Short version: A return to form for Panasonic, and a M4/3 camera that photographers won’t be suspicious of. Its weaknesses are largely the weaknesses of its class of camera, but beyond those it’s solid, comfortable, and fairly powerful. Features: 16-megapixel micro four-thirds sensor. 3″ 480×320 touchscreen. Forget about it. MORE >>

I recently wrote about elearning  garbage , and in case I doubted my assessment, today’s task made my dilemma quite clear. I was asked to be one of the judges for an elearning contest. Seven courses were identified as ‘finalists’, and my task was the review each and assign points in several categories. This is a problem. design MORE >>

I have been writing about the work of Nora Ganim Barnes and her colleagues at the Center for Marketing Research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth for some time. See my last post on them: Is Social Media Reaching a Plateau in America's Largest Companies? This new study continues the Center’s work on Inc. In 2010 50% of the Inc.  MORE >>

If Facebook’s IPO filing does anything besides mint a lot of millionaires, it will be to shine a rather unsettling light on a fact most of us would rather not acknowledge: The web as we know it is rather like our polar ice caps: under severe, long-term attack by forces of our own creation. The short answer is Hell Yes. He makes a good point. MORE >>

One of the most important aspects of LinkedIn are the recommendations. Think about it: Why do you ever choose one thing over another? Chances are, it was recommended to you. You don’t want to have all your recommendations from one work experience, it is best to spread them out over your credentials. MORE >>