As a long time Google Reader user, I'm now, like many others, exploring the "social/community" aspects, as the FF "hub" morphs into who-knows-what. I'm experimenting pulling my Twitter follow list into GR, and used this handy tool to get an OPML export of my Twitter list: http://rsscloud.org/twitter...
""In today's difficult business environment, the instinctive reaction can be to batten down the hatches and return to the traditional command-and-control techniques that enable managers to closely monitor and measure productivity. "Allowing workers to have more freedom and flexibility might seem counter-intuitive, but it appears to create businesses more capable of maintaining stability.""
- David Peacock
from Bookmarklet
"ITV has confirmed that Sir Ian McKellen will star alongside Passion of the Christ actor Jim Caviezel in a "reinvention" of 1960s cult thriller The Prisoner. The reversioned series, to be made with American cable channel AMC, will take the themes of socio-political commentary present in Patrick McGoohan's original and use them to "reflect 21st century concerns and anxieties, such as liberty, security and surveillance"."
- David Peacock
from Bookmarklet
"A scratchy recording of Baa Baa Black Sheep and a truncated version of In the Mood are thought to be the oldest known recordings of computer generated music. The songs were captured by the BBC in the Autumn of 1951 during a visit to the University of Manchester. The recording has been unveiled as part of the 60th Anniversary of "Baby", the forerunner of all modern computers."
- David Peacock
"The only not-so-good thing out of not blowing all of our cash at once is that we'll continue to live in an era of cash-cow abundance, preventing us from making profit-minded decisions."
- David Peacock
Last week the Guardian ran an article claiming the BBC was going to restrict staff online networking. What has actually happened is that we’ve published two new guidance notes about the use of social networking sites.
- David Peacock
Microsoft challenging, IBM vows to make a major push in unified communications and collaboration, starting with Lotus Sametime Advanced.
- David Peacock