Monthly Archives: February 2004

WHAT’S WRONG WITH FIRST-GENERATION SOCIAL SOFTWARE

Posted on February 5, 2004 by Dave Pollard

I‘ve written recently about the future state of business, a world incorporating powerful, versatile social networking tools. And I’ve played with most of the first-generation social software and read volumes about how it will, or won’t, work in business and … Continue reading →

Posted in Working Smarter | 8 Comments

SOME MORE EXEMPLARY BLOGS

Posted on February 4, 2004 by Dave Pollard

I‘ve just adding another dozen items to my already bloated blogroll. I’m actually quite discriminating in what I add, rejecting most of the requests I get to ‘reciprocally’ blogroll, and never adding a blog until I’ve seen at least two … Continue reading →

Posted in Using Weblogs and Technology | 3 Comments

CONGRATULATIONS ON THE PURCHASE OF YOUR NEW BLOG

Posted on February 4, 2004 by Dave Pollard

(Something light to mark the first anniversary of How to Save the World.) IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS – DO NOT DISCARD WARNING Explosion, Bodily Injury and/or Property Damage may result if these instructions are ignored! Congratulations on the purchase of this fine … Continue reading →

Posted in Creative Works | 3 Comments

OUR ENERGY AUDIT, AND SPACE-EFFICIENT HOME DESIGN

Posted on February 3, 2004 by Dave Pollard

As I mentioned last month, we’re looking to buy some wilderness property here in Caledon, build a showcase energy- and space-efficient home on a small part of it, and leave the rest of the lot untouched. I’m signed up for … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse Watch | 17 Comments

THE MOST IMPORTANT IDEAS OF 2003 – PART THREE

Posted on February 2, 2004 by Dave Pollard

This is the third in a series of four articles. This article summarizes what I believe were the most important ideas of 2003 in the world of business. The first article in the series covered the world of blogs & … Continue reading →

Posted in Working Smarter | 5 Comments

SCIENCE SHORTS

Posted on February 1, 2004 by Dave Pollard

Three interesting science news items to round out the week: Surviving the Winter, and Copying Nature Dr. Bernd Heinrich, whose work with ravens I’ve reported on several times in this blog, has a guest piece in yesterday’s NYT entitled Hibernation, … Continue reading →

Posted in Collapse Watch, Our Culture / Ourselves | 3 Comments

IN MEMORIAM

Posted on February 1, 2004 by Dave Pollard

The Web has lost one of its greats. South Africa’s Ivan Weltman, the founder and voice of Tudogs, the incredible free Web software evaluation site, died after a short illness January 16th, at the age of 67. Ivan’s wife Sheina … Continue reading →

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