What these names mean though is that the convergence of physical spaces and digital devices is shaping up a new scenario for the practice and discipline of IA. Using examples from tools like Twitter and Google Wave, Tanya Rabourn looks at these questions and discusses how conversation analysis gives us a way to examine social actions online. MORE >>

Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson’s new book Race Against the Machine: How the Digital Revolution Is Accelerating Innovation, Driving Productivity, and Irreversibly Transforming Employment and the Economy is getting a ton of press. Related research and analysis from GigaOM Pro: Subscriber content. Sign up for a free trial. MORE >>

We're not trying to pretend that it isn't, and that's why for long-term strategy projects we favor scenario planning as a tool to identify and acknowledge the full scope of uncertainty. There are substantial fixed costs in newspaper production, with in most the majority of the costs production and distribution. Why so specific? MORE >>

This company specializes on the production of podcast, with the focus on audio. He publishes a monthly newsletter dealing with website production. In both scenarios you don’t want the user to get lost or overwhelmed by content. Conduct Log File Analysis: Do your statistics. Jens started as a technology writer. MORE >>

Unfortunately, the enthusiasm I had for my new job waned after six months when an executive was appointed Head of Product Development—who insisted he knew SCRUM 1 better than anybody. As the Creative Director, I deferred authority to him to develop the product as he saw fit. But that’s not a particularly common scenario. MORE >>