Resources for model

Nice post from David Meerman Scott about online PR here:
http://www.webinknow.com/2008/05/top-ten-pr-tips.html

I don't know David, but I liked his statement: "I realized that sometimes there is value to top-of-mind ideas. Nuggets of value may be lost when you obsess over getting every detail perfect." Couldn't agree more.

Here's his list:

1. The old ways to get noticed were to buy expensive advertising and beg the media to write about you and your products. The best way to get noticed today is to publish great content online.

Really good set of practical tips for everyone looking to get online and get started with 'web 2.0'.

Great summary of Jason Fried's talk at SXSW 2008, sharing his learnings from building Basecamp, Ruby on Rails etc etc. Great tips for tech start-ups and software project managers everywhere.

open systems, anti-bureaucracy, opening data and services

Just so we know what we're all talking about, here's a definition piece from the guy who coined this infamous term.

Nice post about the perils of building or buying IT systems. Lots of good lessons learned.

This is by Ed Mitchell who used to edit the successful Knowledge Board online community.

this is a link to the tag 'socialbysocial' which will pull together saved items by anyone on delicious using this tag.

Dave follows up David Wilcox's piece about his work in Portugal, with commentary about his own project in Stockholm.

Toby Ward says:
"Consider for a moment the powerful Telindus study of 1,000 European employees that should serve as a warning to all employers and communicators:

39% of 18 to 24 year-old employees would consider leaving itheir employer if they were not allowed to access sites like Facebook and YouTube

A further 21% indicated that they would feel 'annoyed' by such a ban

The problem is less acute with 25 to 65 year-olds, of whom just 16% would consider leaving and 13% would be annoyed "

"Us Now" new film by Ivo Gormley including various UK case studies such as Couch Surfers and Ebbsfleet United.

Lilia Efimova interviews a diverse range of expert bloggers.

Great example from Simon Berry.

Very good write up with some pertinent questions from David.

Posting by Christa Appleton, Univ of Staffs
Best Practice Forum
http://crusldi1.staffs.ac.uk/moodle/login/index.php

Slideshare allows you to upload PowerPoints (ppt, pdf, pps, pot, odp, keynote) and store them in your personal presentation area. You can share them with colleagues, link to them or embed them in many social network sites, blogs or VLE’s . There is also a facility to synchronise a podcast with your presentation for virtual presenting (a slidecast).

"It's natural for organizations to learn from mistakes. The problem is, people who propose new checks almost never consider that the check itself has a cost."
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An old observation of mine that seems to be becoming more and more significant - as anyone who has had to add their boss as a Facebook friend will be all too aware...

Helpful note by Bill Ives summarising an (expensive) Forrester reports, which suggests podcasts are on a downward curve - not convinced on this, given they have hardly been tried in many enterprises.

By huddle.net and although from a pro web 2 perspective still has plenty of useful thoughts.

Substantial report by the Barr Foundation on the impact of networks on philanthropy etc.