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Entries in Web 2.0 (127)

Thursday
20Aug2009

Are These "Web 2.0 Adoption Stereotypes" Still Valid?

Last year I published Pop Quiz: Web 2.0 Adoption Stereotypes with this mindmap outlining a high level grouping of stereotypes regarding Web 2.0 adopters and their identifying “slogans”:

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Wednesday
12Aug2009

Challenges Facing Development of a DoD "Web 2.0 Policy"

Updated on Monday, August 17, 2009 at 01:59PM by Registered CommenterDennis D. McDonald

Updated on Monday, August 17, 2009 at 02:58PM by Registered CommenterDennis D. McDonald

A public website has been established to gather input in support of developing a U.S. Department of Defense “Web 2.0 Policy.” In a recent post titled The Responsible Way Ahead Jack Holt says this:

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Friday
07Aug2009

eNATOA New Media Seminar: "Eight Reality Checkpoints for Using 'New Social Media'"

The following slide deck accompanies the Seminar on New Media presented on August 10, 2009, by the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA):

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Tuesday
16Jun2009

NAME WITHHELD asks about Web 2.0 for Disaster Planning & Response

I recently received an email request asking for help from a state emergency management professional who’s interested in Web 2.0. I didn’t discourage him from using the term “Web 2.0” since I thought that would just confuse him; heck, just today I found out that “Web 3.0” has already been replaced by “Web Squared” by people who should know better …

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Tuesday
09Jun2009

More Thoughts About "Web 2.0 and Sales Process Management"

My survey-based report Web 2.0 and Sales Process Management is now available in its published form via The Customer Collective and Social Media Today.

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Monday
20Apr2009

How Do Social Media Change the Economics of Process Automation?

In September 2006 I published The Justification of Enterprise Web 2.0 Project Expenditures. It examined differences between the cost justification of current information systems compared with cost justification of older systems. It discussed how some of the rules for calculating and thinking about technology related costs have changed.

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Thursday
09Apr2009

Highlights from "Web 2.0 and Sales Process Management"

Every sales person I know wants better leads. Because of this the benefits of applying Web 2.0 techniques to prospecting and qualifying would seem to be a no-brainer. But what about using Web 2.0 techniques to support other sales processes?

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Tuesday
17Mar2009

How Open and Transparent Will Reporting of State Level Stimulus Spending Be?

I’m almost finished building my list of state government stimulus reporting web pages. Soon I’ll circle back and do a more detailed state by state assessment of what these pages reveal about how “open and transparent” states are being about how they use the money coming from the ARRA.

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Friday
13Mar2009

Web 2.0 and the Sales Process - A Survey and White Paper

With sponsorship from Social Media Today LLC and Oracle Corporation, I’ve developed a brief online survey for sales managers who have responsibility for a team of sales people.

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Friday
27Feb2009

Can Government Procurement Be Streamlined By Using Collaboration Technologies and Social Media?

The report Six Practical Steps to Improve Contracting by Dr. Allan V. Burman, Adjunct Professor, George Mason University, is based on a series of discussions co-sponsored by The IBM Center for the Business of Government and George Mason University concerning government procurement practices.

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