Weblogs as filtering tools [1].

Weblogs as filtering tools. Why blogging isn’t a fad. Arnold Kling offers one of the best explanations I’ve seen of the value of blogging as a distributed information filtering mechanism. “This filtering process makes all of us more efficient. Information with low value does not travel far. Information with high general value tends to travel the farthest. Information with low…

The Economist Intelligence Unit Launches…

The Economist Intelligence Unit Launches New “Industry Forecast” Product. News Briefs (New Fee-Based Services)The Economist Intelligence Unit Unveils New “Industry Forecast” Product–Thomson Launches Ligitation Stock Report–Canadian Company Monitors and Offers Searchable Database of TV Commecials (via Globe and Mail) [The ResourceShelf]

Publishing a project weblog [1].

Publishing a project weblog. Configuring Movable Type A couple of years ago I predicted that Weblogs would emerge within the enterprise as a great way to manage project communication. I’m even more bullish on the concept today. If you’re managing an IT project, you are by definition a communication hub. Running a project Weblog is a great way to collect,…

Deja vu, courtesy of Feedster…

Deja vu, courtesy of Feedster. For those of you who have not yet swung by Feedster, you should give it a look. It’s a powerful new addition to the searcher’s arsenal. Many weblogs provide XML feeds. These feeds are in one of two popular formats – RSS or RDF. (Though the flame wars between the two camps are legendary, and,…

Images and Metadata [1].

Images and Metadata. Fotonotes: The Cool New App “Greg Elin has rolled out his new tool, Fotonotes annotation of JPEG files with metadata. It allows you to embed stories in a picture and, as you roll your mouse over the image, sections are highlighted and the text appears. Dan Gillmor gives Fotonotes a rave here, and demontrates how the image…

Talk about Weblogs, Democracy, Risk…

Talk about Weblogs, Democracy, Risk and Japan at MIT Enterprise Forum. Gave a talk on March 19 at the MIT Enterprise Forum in Tokyo hosted at the Nikkei BP office. I tried to tie a bunch of things together. I started out by saying that at a macro level, I was very depressed, but that at a micro level, I…