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This Mashable post discusses the mainstream consumer adoption of RSS. The post questions the finding that 11% of people use RSS when it is everywhere and most don't even know they are using it. I think the point is well made. Many people still don't even understand the concept behind the technology when they use the term RSS. Although there are… Continue

I have tried a lot of different blogging tools. Some have worked OK and some have been pretty bad. I have recently started to use the blogging editor built into Flock. It was always a cool idea, but for a long time it didn't really work with Blogger. But for the last several months it has worked really well. The down side is that that social networking sites like Ning don't seem to have adopted the ATOM publishing protocol for the blog component of the site. So I am posting this post from within… Continue

It is often challenging, in my opinion, to find the time to blog. When you have a really busy day ahead it is not "natural" to stop and say.... "I should post to my blog." But interestingly, I think that you may want to consider it. Even a short post can help provide a moment to pause and reflect on the day.

For me, I have to drive over two hours for a short meeting, the back in the car and drive two more hours to the next meeting, then in the car again, with friends, for an hour. Once at my fi… Continue

If you are interested in leveraging open content and collaboration in your organization, then you might want to consider making blogging part of your learning program. To accomplish this task you might want to consider what blogging does for the organization, how it will impact your organizations performance, and how to get your employees to participate.

What does a blog do for your organization?

An active blog can support the capture of human capital by allowing those in your organizat… Continue

This is a really interesting learning community. I hope that I can find the time to get more involved in engaging in the learning process. I am of course worried about the time commitment, but maybe I will be able to at least jump in from time to time. One of the really interesting aspect of this learning community is that it is really a positive experience, the learners are motivated, the activities are open and shared, the outside world can come in and be a part of it, and the learners are lea… Continue