see so many schools that seem to promote the view that learning about technology is not necessary in library schools if you plan to go into “traditional&# librarian roles such as reference, instruction and other public service areas. When I want to learn a new technology, I put it through the paces. Technologies will come and go. MORE >>

The reason for this, as  Ray Sun notes in this blog post , is that the various underlying messaging systems and how people use them are fundamentally different. Gist , Rapportive and Xobni all  provide great examples of how we can use technology to enhance the email experience and make it much more useful. req.). MORE >>

I recently gave the keynote speech for a Sun Microsystems Partner Executive Forum, where Sun brought together the top executives from its extensive partner network for an update and relationship building session. Future of business Technology trends keynote keynotespeaker rossdawson sunmicrosystems MORE >>

The need to focus on non-technology factors rather than the underlying tooling was a consistent theme during client visits and telephone inquiries as well as the field research study I conducted on enterprise social networks. The trend now is to downplay reliance on point solutions (e.g., plans: Enterprise 2.0: capabilities. tools". MORE >>

Tony promises to deliver a fast-paced, interactive discussion that will look at trends around social and informal learning, mobile, authoring, learning management systems, and others. It is being hosted by the local DC Chapter of ASTD’s Technology Learning Group. eLearning Technology. That will be coming out shortly. and Ph.D. MORE >>