Do you trust SULIA ??

About a year old, but with quite a strong growth (and investment), SULIA is the subject matter network. People share about their ‘expertise’ and you can ‘trust’ them on that topic. Interesting approach – though what makes an expert an expert ?? What does ‘trust’ in this context mean. The website (no ios or android available that I know of) is pretty basic and simple. Another ‘let’s see where this is going’ from me. Update – Zemanta tells me that there is an android app available. See below under related articles.

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Sharing an idea on the Zemanta blog - mobile Ads by choice ?

 

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http://www.zemanta.com/blog/zemanta-hires-todd-sawicki-president/

In response to the Zemanta’s blog post of Todd Sawicki joining Zemanta as president – and him sharing his ideas on mobile ads – I shared the following idea.

Ads are – well, let’s say – an unavoidable given these days. As much as they can be annoying and intrusive, they can also be funny, helpful and informative. What if a blogger using services like Zementa could handpick the Ad/s that s/he thinks is most related or relevant to the posting s/he is writing ? Social Sourcing of Ads ? Interesting concept.

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Responding to a blog posting on why Knowledge is so hard to manage

 

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In response to Content Rambler’s part 1 of ‘why the nature of knowledge frustrates knowledge management’ – I made the case that information (aquired) is different from knowledge (experienced), that reading a book about something and ‘knowing’ the topic is very different from having been there and done it (experienced it yourself). It could be argued that knowledge cannot be captured, but only connected to. Social networks of experts are a good example.

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Tweeting about Knowledge Management as an organizational discipline

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the knowledge management architecture is made up of knowledge components, KM processes, technology and organizational aspects

— Knowledge Management (@KM_Researcher) March 10, 2013

Knowledge Management can be defined as a discipline – very much like Project Management – that connects to all knowledge in the organization (and if defined in a KM strategy beyond). This includes business strategies, cross-departmental processes and collaborative technologies.

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I found my blog also to be a great way of tracking my postings on Knowledge Management across the Internet:

the knowledge management architecture is made up of knowledge components, KM processes, technology and organizational aspects

— Knowledge Management (@KM_Researcher) March 10, 2013

This one is on Twitter in response to KM_Research about criteria for a Knowledge Management Architecture

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Institutional knowledge is not unlike the human brain. The human brain files long-term memories, organi ational knowledge files documents. We use it to keep track of processes, experiences, people – concepts that hold true over time, ongoing relationships, etc.

Then there is the dynamic memory. How tools and processes work, relationships we build for temporary purposes. Social networks, search engines, etc. helps us manage that.

An organi ational knowledge management strategy is the organi ations capability to manage both long-term, and dynamic knowledge through adhoc-sharing, effective search, connected ystems and integrated processes.

Institutional knowledge management needs to be part of how the organi ation works – the better an organi ation embeds this in all aspects, like project management, human resource management and financial interactions, the better instituational knowledge is retained and grows over time.

My humble $.02

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An attempt on defining terms of Knowledge Management by example of planning for a vacation

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It is often confusing when people talk about ‘Knowledge Management’, what everyone’s perspective and understanding of the terms being used are. Here is my attempt to describe my understanding, based on over 20 years working in the profession of Knowledge Management (by example of planning for a vacation):

• data
  
  • i research the internet for possible locations to go to for vacation, look on wikipedia about their attractions, culture, and – weather data. when does it rain, when does the sun shine, data to help me understand when the best time is to go there.
  
  


• information
  
  • i am creating my own personal wiki page document to capture and organi e the data i found in the context of the location I decided to have vacation at. i may share that document with others, get feedback, improve it version by version, until I feel confident that I have the right information to make a decision
  
  


• knowledge
  
  • i also look on the internet on sites like tripadvisor about other people experiences and advice on the location, the hotel, etc. where I want to go for vacation. Even after the vacation, I consider going back to those exact sites and share my experiences to help the next person to make a better decision resulting in a great vacation
  
  


• social media
  
  • coming back from the vacation, i have information flyers, pictures of attractions and activities that made the vacation so great. i want to share those moments with others, allow them to be part of the experiences I made – in retrospect. Maybe I even shared some of the media I collected quasi-live through my mobile device on twitter or facebook, by uploading pictures or checking in at the locations where I had been.
  
  


• social networking
  
  • last not least, I met people along the way of my vacation – some of which I want to stay in contact with. were they more business oriented, I connect with them on LinkedIn. If they were more personal, I would network with them on Facebook or Google+, allowing me to share data, information, knowledge and social media on common topics of interest with my social network
  
  

Now replace the topic of vacation planning with something business oriented – the same principles will hold true.

That is my understanding of the terms related to Knowledge Management and I would argue that data, information, experience, social media and social networking are all connected and are aspects of the bigger concept of Knowledge Management.

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Pretty interesting TED talk: about how your body language impacts your life

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Productivity Lesson Learned: Remote control your phone from your laptop saves time

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Another small step in improving productivity

I have to say: AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME ! Installed Teamviewer Quick Support on my Samsung Phone (Galaxy Note 2), installed it on my linux netbook and VOILA, I see the GN2 screen filling out my netbook screen. I can use the mouse and the keyboard and completely control the phone. This is very helpful specially to take calls via speakerphone, sends SMS/text messages, and to use all the apps that I have installed without picking the phone up (while working on the netbook).

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Knowledge Management is still a good thing !

English: KnowledgeMap built automatically from the Wikipedia article about knowledge management (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Experts are talking at the Gilbane Boston 2012 Conference and again conclude – humans are center of any solid Knowledge Management strategy.

From modern world ‘ancient’ perspectives that websites and databases are knowledge, it seems that the understanding that it is all about our experience in life and at work, that is at the core of Knowledge Management.

“A decade ago [..] People thought IT was how you managed knowledge.”

Computers can make our life easier. Mobile phones also. Though they are all just transport mechanism to connect people to each other, access generic information on one side, enabling dynamic dialogue on the other.

“Interestingly, preliminary results from a survey Chait and Moulton are conducting with businesses running knowledge management initiatives show that IT is considered the least important skill for knowledge management leaders. Deep business knowledge is considered most important, followed by excellent communication skills and trust from others.” – is another conclusion of the experts on this conference.

“in knowledge management, users are drivers of action and IT provides response to let the action happen.” – Well, as a project manager – try to make a project plan for that. As a department head, try to budget that for next year. The point here – Knowledge Management is not an add-on to an organizations IT capabilities – it is the arteries and the veins of an organizations brain.

If interested, read the whole article in this CMS Wire issue.

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This is why 'the internet' likes you too...

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“Silicon Valley is excellent at founding and funding companies that give you free apps and then collect and sell your data when you use them. For most of the Internet’s short history, the primary goal of this data collection was classic product marketing: for example, advertisers might want to show me Nikes and my wife Manolo Blahniks. But increasingly, data collection is leapfrogging well beyond strict advertising and enabling insurance, medical and other companies to benefit from analyzing your personal, highly detailed “Big Data” record without your knowledge. Based on this analysis, these companies then make decisions about you—including whether you are even worth marketing to at all.”

Scientific American makes a good point in this article on the fact that what drives (and pays for) the Internet, is the ability sell you stuff. Like so often, the majority of unaware people is subject to analysis and being marketed to. My advise: Inform yourself, protect yourself (difficult password, virus and malware protection, anti-cookie tools) and be cautious about what you put on the internet, and what is on the internet about you.

Set up a google alert with your name and find out what the internet knows about you.

 

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