Your New Social Intranet Requires New Social Training | Intranet Experience Blog Sean R. Nicholson Let’s face it, new employees who come to your organization right out of college are probably pretty familiar with social media. Most have been on Facebook since its inception and some have been Tweeting nearly as long. The question is whether they understand the business acumen and fundamental principles of social networking to do it correctly in the workplace. Recently, Andrew McAffee wrote an outstanding article on two common mistakes that Millennials make at work. For instance, posting a message on an executive’s social Intranet Wall saying “That preso was just 2 cool! The issue of training isn’t limited to the Millennials, though. Gen-Xers aren’t immune to the issue, either. Have a great story about a success in training your organization on the use of a social Intranet?
The “Hispanic Paradox”, and others | Gene Expression The New York Times has a piece out on the “Hispanic Paradox”. The paradox is that American Hispanics are longer-lived than non-Hispanic whites, despite the relatively lower socioeconomic status of Hispanics (poorer, less educated). The paradox has been around for a while, and these stories tend to emerge whenever there’s a Census or CDC data release, as there is now. You can get the original data on the CDC website. But I think one thing about the Hispanic Paradox that needs to be contextualized is that Hispanics are not special in manifesting this paradox. More broadly, there are broad swaths of the rural north where whites are relatively poor, but long-lived, in contrast to the South. What is the moral here? Below are some charts from the original CDC report. Note: I’m pretty sure that the Hispanic Paradox does not apply to all Hispanics.
The Truth About the Average Twitter User [STATS] A new study from security firm Barracuda Labs provides some interesting insights into the state of the Twitterverse. Unfortunately for the microblogging startup, the stats say that most of its users aren't very active. The study looked at around 19 million Twitter accounts (PDF) in order to figure out how people are using Twitter. It started with one assumption: An active or "True" Twitter user has at least 10 followers, follows at least 10 people and had tweeted at least 10 times. There's a great deal of interesting data in the breakdown. In terms of tweets, the report estimates that 34% of Twitter users hadn't tweeted even once, while a whopping 73% of Twitter's users tweeted less than 10 times. Barracuda Labs also analyzed Twitter's growth over time, and the numbers are consistent with previous reports that show while Twitter grew like wildfire in early 2009, it has dramatically slowed down in recent months. [via MediaMemo]
Tweepi :: a geekier, faster way to bulk add quality followers Matt Stevens Ubican la galaxia más lejana y antigua del Universo - El Universal - Ciencia Jueves 21 de octubre de 2010EFE | El Universal00:18 UDFy-38135539 es el nombre de la galaxia que los astrónomos han designado como el punto más lejano del Universo con respecto a la Tierra; que está a 13 mil 100 millones de años luz. Esto quiere decir, según las conclusiones publicadas por un grupo de astrónomos europeos en la revista Nature, que la luz de esta galaxia ha tardado en llegar a nuestro planeta prácticamente el mismo tiempo que lleva existiendo el Universo. Cuando los fotones de luz detectados ahora por los astrónomos comenzaron su viaje, el Universo "sólo" tenía 600 millones de años, lo que representa 4% del tiempo transcurrido desde que se produjo el Big Bang que lo originó. Como la galaxia es tan antigua, probablemente ya no existe en la forma en que la vemos y se ha fusionado con vecinos más poderosos, dijo Matthew Lehnert, del Observatorio de París, autor central del estudio publicado en línea el miércoles en la revista Nature. Leer artículo orginal (en inglés): Nature vrs
Search Dominates Social Networking For Product Discovery, Study Says Search engines are the number one way that consumers find out about new products, according to a new study commissioned by commerce software developer ATG. The survey was conducted online and polled 1,002 U.S. adult consumers in July 2010. One question asked respondents to list up to five ways they discover new products. 53% of respondents across all age groups said they discover products through search engines. Only 8% said they discover new online products via “links or information on social networking sites.” In the survey, men were more likely to rely on search engines to discover new products (59% compared to 47% of women). And younger adults were somewhat less likely to discover products through search engines. 47% in the 18-34 age group said search engines, compared to 55% in the 35-54 group, and 52% in the 55 and older segment. About 29% of respondents aged 18-34 said they have discovered a product or service through a social network.
Tweetstream and IBM Collaborate to Accelerate Java Innovation Through OpenJDK Redwood Shores, Calif. and Armonk, NY – Oct. 11, 2010 – Oracle and IBM today announced that the companies will collaborate to allow developers and customers to build and innovate based on existing Java investments and the OpenJDK reference implementation. Specifically, the companies will collaborate in the OpenJDK community to develop the leading open source Java environment. With today’s news, the two companies will make the OpenJDK community the primary location for open source Java SE development. The collaboration will center on the OpenJDK project, the open source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE) specification, the Java Language, the Java Development Kit (JDK) and the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). Oracle and IBM will support the recently announced OpenJDK development roadmap, which accelerates the availability of Java SE across the open source community. For more information on Java, visit: • Java Platform, Standard Edition • OpenJDK About IBM Trademarks
Humor: Si los fabricantes de Smartphones diseñaran Automóviles Si las compañías web fabricaran automóviles, Como siempre, delicioso humor con www.joyoftech.com El Google Car te llevaría por una ruta “optimizada” con anuncios especialmente dirigidos a tiEl FaceBook Car le avisaría a todos a dónde te dirigesApple iCar sería un “Hobby” y sólo te llevaría a un solo lugar, el Apple StoreEl Carro Linux te otorgaría un excelente servicio, pero siempre tendría 3 Geeks en la parte trasera colocándole mejorasEl Carro de Yahoo tendría payasos continuamente saliéndose de élY hay unas buenas razones por las que nadie permitiría que Microsoft hiciera un auto.. The Twitter Clock. Real-time Twitter Growth Statistics. | TweetReports When it comes to social networks, Twitter users are extremely active. They create, share and comment on content at high rates. According to ExactTarget, they are three times as likely to upload photos, four times as likely to blog, three times as likely to post ratings and reviews, and six times as likely to upload articles. View this chart.
@Vincent1967: Dashboard cio - El estado de las TI mejorará en 2011 - Los presupuestos para tecnologías de la información y los salarios del personal TI se recuperarán en 2011, como también lo hará el gasto destinado a formación. Un estudio de la Sociedad para la Gestión de la Información, en Estados Unidos, apunta a la continuidad empresarial y la reducción de costes como la principal preocupación del departamento de TI. “La economía no está donde nos gustaría, pero el estado de las TI es sobresaliente”, afirma Jerry Luftman, responsable del estudio realizado por la Sociedad para la Gestión de la Información (SIM), una entidad creada en 1968 de 3.600 miembros, entre los que se encuentran CIO, directores de TI senior, investigadores, consultores y líderes en materia de Tecnologías de la Información. Respecto al salario del personal de TI un 83% de los CIO afirma que es el mismo o mayor en 2010, frente al 81% del año anterior. Para 2011, el 91% dice que sus salarios seguirán siendo los mismos o aumentarán comparado con este año. Mayor formación