Haiti and Zimbabwe

Like any global natural disaster, I am so incredibly saddened for Haiti. A dreadful crisis brought to a country already in crisis.  I want to help.  Now. Selfishly, I want the world to ALSO focus on Zimbabwe too! I want the world to know what is going on there and how many 100's of thousands of good people are suffering because of a handful of rotten apples. Prime Minister Morgan … [Read more...]

Basics of Social Media in Human Years

Please note: this is a cross-post by Alasdair Munn. You can find his website here. Enter Alasdair Munn: Social Media years are a little like dog years. The signs are out that Social Media has settled into its teenage years. As with teenagers in general there are several teenage stereotypes. The overconfident rebel leader The party seeker and connector The Geek The student The … [Read more...]

Basics of Open Source: It’s More Than A Bunch of Software

Please note: this is a cross-post by Alasdair Munn. You can find his website here. Enter Alasdair Munn: Open source is more than a bunch of software, but our quest to define, own and control ideas limits our ability to progress. This is the war cry of open source enthusiasts.  Our capitalist indoctrination and the command and control structure within our institutions have a hard time … [Read more...]

Social Media Context Rules

Please note: this is a cross-post by Alasdair Munn. You can find his website here. Enter Alasdair Munn: “Content is King.” You hear that a lot at the moment. Having targeted content that can travel, address different learning styles, grow and have value added to it has replaced the notion that the website is the destination. People are searching for it. To put some context to this think of … [Read more...]

How To Avoid The Deep-End of Social Media

Please note: this is a cross-post by Alasdair Munn. You can find his website here. Enter Alasdair Munn: There is no doubting that the innovation and investment into social media tools, software and applications have come from the commercial sector. By that I mean start-ups backed up by investor capital, which have taken risks, believed in themselves and their ideas and run with them. It is no … [Read more...]