Two reports have recently been issued in the field of nonprofit technology that I think are important to point out. Here’s the first: In the for-profit dot.com world, the bottom line is easy to measure — it comes down to dollars and cents. For nonprofit organizations, success is more difficult to define. How many people […]
U-M Defends Google
The University of Michigan, one of the universities who agreed to allow Google to digitize the books in its library, has defended Google against an association of publishers which has filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the project. The University Record has a short write-up of a recent talk in Washington, D.C. by university President […]
On the Importance of Online Profiles
I just sent this letter to the editor in response to this Washington Post Jobs section column about how what you put in online profiles could have professional repercussions: To The Editor: While Mary Ellen Slayter’s Sunday Career Track column “Maintaing an Online Profile – and Your Professionalism” (2/12/06) makes the important point about the […]
Lots of Blogs
I’ve always kept an eye on Technorati founder and CEO David Sifry’s regular reports about the size and scope of the blogosphere. He issued one of his reports last week, concluding that even while taking into consideration spam blogs the number of blogs on the internet is increasing dramatically — at the current rate, the […]
U-M Launches Blogging Service
The University of Michigan has launched a free blogging service for students, faculty, and staff called Mblog. The system uses Movable Type, and I applaud them for launching the overdue service. One of the University divisions involved in launching the site is the Bentley Historical Library, which houses the University’s official archives. The library is […]
The Free Market
With the ending of services by Independence Air this week I’ve been watching a whole bunch of stuff from the now defunct airline go up on eBay. Although I’ve bid on a couple items what I’m really looking for was the posters that used to decorate the waiting area in their Dulles terminal: they featured […]
DC Blogs … Live
DC Blogs, a blog that surveys the local blog scene started by journalist Pat Thibodeau, launched today a page that aggregates the content of many of the blogs he highlights on their own page. The feature, called DC Blogs Live is similar something George Hotelling developed for ArborBlogs.com back in 2004. While I applaud Pat […]