webmaster's Guide to Freetard Culture by Aaron Wall SEO Book.com Quote: With the rise of social media there is a rise of consumers feeling

Dec 5, 2010 · 3 min read
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Foto Friday

Foto Friday – Cardinal on Grey

I caught this Cardinal last year at Spring Creek Nature Preserve in Garland TX. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 500mm f/4 L. Love this photo...the red

Dec 3, 2010 · 1 min read
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Doctorate

Progress on the Doctorate – Fall 2010

So the Fall 2010 semester is coming to an end and it looks like I've gotten to the point where I've got to actually write something longer than a few

Dec 2, 2010 · 1 min read
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Featured

Solving today's problem; creating more for tomorrow?

Over on InfoBOOM yesterday I wrote a post titled The Cloud and The Silo where I discussed one of the current challenge of CIO's and IT groups today - that

Nov 30, 2010 · 3 min read
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Sunday Links

Links for Nov 28 2010

The need for connection & engagement in education by Garr Reynolds on Presentation Zen Quote: Few people think that the formal education systems

Nov 28, 2010 · 2 min read