Poking around the intersection of KM and Social Media
This week I ran across two videos that you should watch. They paint a rather bleak view of technology and how it’s not really helping us become more connected. Not that this is the fault of technology. We are (I’m painting with broad strokes here) misusing technology. The first is titled The Innovation of Loneliness. […]
Social media takes on many forms, and is ever-evolving. This infographic explains the common perceptions behind some of the popular social media applications, illustrated with a use case that we can all relate to: donuts. You can quibble over the inclusion or exclusion of particular social media applications, but the intent remains much the same. What […]
Having recently moved into a new house, expanding the size (and improving the quality) of the household by 100%, this is but one of the many essential decisions that we made. Yes, it’s the quintessential question — what is the correct way to hang a roll of toilet paper. Infographic source: CurrentConfig, who also has a PDF […]
As Twitter grows in popularity, it’s inevitable that some people will abuse the system. Plenty of people out there promote themselves or their company on Twitter. I’m fine with that, as long as it’s done well (Zappos is an example that comes to mind). But increasingly, unscrupulous “marketers” are using automated services and programs with […]
I’m submitting an abstract to speak at the APQC knowledge management conference in May 2011. As part of the submittal process, I had to write a 50-word bio. Here’s what I came up with: Jeff Hester is passionate about communities, working with leaders, employees and developers to help them deliver business value through KM. Co-author […]
Space. The final frontier. Those famous words from the beginning of Star Trek still echo in my head after years of watching Kirk battle cheesy-looking aliens. And for my little beach shack, space really is the final frontier–and that space is at a premium! I moved into the Big Blue Beach Bungalow nearly 1-1/2 years […]