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Entries from May 2009

Seven Characteristics for Uses of Social Software

May 6th, 2009 · No Comments

Gartner’s Anthony Bradley and Dr. Nikos Drakos wrote a great Research Note last year that described the 7 Characteristics of Good Purposes for Social Software.
Summary
Successful communities result not from technologies, but from a properly defined business purpose. 
Below is the list of the seven characteristics.
1. Magnetic
2. Aligned
3. Low Risk
4. Properly Scoped
5. Facilitates Evolution
6. Measureable
7. Community Driven
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Gartner Classic Research: What we said about eBooks in 2000

May 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment

EBooks are no longer a dream of the future. I peered into the past and dug out some of the research we wrote about eBooks and digital paper back in the year 2000. 
In Digital Paper: Is It Paper, a Display or Both?, Jackie Fenn and I wrote about the new medium that readers like the Kindle [...]

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