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13 Mar 09

A World Transformed: What Are the Top 30 Innovations of the Last 30 Years? - Knowledge@Wharton

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High tech: Finding opportunity in the downturn - The McKinsey Quarterly - high tech opportunity downturn - High Tech - Strategy & Analysis

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06 Mar 09

Six ways to make Web 2.0 work - The McKinsey Quarterly - Six ways Web 2.0 work - Business Technology - Application Management

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To date, as many survey respondents are dissatisfied with their use of Web 2.0 technologies as are satisfied
We have found that, unless a number of success factors are present, Web 2.0 efforts often fail to launch or to reach expected heights of usage. Executives who are suspicious or uncomfortable with perceived changes or risks often call off these efforts
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- What distinguishes them from previous technologies is the high degree of participation they require to be effective
- While they are inherently disruptive and often challenge an organization and its culture, they are not technically complex to implement. Rather, they are a relatively lightweight overlay to the existing infrastructure and do not necessarily require complex technology integration.
- Since we first polled global executives two years ago, the adoption of these tools has continued. Spending on them is now a relatively modest $1 billion, but the level of investment is expected to grow by more than 15 percent annually over the next five years, despite the current recession.³
- The transformation to a bottom-up culture needs help from the top.
- Successful participation, however, requires not only grassroots activity but also a different leadership approach: senior executives often become role models and lead through informal channels.
- By contrast, our research shows the applications that drive the most value through participatory technologies often aren’t those that management expects.
- Efforts go awry when organizations try to dictate their preferred uses of the technologies—a strategy that fits applications designed specifically to improve the performance of known processes—rather than observing what works and then scaling it up
- The intended use never caught on, but people in the company’s recruiting staff began using the tools to share recruiting tips and pass along information about specific candidates and their qualifications.
- A more effective approach plays to the Web’s ethos and the participants’ desire for recognition: bolstering the reputation of participants in relevant communities, rewarding enthusiasm, or acknowledging the quality and usefulness of contributions.
- Numerous executives we interviewed said that participatory initiatives had been stalled by legal and HR concerns. These risks differ markedly from those of previous technology adoptions, where the chief downside was high costs and poor execution
- The sites of some companies incorporate “flag as inappropriate” buttons, which temporarily remove suspect postings until they can be reviewed, though officials report that these functions are rarely used. Participatory technologies should include auditing functions, similar to those for e-mail, that track all contributions and their authors. Ultimately, however, companies must recognize that successful participation means engaging in authentic conversations with participants.

27 Jan 09

McKinsey Global Survey Results: IT’s unmet potential - The McKinsey Quarterly - IT’s unmet potential - Information Technology - Management

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Biz-Tech 3.0 - Leadership Development - CIOs' Failure to Communicate

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As SaaS model matures, complexity grows, but SaaS benefits hang tough

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05 Jan 09

The McKinsey Quarterly: The Online Journal of McKinsey & Co.

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29 Dec 08

InternetNews Realtime IT News - Survey Finds Data Breaches Hit Most Enterprises

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21 Dec 08

Wii-controlled robots made for combat - Discovery.com- msnbc.com

Using the controller from the popular Nintendo Wii gaming system (the "Wiimote") scientists from the Idaho National Laboratory, working with engineers from the U.S. Army, Foster-Miller, and iRobot, are developing novel ways to control military robots.

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The iDea Ovation - guitar with recording studio built-in

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Scientists Hack Cellphone to Analyze Blood, Detect Disease, Help Developing Nations

Using only an LED, plastic light filter and some wires, scientists at UCLA have modded a cellphone into a portable blood tester capable of detecting HIV, malaria and other illnesses.

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20 Dec 08

U.S. not ready for cyber attack | Technology | Internet | Reuters

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16 Dec 08

Gogo in-flight WiFi taking off in six Delta flights tomorrow - Engadget

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15 Dec 08

General Mills CMO Mark Addicks and His Imaginary Friends - Knowledge@Wharton

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12 Dec 08

Corporate IT budgets evaporating, report says - Network World

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8 Experts Predict How Web 2.0 Will Evolve In 2009

You won’t find a lot of big surprises here, but there’s good solid consensus on some driving trends. One is the move toward federated identity and giving control of the user’s data back to the user. It’s ridiculous that people have to create 20 different profiles for 20 different social networks. We should be in charge of our own data and decide how to share it with others. Another theme is that mobile devices will become more location-aware, meaning that applications will deliver more targeted results. What will be surprising, I believe is how small the industry consolidation will be. Many successful networks run on a shoestring, and will be able to weather the economic storm.

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In terms of social media, I think we are just at the beginning of "collaborative mapping" - people working together with friends and colleagues to build shared maps of places they care about.

02 Dec 08