Google today did something smart in social - they offered a human way to do something they had already offered - the ability to indicate your approval of a search result. Previously, you could push a result up or down, but that action was not social in nature. That recommendation is then translated to others in your social graph. Wouldn't it, now?! MORE >>

A bunch of Reddit users have decided to declare March 31 as World Backup Day , using the clever tagline “Don’t be an April Fool.&# Of course, you shouldn’t only think about backing up your data on one day of the year, but it provides a welcome reminder that we should all keep reviewing our backup strategies. Crashplan. MORE >>

In a recent post , I was trying to communicate the benefits of social learning: the additional processing that occurs while negotiating a shared understanding. Interestingly, the diagram I designed to accompany the post and communicate the concept was not well received. C’est la vie. In other words, we move back to the apprenticeship model. MORE >>

There are many job roles that simply don’t seem to work outside of the office, at least at first glance. For example, consider the role of your bookkeeper or accountant. However, with some planning and the use of the right tools, bookkeeping is a task that can be done remotely. Handling Hard Copy. Outsourcing Accounting Functions. MORE >>

Here are my AppGap posts for March. am also writing in another Corante blog, FastForward (see right side bar for links), The AppGap posts began toward the end of January 2008.    Here, I am primarily doing product commentaries with a few other things thrown in. Below are the ones for March. There will be more in April. Harmon.ie   MORE >>