MBA Geek http://mba-geek.com A technologist's foray into the business world Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:14:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 This Week’s Tweets http://mba-geek.com/2010/09/this-weeks-tweets-9/ http://mba-geek.com/2010/09/this-weeks-tweets-9/#comments Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:14:00 +0000 Owen http://mba-geek.com/2010/09/this-weeks-tweets-9/
  • "Slashdot Search Story | Can an Open Source Map Project Make Money?" ( http://bit.ly/dfW0Jz ) #
  • Webmonitoring for Employee Productivity (white paper): http://tiny.ly?hDZ #
  • Reading: "Too Few Women In Tech? Stop Blaming The Men." ( http://tcrn.ch/bQ9RBS ) #
  • Great Post:: Where can I get timesheet software for my company? http://is.gd/eKl0R #askowen #
  • "SMS Replier Not Only Automatically Replies to Texts, It Knows When You're Driving" ( http://gizmo.do/a89436 ) #
  • Here's a new medium for you: "Art Inside Toilet Paper Rolls" ( http://bit.ly/9oPRuB ) #
  • "Technology Review: A Search Service that Can Peer into the Future" ( http://bit.ly/9cMZGN ) #
  • Reading: "Bubble Blinders: The Untold Story of the Search Business Model" ( http://tcrn.ch/birLHu ) #
  • "Marshall Kirkpatrick, Technology Journalist » Why Aren’t More People Excited About Government Data Stories?" ( http://bit.ly/cpEaf6 ) #
  • Great Post:: How do I clear down my geolocation data in Twitter? http://is.gd/eLgb2 #askowen #
  • "Monday’s Musings: Why Next Gen Apps Must Improve Existing Activity Streams « A Software Insider's Point of View" ( http://bit.ly/bOLAWD ) #
  • "Foursquare Now 3 Million Strong" ( http://tcrn.ch/9NnYRK ) #
  • Sharing: "My iPad Enterprise Rollout: 5 Surprises – CIO.com" ( http://bit.ly/d5HT1k ) #
  • "Can You Be Too Old For Software Development? | Regular Geek" ( http://bit.ly/clY2c0 ) #
  • Great Post:: How do I stop my iPhone from dropping calls? http://is.gd/eMaE7 #askowen #
  • Flipboard and Paper.li: Social news curation hits the tipping point – Trends in the Living Networks – http://ow.ly/2wYnP #
  • MTV Teams Up with Foursquare for VMAs – http://ow.ly/2x0se #
  • Newsstands Will Carry Gourmet Again, After a Fashion – NYTimes.com – http://ow.ly/2x0eB #
  • Sharing: Why You Need a Chief Listening Officer | Trackur – http://ow.ly/2x01B #
  • "Chatroulette is Back, But It Doesn’t Look Good" ( http://bit.ly/dAuA7n ) #
  • Great Post:: Hello world! http://is.gd/eN81D #askowen #
  • Google and Arcade Fire Team for HTML5 ‘Experience’ | Epicenter | Wired.com – http://ow.ly/2wYcu #
  • Charge your iPhone/Droid with power from the sun: 'Solio Universal Hybrid Solar Charger' by Solio for $37.69 http://amzn.to/bWu9TR #
  • Have a listen: "The Inceptionator: For all your Inception Trailer Horn Sound needs" ( http://bit.ly/b4ldeK ) #
  • What If UberCab Pulls An Airbnb? Taxi Business Could (Finally) Get Some Disruption – http://ow.ly/2xiSF #
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  • Great Post:: How can I watch TV on my computer? http://is.gd/ewKq4 #askowen #
  • Buzz Kill : LOL: The Life of Leo – http://ow.ly/2t5RD – Morale of the story: own your own content #
  • Great Post:: How do I read the contents of an ISO file? http://is.gd/ey2k4 #askowen #
  • Sharing: "Top 10 Student apps for Android" ( http://bit.ly/djmh1a ) #
  • Seth Godin to No Longer Publish Books Traditionally – mediabistro.com: GalleyCat" ( http://bit.ly/8YgZh9 ) #
  • Bright, new startup: "Elevator Pitch: goCarShare aims to fill millions of empty car seats | Media | guardian.co.uk" ( http://bit.ly/ck8vhM ) #
  • Power to the Kindle: "Kindle Outselling iBooks 60 To 1" ( http://bit.ly/cBNw36 ) #
  • @RichardKijak We're happy to be here with you ;) in reply to RichardKijak #
  • "InfoQ: A Roundup of New Features in Android 2.2" ( http://bit.ly/bsNdKs ) #
  • Great Post:: How can I find out who a phone number belongs to? http://is.gd/ez8cn #askowen #
  • Reading: "InfoQ: A Roundup of New Features in Android 2.2" ( http://bit.ly/bsNdKs ) #android #
  • @seskin no idea .. You can get Kindle for Android though … http://amzn.to/ddqnHa (so make youor own reader) ;) in reply to seskin #
  • "Developers unhappy over Oracle Android suit | Reuters" ( http://bit.ly/doQnEN ) <- patent hell! #
  • "Minneapolis will pay $165,000 to zombies | StarTribune.com" ( http://bit.ly/c0fNFj ) #
  • "The dirty little secret about Google Android | Tech Sanity Check | TechRepublic.com" ( http://bit.ly/91QfqK ) #
  • "YouTube – LH687 – The endless dispute between the French and the Germans" ( http://bit.ly/a6IlHW ) #
  • Great Post:: How can I make sure I never lose any of my photos? http://is.gd/eAayv #askowen #
  • Sharing: "Lifehacker Pack for Android: Our List of the Best Android Apps" ( http://bit.ly/bEMY8F ) #
  • Slashdot News Story | 'Leap Seconds' May Be Eliminated From UTC http://bit.ly/bQwZVY #
  • "Samsung Galaxy Tab seen in the wild [video] | Electronista" ( http://bit.ly/cMO9PW ) <- very nice #
  • Nice device: 'Archos 7 8 GB Home Tablet with Android (Black)' by Archos Inc. http://amzn.to/8XOekt #
  • "louisgray.com: Social Me Me Me Me Me Media" ( http://bit.ly/bCRIHH ) <- deep thoughts from Louis Gray #
  • @HarbourCreek you can get me one for Christmas ;) in reply to HarbourCreek #
  • @sherrilynne yeah .. i think it works in reply to sherrilynne #
  • "Intel Dual-Core Atom Netbooks Hit the Streets" ( http://bit.ly/djz46I ) <- new tehnology wave #
  • Great Post:: How do I increase my Karma in Plurk? http://is.gd/eBcAr #askowen #
  • Kick start your new ideas: "BBC – Scotland – Pinball" ( http://bbc.in/crwuaG ) #
  • Reading: "Facebook Places ‘boring' says Foursquare chief – Telegraph" ( http://bit.ly/aOu3FB ) #
  • One for the tablet fans: "Businesses Add iPad to Their Briefcase – WSJ.com" ( http://bit.ly/dtQMTt ) #
  • And you thought your drive to work was bad: "China's Massive Traffic Jam Could Last For Weeks : NPR" ( http://n.pr/dcuDQG ) #
  • Great Post:: How do I get a word count on my WordPress post? http://is.gd/eClvs #askowen #
  • [EXCLUSIVE] Report: Google’s Android Market License Verification Easily Circumvented, Will Not Stop Pirate – From the Android Police #
  • "Facebook Updates Friend List Interface Again, Hoping to Increase Usage" ( http://bit.ly/bU8hac ) #
  • Presentation Zen: A long time ago, before death by PowerPoint http://ow.ly/2uEua #
  • Great Post:: How do I turn off the Narrator in Vista? http://is.gd/eDqqi #askowen #
  • Sharing some Firefox love: "Firefox Panorama: Tab Candy Evolved « Aza on Design" ( http://bit.ly/b7x3Ux ) #
  • "Young Entrepreneurs Get the Glory, But Boomers Start More Tech Ventures – SecondAct.com" ( http://bit.ly/ad3yA8 ) #
  • One for the tablet fans: "Businesses Add iPad to Their Briefcase – WSJ.com" ( http://bit.ly/dtQMTt ) #
  • Kick start your new ideas: "BBC – Scotland – Pinball" ( http://bbc.in/crwuaG ) #
  • "The Top Three hottest new majors for a career in technology : Microsoft JobsBlog" ( http://bit.ly/d1vM94 ) #
  • Reading: "Facebook Places ‘boring' says Foursquare chief – Telegraph" ( http://bit.ly/aOu3FB ) #
  • "Branding and Networking Lessons From A Very Young CEO, Ben Casnocha | Small Business Conversations" ( http://bit.ly/bqeouY ) #
  • @BenRosier Thanks mate .. glad you like it ;) in reply to BenRosier #
  • Hearng great reports on @14north -Anyone up for a Tweetup today at 13:00? There's free coffee if you friend them on FB: http://bit.ly/9FrXMb #
  • Great Post:: How do I increase my Karma in Plurk? http://is.gd/eBcAr #askowen #
  • "Orkut Now Encouraging Users to Project Different Personas to Different People" ( http://bit.ly/amFcGD ) #
  • "Exclusive: HTC's Windows Phone 7-equipped T8788 breaks cover for AT&T — Engadget" ( http://bit.ly/ds2Ylk ) #
  • How much can you make off an Android app? -> Arron La » Android Revenue – Advanced Task Manager – http://ow.ly/2upQZ #
  • From the irrelevant stats dept: "iPhone Users Have Twice as Much Sex as Android Users (Plus! Sexiest Cameras)" ( http://gizmo.do/d6yOBX ) #
  • "Adobe updates Web-based Photoshop, no longer demands membership | Web Apps News – Betanews" ( http://bit.ly/c42axZ ) #
  • Great Post:: How do I block adverts? http://is.gd/eFpYc #askowen #
  • "Musopen Wants to Give Classical Music to the Public Domain | Electronic Frontier Foundation" ( http://bit.ly/cwW4KZ ) #
  • "Energy-saving LEDs 'will not save energy', say boffins • The Register" ( http://bit.ly/duu3I6 ) #
  • "Undead Commodore 64 comes back for Christmas • The Register" ( http://bit.ly/dzp7Ku ) #
  • Reading: "MPEG LA: H.264 Streaming Will Be Free Forever" ( http://bit.ly/cYfxUV ) #
  • "Official Google Blog: Google Realtime Search: a new home with new tools" ( http://bit.ly/bJf217 ) #
  • Great Post:: How can I block spammers on Twitter? http://is.gd/eGkou #askowen #
  • "Diaspora Three Weeks Away From Unveiling Open-Source Facebook Alternative" ( http://tcrn.ch/9hwg4Y ) #
  • Check it out: RT @hyderj: Compose #wordpress #theme now available – http://bit.ly/wp-compose #
  • Reading: "foursquare – Am I mayor yet?" ( http://bit.ly/caHXso ) #
  • "Microsoft To Pay More Than Half A Billion Dollars To Jump-Start Windows Phone 7" ( http://tcrn.ch/dqX4RW ) #
  • @TechTinu I'm a great believer of free .. but as part of a consistent strategy that will still grow your organisation in reply to TechTinu #
  • Ok .. I can now call people in the US and Canda through gmail .. wish I had some friends to call now! #
  • Great Post:: Will learning about databases help me build better websites? http://is.gd/eHdvK #askowen #
  • "The Government's New Right to Track Your Every Move With GPS – TIME" ( http://bit.ly/cx3hUX ) #
  • Great Post:: DEP on Vista http://is.gd/eHZeA #askowen #
  • "Exchange ActiveSync to arrive on Hotmail on Monday | Beyond Binary – CNET News" ( http://bit.ly/d6IcjP ) #
  • "The mobile app divide: Free rules on Android, paid rules on iPhone | Royal Pingdom" ( http://bit.ly/bSuaDF ) #
  • "10 Common Mistakes Made by API Providers – ReadWriteCloud" ( http://bit.ly/cb5ao2 ) #
  • "Google introduces Call from Gmail, free calls to US and Canada (update: impressions) — Engadget" ( http://bit.ly/dspWtT ) #
  • Great Post:: How do I get my "@" back? http://is.gd/eIL6j #askowen #
  • CyanogenMod-6 is here! http://bit.ly/crQ2yH Each device is on it's way out of the oven and will be on ROM Manager when ready! (via @cyanogen #
  • "Google Confirms Chrome 7 GPU Acceleration | ConceivablyTech" ( http://bit.ly/ayp5IA ) <- might be time to try Chrome again … #
  • "In protest, Reddit rolls its own pot ads | The Social – CNET News" ( http://bit.ly/bwewdP ) #
  • "Gorgeous, mysterious, EVO-ish HTC device headed for Verizon « Boy Genius Report" ( http://bit.ly/c6ivC7 ) #
  • "Zuckerberg: Facebook Photos Used 5 Or 6 Times More Than Competitors — Combined" ( http://tcrn.ch/dr4f6r ) #
  • Great Post:: How can I rotate video? http://is.gd/eJzeF #askowen #
  • "Paul Allen Sues Apple, Google, Others Over Patents – WSJ.com" ( http://bit.ly/dix1v1 ) <- Patents in the news again #
  • Sharing with the World: "BBC iPlayer going global – Pocket-lint" ( http://bit.ly/apW19Q ) #
  • "Reverb P.R. Firm Settles Case on Fake Reviews – NYTimes.com" ( http://nyti.ms/bkLQGT ) #
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  • http://twitpic.com/2f1nt5 we're trying reindeer burgers today! #
  • http://twitpic.com/2f2ipp time for marshmallows! #
  • It's not you, it's me: Microsoft kills IronRuby | Languages and standards – InfoWorld – http://ow.ly/2pSov #
  • Loic Le Meur Blog: How much can you really make developing mobile apps? http://ow.ly/2q5zC #
  • VCs And Super Angels: The War For The Entrepreneur http://ow.ly/2qbM9 #
  • Foursquare For Boring People? Maybe, But It's the Future of TV – http://ow.ly/2qdvr #
  • Epic 4G review — Engadget http://ow.ly/2qeCw <- very nice phone #
  • It's time for the baked-in Android UI to die – Computerworld Blogs – http://ow.ly/2qpT7 #
  • Expect Facebook Geo-Location Feature Wednesday | Kara Swisher | BoomTown | AllThingsD http://ow.ly/2qALT #
  • Headius: My Thoughts on Oracle v Google http://ow.ly/2qBKV <- Best write-up on the Android/Oracle lawsuit I've read so far #
  • RT @OwenC: New blog post: Third Thursday – August 2010 – #smc http://bit.ly/92JBtE <- who's coming? #
  • Laptop e-mails tipped Apple to kickbacks scheme – Computerworld http://ow.ly/2qDAt #
  • Microsoft Confirms Kinect UK Release Date – Video Game News – TrustedReviews http://bit.ly/9lLB3F #
  • Why Android developers are losing money, and it’s not due to piracy | Royal Pingdom http://ow.ly/2qJdD #
  • The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet | Magazine http://ow.ly/2qN55 #
  • Flash on Google TV: It's no longer just a "TV" experience | ZDNet http://ow.ly/2qO1j #
  • Htc desire will be an ace in the uk – The Inquirer http://bit.ly/cx9TpL #
  • The Web Isn’t Dead; It’s Just Continuing to Evolve http://ow.ly/2rdaZ #
  • For the Class of 2014, No E-Mail or Wristwatches – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/2rm4E #
  • Thou Shalt Not Surprise Users: Twitter Suspends (Then Reinstates) Twifficiency – http://ow.ly/2rzCk #
  • Where's my battery icon? http://askowen.info/2009/11/wheres-my-battery-icon/ #
  • Great Post:: How can I export my fonts? http://is.gd/epT7g #askowen #
  • Great Post:: How do I submit my site to search engines? http://is.gd/erGXR #askowen #
  • BBC News – Is multi-tasking a myth? http://ow.ly/2ssKD #
  • Exclusive: Dell Thunder prototype preview (video) — Engadget http://ow.ly/2suCj #
  • Playstation 3 hacked with USB modchip -http://ow.ly/2sFgM #
  • Great Post:: How do I create a slideshow with my photos which I can show online? http://is.gd/etigP #askowen #
  • It’s Official: Google Acquires Like.com – http://ow.ly/2sM9f #
  • Zynga in Hot Water with San Francisco City Attorney Over 'Mafia Wars' Marketing – San Francisco News – The Snitch – http://ow.ly/2sMl1 #
  • Great Post:: How do I add a Facebook badge to by blog? http://is.gd/euxZi #askowen #
  • Gaming overtakes downloading music and films says Ofcom http://m.pocket-lint.com/news/news.phtml/35094 #
  • Wikileaks: 'Dirty tricks' in allegations against Assange | Privacy Inc. – CNET News – http://ow.ly/2sTz2 #
  • Great Post:: How do I backup MySQL ? http://is.gd/evCKO #askowen #
  • Slashdot Games Story | Anti-Depressants Used Against StarCraft Addiction -http://ow.ly/2sXYy #
  • Scripting News: Throwing out software that works – http://ow.ly/2sZlZ #
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  • Reading: Conversation Agent: Applying Risk Communication Principles to Social Media Crisis – http://ow.ly/2mEKy #
  • Reading: Google Public Policy Blog: A joint policy proposal for an open Internet – http://ow.ly/2nb1s #
  • Microsoft keeps Mac vs. PC battle going on Windows 7 website http://ow.ly/2noiu #
  • How an ancient printer can spill your most intimate secrets • The Register http://ow.ly/2nosJ #
  • Microsoft's RearType: Physical keys to the iPad, Kindle and tablet kingdoms? | ZDNet http://ow.ly/2nqk4 #
  • Perseid meteors – brace for endazzlement • The Register http://ow.ly/2nql6 #
  • Fluther launches 'Federated': Q&A for any site | Web Crawler – CNET News http://ow.ly/2nvGr #
  • IPads saving cities paper costs – USATODAY.com http://ow.ly/2nz57 #
  • Twitter API to Get Ads Inserted, Revenue to be Shared With Developers http://ow.ly/2nAPm #
  • Reading: The Idea or The Execution? Here's What The Greatest Minds in Tech Say. | Derek Flanzraich's Blog – http://ow.ly/2nLsM #
  • Watching: YouTube – Meet the Class of Twitter HQ http://ow.ly/2nXAY #
  • BBC News – Smartphone security put on test http://ow.ly/2o3XJ #
  • Reading: Cars hacked through wireless tire sensors http://ow.ly/2oa4j #
  • First Look At TweetDeck For Android – Mozilla Firefox http://ow.ly/2onuL #
  • Exclusive: Sony Ericsson to introduce Android 3.0 gaming platform and PSP Go-like smartphone — Engadget http://ow.ly/2owqD #
  • Web Photo Geotags Can Reveal More Than You Wish – NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/2ozdT #
  • Indian Government seeks details on Tweeting judges – http://ow.ly/2oBmZ #
  • BBC News – British teenager finds cult fame in Japan – Mozilla Firefox http://ow.ly/2oC8p <- Manx 14-year old taking Japan by storm! #
  • Just speak it: introducing Voice Actions for Android – Official Google Mobile Blog – Mozilla Firefox http://ow.ly/2oQIg #
  • Sharing: Apple's iPhone Antenna Problem Solved! – http://ow.ly/2oUVg #
  • Google Street View captures girl's 'body' lying on pavement | Mail Online -http://ow.ly/2oVL0 #
  • Oracle sues Google over Android and Java | Relevant Results – CNET News http://ow.ly/2p4YV #
  • How Starbucks Plans to Capitalize on Free Wi-Fi http://ow.ly/2p7mJ #
  • Dell Streak 2.1 update leaked | News | TechRadar UK http://bit.ly/97p8mI #
  • Gap Offers 25% Discount for Foursquare Checkins – http://ow.ly/2pLrA #
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  • RT @TheJokeShop: Check out this joke: : A week at the gym http://thejokeshop.org/2010/08/a-week-at-the-gym/ #
  • Slashdot News Submission | Silent, easily made Android root kit at Black Hat – http://ow.ly/2jvOE #
  • Reading: Ballmer (and Microsoft) still doesn't get the iPad http://ow.ly/2jEJm #
  • Reading: Logic Emotion: Judging Social Initiatives – http://ow.ly/2jGz7 #
  • The State of Open Source: Startup, Growth, Maturity or Decline? – tecosystems http://ow.ly/2jKmR #
  • Android Sales Overtake iPhone in the U.S. http://ow.ly/2jPHp #
  • Twitter User Streams Is Crack For Realtime Web Junkies – http://ow.ly/2k0xp #
  • AdFreak: Meerkats go massive in epic U.K. ad trilogy – http://ow.ly/2kcG2 #
  • Reading: System Center Service Manager: Business Alignment http://ow.ly/2kcMB #
  • Check-In On Foursquare Without Taking Your Phone Out Of Your Pocket http://ow.ly/2kd5x #
  • Reading: You are not an eyeball: Why tracking is the ad biz’s last gasp — Scott Rosenberg's Wordyard http://ow.ly/2kfI6 #
  • BBC News – Web attack knows where you live – http://ow.ly/2kxil #
  • Reverse engineering Apple's secret charging methods on Vimeo – http://ow.ly/2kzyD #
  • Microsoft's LightSwitch: Building business apps for Web, PCs and cloud | ZDNet – http://ow.ly/2kBo8 #
  • Shopkick’s mobile shopping app tracks you in stores, delivers real-time deals | VentureBeat http://ow.ly/2kNxN #
  • Watching: Rachel Maddow: Digital communication empowering individuals http://ow.ly/2kOa2 #
  • Must read: Great deal on 'Socialnomics: How Social Media Transforms the Way We Live and Do …' by Erik Qualman: http://amzn.to/cP5l1p #
  • Facebook Gains an Android Facelift http://ow.ly/2kXLP <- installing now #
  • Give Google Credit For Quickly Getting Rid Of Projects That Don't Work – http://ow.ly/2layB #
  • Reading: NHS spends millions on websites that fail patients, says government report | Society | The Guardian http://ow.ly/2llMe #
  • Sharing: HTC Desire – I HAVE 2.2 – I have just debranded – Vodafone eForum http://ow.ly/2lmkk #
  • Naif Al-Mutawa: Superheroes inspired by Islam | Video on TED.com http://ow.ly/2lnG5 <- Awesome talk why we need to cross cultural barriers #
  • Jeff Sharkey » Android SurfaceFlinger tricks for fun and profit – http://ow.ly/2lp9V <- One way to extend Android battery time. #
  • Return Infinity – BareMetal OS http://ow.ly/2ltax <- looks neat! #
  • Google offer Nexus One as unlocked Android developer phone – Geek.com http://ow.ly/2lxJb <- I love mine! #
  • BlackBerry Torch 9800 Teardown Photos and Video of Slider Mechanism in Action! | CrackBerry.com http://ow.ly/2m2DT #
  • uTorrent Wants Torrent Sites to Adopt Torrent Tweet | TorrentFreak – http://ow.ly/2mfSk #
  • Don’t bank on KMart’s $150 Augen tablet getting Android Market access – http://ow.ly/2mu48 #
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  • Reading: The Facebook Lawsuit: Everybody Calm Down and Remember Your 1L Contracts Class « http://ow.ly/2gfLA #
  • iPhone 4 Antennas: The Fun Side | Monday Note http://ow.ly/2gszF #
  • iPhone Becomes Focus Of Media Measurement Consortium | mocoNews http://ow.ly/2gzde #
  • Inside Facebook's Open Source Infrastructure — Developer.com http://ow.ly/2gDxW <- mind blowing scale! #
  • New gov't rules allow unapproved iPhone apps – Yahoo! News http://ow.ly/2gHnR #
  • Hackers With Enigmatic Motives Vex Companies – NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/2gHtE <- Interesting read #
  • Sharing: Android Playstation Emulator | Geeky Gadgets – Mozilla Firefox http://ow.ly/2gUlI #
  • Twitter for Android updates. Now with 100% more auto refresh! – http://ow.ly/2h2KF <- Awesome! #
  • RT @OwenC: Half tempted to wear a bow tie for work today – #bowtiesarecool <- go on .. I dare you! #
  • Reading: BBC News – Be careful what you tweet http://ow.ly/2h9oz #
  • RT @tedmurphy: WeReward was selected from 500 companies as a PepsioCo 10 finalist! http://post.ly/p0E0 <- Congrats! #
  • Apple launches Multi-touch Trackpad, 12-core Mac Pro and 27? Cinema Display http://ow.ly/2h9Ty <– oooooh .. toys! #
  • Launch of Manx ICT Association : Manx ICT Association – http://ow.ly/2hbS9 <- 28th July (that's tomorrow) #
  • There will be blood: why Apple and Intel are destined to clash http://ow.ly/2hcc8 #
  • RT @GarminUK: @GarminUK is offering FREE 1:25k Isle of Man Recreational Map for Garmin Oregon, Dakota & GPS Map 62's http://bit.ly/dh3R59 #
  • Dell Streak Update: Where We Are – Direct2Dell – Direct2Dell – Dell Community – http://ow.ly/2hsPr #
  • Reading: The Acceleration of Addictiveness – http://ow.ly/2htMS #
  • Bloatware creeps into Android phones – http://ow.ly/2hB1S #
  • jQuery Fun Effects | MooTools, CSS, jQuery and WordPress Resources – http://ow.ly/2hEMi #
  • Sharing: Google Develops a Facebook Rival – WSJ.com http://ow.ly/2hF0I #
  • Ethan Zuckerman: Listening to global voices | Video on TED.com http://ow.ly/2hGjS <- getting the world to cultivate xenophiles #
  • SQL Server 2008 R2 Digital Tour eBook | Microsoft http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=189147 <- what's new in SQL 2008 R2 #
  • Nintendo DS 'game copier' chips ruled illegal in Britain | Technology | guardian.co.uk – http://ow.ly/2hRI0 #
  • Bookmarking: 57 Social Media Policy Examples and Resources | davefleet.com – http://ow.ly/2hZeO #
  • KidZui – The Internet for Kids – http://ow.ly/2ibOm <- Must try this on my 4 year old's PC #
  • Sharing: Android wallpaper app that steals your data was downloaded by millions | VentureBeat – http://ow.ly/2iwO3 #
  • RT @wordpress: WordPress 3.0.1 released: http://wp.me/pZhYe-nN #wordpress #
  • Top 10 Funny Cat Videos on YouTube – http://ow.ly/2iyvA #
  • Google CEO Announces Zynga Partnership – http://ow.ly/2izeV #
  • I should really be asleep …. #
  • YouTube Blog: Upload limit increases to 15 minutes for all users – http://ow.ly/2iGz9 <- Awesome! #
  • Reading: Setting up IP Address restrictions on IIS7 | The Idea Bucket – http://ow.ly/2iJHH #
  • An Open iPhone App Market That Doesn't Require Jailbreaking… And Which Apple Can't Stop | Techdirt – http://ow.ly/2iPZp #
  • @techburgh didn't see it sorry .. too much content .. too much noise .. too much to do *sigh* in reply to techburgh #
  • Town Plans Foursquare ‘Foxhunt’ – http://ow.ly/2iS0v <- Good luck Cheltenham! #
  • Kindle for iOS Brings iPad Search, Dictionary, Fast-Switching | Gadget Lab | Wired.com – http://ow.ly/2iYEp #
  • A Wiki of Social Media Monitoring Solutions – http://ow.ly/2j1By #
  • Reading: Can Free Games Make More Money? – WSJ.com – http://ow.ly/2j5GD #
  • Despite claims to the contrary, I had a suspicion Martin's colleagues were actually quite jealous of his holiday http://twitpic.com/2ab0du #
  • @HarbourCreek that's atually generated automatically .. i just read it ;) in reply to HarbourCreek #
  • Ping – In School Systems, Slow Progress for Open-Source Textbooks – NYTimes.com – http://ow.ly/2jje8 #
  • Mark Shuttleworth » Blog Archive » Tribalism is the enemy within – http://ow.ly/2jjLg #
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  • Sharing: Definitive Guide to the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 Technical Preview | ZDNet – http://ow.ly/2dgew #
  • The Taiwanese News Animates the iPhone 4 Antenna Saga (With Very Special Bonus) – http://ow.ly/2dgBT #
  • Has the UK government's crowdslicing exercise been given the chop? | Politics | guardian.co.uk – http://ow.ly/2drye #
  • Wow – Nokia Siemens To Buy Motorola Unit For $1.2B — Motorola — InformationWeek – http://ow.ly/2dyPp #
  • Sharing: Engaging The Influencer On Twitter | Edelman Digital – http://ow.ly/2dNU3 #
  • Nokia Concept Phone Stands Upright For Notifications – PSFK – http://ow.ly/2dTft (via @tombrew) #
  • Sharing: Google Images Improves Its Image – http://ow.ly/2eaPz #
  • Flashlight App Sneaks Tethering Into App Store (For Now) – Mac Rumors – http://ow.ly/2eekt #
  • First look at “revolutionary” social news iPad app: Flipboard — Scobleizer http://ow.ly/2eq7x #
  • Thanks @fuelmyblog .. always a pleasure! #
  • The Twitter Engineering Blog: Twitter & Performance: An update http://ow.ly/2eY39 #
  • Sharing: Apple the new world leader in software insecurity – http://ow.ly/2ficP #
  • Tracking the National Mood Through Twitter – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com http://ow.ly/2ftSH #
  • RT @iomeducation: A lucky group of Manx secondary students will travel to NASA next spring http://bit.ly/admKr6 <- Nice! #
  • WordPress vs. Thesis: The battle is over. http://ow.ly/2fHBY <- Phew! #
  • Sharing: I Create, Distribute & Disseminate Cracked Software http://ow.ly/2fHK7 <- Andy Beard always has my utmost respect for his thoughts! #
  • http://twitpic.com/27x5lo Welcome daddy! I love coming back home #
  • Reading: Fake femme fatale shows social network risks – Computerworld – http://ow.ly/2gbeJ #
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  • louisgray.com: Why I Turned In My iPhone and Went Android – http://ow.ly/29RUX #
  • The Twitchhiker: The amazing story of how Paul Smith travelled the world for free using only Twitter | Mail Online – http://ow.ly/2a1At #
  • Android Gets a Build-Your-Own-App App http://ow.ly/2a4Tz #
  • Transfer Big Files Free – Email or Send Large Files – http://ow.ly/2ac92 <- great tool to send gigantic files to someone #
  • Sharing: Move an Outlook data file from one computer to another – Outlook – Microsoft Office – http://ow.ly/2apFf #
  • Reading: "Waging war on WordPress: Posterous prepares the switch | Media | guardian.co.uk" ( http://bit.ly/cc8VLt ) #
  • Twitter in the workplace: to take action or not to take action? | Talk Tech To Me – GFI Blog – http://ow.ly/2aCOZ #
  • Sharing: Windows Phone Developer Tools Beta Released -http://ow.ly/2aFXM #
  • Sharing: Zendesk Offers New Tools to Help Companies Help Twitter Complainers – Mozilla Firefox http://ow.ly/2aQfs #
  • RT @iomeducation: School holiday dates up to summer 2013 have today been published by the DEC http://bit.ly/bNUAI8 #iom #
  • Sharing: "Twitter Starts Name Dropping In Search Results — Huge For User Discovery" ( http://tcrn.ch/9dTawg ) #
  • Sharing: Squarespace Gets $38M to Compete With WordPress and Six Apart http://ow.ly/2bby6 #
  • Users Don’t Know What They Want | http://ow.ly/2bdim (or users shape their requirements around their view of the world) #
  • Sharing: Opera Mini 5.1 Final Brings Pinch-to-Zoom and Improved Rendering to Android http://ow.ly/2bht4 #
  • Keynote from Microsoft Partner Conference 2010 – Worldwide Partner Conference – July 11-15, 2010 http://ow.ly/2biqI #
  • @SimrenDeogun I thought the mobile stuff was pretty cool too in reply to SimrenDeogun #
  • To my Manx Tweeps .. remember it's Third Thursday tomorrow .. come join us at Paparazzi for a pizza #
  • Sharing: How the Old Spice Videos Are Being Made http://ow.ly/2bLAs #
  • Some mates of mine from PDMS are doing Relay For Life (24 hr walk) – Donations welcome -The IT Crowd's Fundraising Page http://ow.ly/2bUUT #
  • Sharing: How To Tell If It's The Right Time To Hire – http://ow.ly/2c186 #
  • Android Market now has 100,000 apps, passes 1 billion download mark (update: Google says 70K) — Engadget http://ow.ly/2cl9q #
  • Sharing: WordPress/Thesis Conflict Highlights GPL Nuances | ITworld – http://ow.ly/2ct48 #
  • Medvedev sparks Twitter rush among Russian officials | Russia | RIA Novosti http://en.rian.ru/russia/20100715/159827332.html #
  • Sharing: Why WordPress Themes are Derivative of WordPress « Mark on WordPress – http://ow.ly/2cSIk #
  • Reading – Rewarding Consumers for Providing Personal Data – NYTimes.com – http://ow.ly/2d1wn #
  • RT @OwenC: Awesome message to the WordPress community by @simond http://twitpic.com/26hzf1 #wordcampuk #
    • ]]>     http://mba-geek.com/2010/07/this-weeks-tweets-2/feed/ 0     Social Media for Internal Communities http://mba-geek.com/2010/07/social-media-for-internal-communities/ http://mba-geek.com/2010/07/social-media-for-internal-communities/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:59:16 +0000 Owen http://mba-geek.com/?p=515 A couple of weeks ago, I opened a talk for the Isle of Man Social Media Club entitled Enabling Social Media for Internal Communities. The speaker was Mr Chris Gledhill from PDMS who gave a talk about an off-the-self collaboration package called Microsoft Sharepoint and presented a case study around his organisation’s use of the product.

    Here are the slides from the presentation:

    I hope you find them interesting.

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  • Fancy a laugh? Check out SeeSaw the best way to watch free and premium TV comedy channels online #ad http://spn.tw/tjuXF #
  • Sharing: Presentation for ‘Minority Report Interface’ That Blew People’s Minds at TED (video) | Singularity Hub – http://ow.ly/26QyS #
  • I love comedy. If you do to, check out the massive selection at SeeSaw #ad http://spn.tw/tjJIb #
  • Preparing to Publish Your Android App: A Checklist | Android Developers – http://ow.ly/26SBI #
  • Testing my Android app .. can any Android users try to download "Isle of Man Views" from the market and tell me if you succeed? #
  • Sharing: Distimo: 57% Of Android Apps Are Free Vs. 28% Of iPhone Apps – http://ow.ly/27gKH #
  • Aaronontheweb | .NET Culture Shock: Why .NET Adoption Lags Among Startups http://ow.ly/27rHA <- Great post! #
  • Lunch from M&S. Remarkable enough to tweet about http://twitpic.com/22x26k #
  • Sharing: TweetUp Buys Android Twitter Client Twidroid And News Aggregator Popurls http://ow.ly/27y8o #
  • *poke Twitter* How do you expect us to sell you as a viable instrument for change when you're only available if the stars are aligned right? #
  • Reading: 4 Elements of Trust Needed for Successful Collaboration – http://ow.ly/27Jk7 #
  • Is Twitter working for YOU yet? Did you know you can earn a few bucks from your tweets? Check out http://spn.tw/rsq #ad #
  • JCC Event: 14th July – “Douglas Needs You” | Isle of Man Junior Chamber of Commerce – http://ow.ly/283uA <- Live or work in Douglas? #
  • Sharing: Android 2.2 demolishes iOS4 in JavaScript benchmarks http://ow.ly/2889F #
  • Looks neat: Microsoft unveils WebMatrix Web development suite http://ow.ly/288td #
  • Douglas at dusk http://twitpic.com/23anj7 #
  • @Macnamara_Kate Hi there .. No, we just had TT a cuople of weeks back, so we have to wait till next year for the next one in reply to Macnamara_Kate #
  • Sharing: YouTube Blog: YouTube Leanback offers effortless viewing – http://ow.ly/28Kdq #
  • What's in the next drop of the Android build I'm running -> YouTube – CyanogenMod 6.0 Video -http://ow.ly/28KAW #
  • Skype’s Innermost Security Layers Claimed To Be Reverse-Engineered – http://ow.ly/28X3B <- Who's a Skype user out there? #
  • Googler’s Take on Social Networking Reveals Chinks in Facebook’s Armor by @ScepticGeek http://ow.ly/296E6 #
  • Sharing: BBC News – Ministers turn to Facebook users for cuts suggestions http://ow.ly/297KH #
  • RT @realfreshtv: If you haven’t booked your #wordcampuk tickets, do it now! < 30 tickets left… Sales end on Sunday. http://ht.ly/298qS #
  • Sharing: Chili’s – Training Servers About Foursquare in 8 Words – http://ow.ly/29h0S #
  • Planning on coming to #wordcampuk ? Tickets sales close this Sunday, so get them while they're hot! http://bit.ly/azWfL9 #
  • @pgibbs looking forward to meeting you there ;) in reply to pgibbs #
  • Sharing: An In-Depth Look at How People Are Using the iPad – http://ow.ly/29uZC #
  • Reading: Has the Private Sector caught the Public Sector IT Disease? – http://ow.ly/29ypI #
  • http://twitpic.com/24290r giant star fish #
  • Fancy a chuckle? Check out SeeSaw the best way to watch free and premium TV comedy channels online #ad http://spn.tw/tjuXF #
  • I love funny films. If you do to, check out the massive selection at SeeSaw #ad http://spn.tw/tjJIb #
  • Fring Overwhelmed by Video Calling, Temporarily Suspends Access to Skype – http://ow.ly/29Fe5 #
  • Mark Zuckerberg Got Served—but Why? – http://ow.ly/29HCt #
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