Michael Gartenberg from ComputerWorld (IDG) wrote a short item yesterday on business blogging. He provides 3 areas for all businesses and employees to consider when venturing into this space. I feel that companies (and employees) should not fear blogging, however they should understand it and ensure that their employees understand the organisation’s view point. ThisContinue reading “blogs the double-edged sword?”
Author Archives: Michael Specht
Triple J & podcasting
SplaTT has pointed me to a new service from Triple J on Podcasting. Just signed up and going to give is a try. Great to see another Aussie podcast.
Jeremy Wright was fired and other notes on blogs and work
A couple of days ago Jeremy was fired for blogging, over a seemingly simple post, however it was probably more than just this one post as he says himself. The story is quite complex but should be a lesson for us all. Over the past year or so Jeremy has been very active in theContinue reading “Jeremy Wright was fired and other notes on blogs and work”
Internet abuse (shameless advertising)
2004 seemed to be covered with stories of people losing their jobs over what they did on the internet. Whether it was downloading inappropriate content at work, sending inappropriate emails, blogs and other items people all over the placed ended up in the unemployment queues. To this end the AHRI NSW HRIS SIG (which IContinue reading “Internet abuse (shameless advertising)”
New resourcing blog
I have been checking out a new resourcing blog by Andrew Marritt, a great read. I would recommend it to anyone interested in recruitment.
Wiki limitations
Jeremy Zawodny writes about what he sees as some of the limitations of Wiki’s. His perspective is correct, and the comments on his post raise further questions and ideas. Interesting I have been trying to set up a Wiki on our home server and teach my wife how to use it. The whole process hasContinue reading “Wiki limitations”
A bit late returning
I am a bit late in returning to my blog, just can’t seem to shake the holiday feeling, I guess that is what happens when you have 10 days off. While the break was good, there was a black cloud over most of it, I suspect for most people it was the same. The TsunamiContinue reading “A bit late returning”
End of another year
Well it is really then end of another year, being 24th December and all. From today I will be taking a break until 3rd Jan, our holiday house has no telecommunications, besides a basic GSM mobile network (not even GPRS), which is fantastic as it forces you to take a break. Happy Christmas everyone andContinue reading “End of another year”
eLearing dead?
Interesting item from NetDimenions, a Hong Kong based LMS vendor who has a blog. The item was written by a guest author to their blog, Harold Jarche. Harold touches on some of the same topics as I have been thinking about recently.
True Aussie Esky
Being an aussie guy, who has been known to enjoy a beer or two I hope it is not too late to ask Santa for a new esky.
Michael Specht 