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A Selection of 2009 Collaboration Posts

Here's a selection of links to posts I've written in 2009 which I feel are worth rereading...Extraordinary Collaboration Delusions and the Madness of Crowds...

December 28, 2009 by Oliver Marks

Wind and wildlife: co-existence or conflict?

Last October 20 of the nation’s top science-based conservation and environmental groups and wind energy companies formed the American Wind Wildlife Institute (AWWI) to address concerns of environmental impact from wind projects. The members of the AWWI range from Sierra Club and National Audubon to Vestas and GE.

February 24, 2009 by Harry Fuller

The Apple iPad is not a computer replacement, but a great companion

The Apple iPad is proving to be a fun and enjoyable device, yet also has several limitations that keep it from being a computer replacement. However, it is a fun companion device that appeals to many and has the potential to be a computer replacement with accessories and updates.

April 7, 2010 by Matthew Miller

Master 3-D messaging security

They're everywhere. Secure Computing's Paul Henry says you need multi-dimensional security to fend off attackers, no matter where they come from.

December 3, 2007 by Paul Henry

Good-bye Encyclopedia Britannica: Good-bye to the printed record

It had to happen, but as we race to leave print behind, we should remember what we're losing as well.

March 14, 2012 by Steven Vaughan-Nichols

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Is Print Finally Dead Yet?

In honor of the print edition of Encyclopedia Britannica's passing into the digital pages of the history books, we discuss new media's age old question: is print dead yet (or is it merely a walking zombie)? Craigslist has decimated a valued profit center in the world of printed newspapers. Printed books have given way to Kindle readers on every street corner. Glossy magazines are desperately trying to find new life in interactive iPad editions. Meanwhile, most specialty trade and technical publications long ago felt the need to jump to the Web. And now, despite almost of decade of Britannica's experts screaming into the wind that Wikipedia wasn't a legitimate source of educational information, Britannica's storied 244-year-old print edition gives up the ghost, due in large part to the existence of Wikipedia. In this video, ZDNet's David Gewirtz and Josh Gingold discuss what's changed in the world of online content, what it means to marketers, and how it will likely impact the world of business.Recorded from a ZDNet webcast on March 20, 2012.

March 20, 2012 by ZDNet Staff

1,500 ships to fight climate change?

According to UK and U.S. researchers, it should be possible to fight the global warming effects associated with an increase of dioxide levels by using autonomous cloud-seeding ships to spray salt water into the air. This project would require the deployment of a worldwide fleet of 1,500 unmanned ships to cool the Earth even if the level of carbon dioxide doubled. These 300-tonne ships 'would be powered by the wind, but would not use conventional sails. Instead they would be fitted with a number of 20 m-high, 2.5 m-diameter cylinders known as Flettner rotors. The researchers estimate that such ships would cost between £1m and £2m each. This translates to a US$2.65 to 5.3 billion total cost for the ships only. Even if this project has its merits, who will finance it? The scientists don't answer this question. But read more...

September 7, 2008 by Roland Piquepaille

Huge anti-spam suit targets email harvesters

Unspam Technologies, a company that consults with government agencies and private companies, and with users in 100 countries, filed suit today seeking the identity of those who have harvested millions of emails on behalf of spammers, The Washington Post reports. Attorney Jon Praed of the Internet Law Group said Project Honey Pot, a project of Unspam, said the suit is designed to get at the identities of the actual spammers.

April 26, 2007 by Richard Koman

LinkedIn, Facebook and non-competes: Where's the line?

If you ping former co-workers on LinkedIn and they wind up working at your new company are you violating terms of a non-compete clause? A lawsuit in Minnesota may shed some light on that question.

June 15, 2010 by Larry Dignan

Greentech innovators put their heads together in solar-wind collaboration

So, today marks the start of the judging in the second GE ECOimagination Challenge -- an innovation competition intended to identify and fund ideas and technologies focused on residential energy conservation and renewable energy. There were more than 800 submissions, which will make the judging challenge tough: there are five $100,000 prizes at stake.

March 16, 2011 by Heather Clancy