I am going to be using my phone to take some photos of the conference, they can all be found at Flickr tagged with Blogtalkdownunder. BTW I like tags as a method of consolidating my content from the conference. I also plan to setup a tag at del.icio.us (it will also be Blogtalkdownunder) for linksContinue reading “Photos from BlogTalk Downunder”
Author Archives: Michael Specht
Gaining Trust
A follow up to my look at digital identity yesterday Tom from HR for the leader in you wrote about gaining trust. In reading his post he talks about how hierarchies end up lying (at some point) and due to their small size teams cannot lie. In thinking about this does that mean that thisContinue reading “Gaining Trust”
Digital identity a perspective
George Siemens of elearnspace pointed to a couple of papers written last week by Stephen Downes on digital identity (part 1, part 2) which were very interesting. A disclaimer, not being an academic I personally find Stephen’s work difficult to read so I might have misunderstood the intent, if so let me know. Stephen’s firstContinue reading “Digital identity a perspective”
More on workplace surveillance
Harris Wheeler Lawyers have produced a great summary of the implications for the new NSW Workplace Surveillance Bill 2004 that is currently in draft. If you operate in NSW (state of Australia) then you really need to be aware of these changes and how the impact your business.
A use for tags
Reading Abject Learning last night and found a real use for tag. Brian Lamb provides a great example of tags in practice from the Northern Voice conference, he quotes Alexandra Samuel, here is the bit I found fantastic. Tags are helping people solve problems and work smarter. When 350 bloggers gathered recently for Canada’s firstContinue reading “A use for tags”
Job Blogs
Sarah Needleman’s article in the Career Journal on niche job boards and email subscription services is a very interesting (I think I use the word interesting too many times in this blog) read and shows me just how many different methods that are out there for people to find a job. How does the averageContinue reading “Job Blogs”
PayGlobal new features
From OnRec PayGlobal announces several new features at the HR Software Show in London. From reading the release it they seem interesting features but I wonder how they are really going in their home markets of New Zealand and Australia. PayGlobal made a big impact on the local market a few years ago at CebitContinue reading “PayGlobal new features”
Australian Census online
An interesting story was in the Australian IT to on how the 2006Australian Census will have an option to be completed online. I am not really sure what to make of it. While I think it is a great step forward I have a healthy scepticism on the security of the system. I know thatContinue reading “Australian Census online”
In Sydney this week
I will be in Sydney later this week for Blogtalk DownUnder. Initially the conference had some drinks and food on Thursday evening due to dollar (aka sponsorship) constraints this has been cancelled. I however will be in Sydney and staying at the Vibe Hotel and would love to catch up with anyone who is inContinue reading “In Sydney this week”
Australian Budget Update
PayPerShop has a nice little summary of the 2005/06 Budget that was annouced last week. Now I just hope the tax cuts make it through 🙂
Michael Specht 