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Here’s an interesting paradox: as the use of computers has grown, the number of youngsters wanting to study them has fallen. This is leading serious [academic and political] concern about the loss of technology skills and future capability. I have heard much talk recently about the apparent difficulty of attracting young people to computing. Some of the UK commentators hark Continue reading article » Google+ is a new-born infant, with a rapidly growing family – anxious to play with the tot. Of course, many are recognising the potential for them and praising the initiative. However, others who are perhaps beyond their present social-networking comfort zone are already rushing to discount the value of G+ Either way, I recognise the risk of premature Continue reading article » 
I’ve not used Google+ yet but from what I have seen so far, it looks like an ideal approach for anyone (like me) interested in a properly joined-up-world of integrated Systems. Unlike some, though, I’m not even thinking about Google+ in relationship to FaceBook because FB is not a serious Systems platform. Continue reading article » 
Every day someone asks me to join their new online gang. They don’t call them gangs, of course. The buzz word is network. For sure some of the invitations have genuine merit. But most of them are just about gangs, set up to serve the leader’s agenda, rather than real networks of mutual interest. 
Pitching is the most commonly used sporting analogy for making a business proposal but do we ever stop and think about how many different interpretations can be made of the term? |
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