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Recent thoughts
I liked it before it was Cuil
Someone recently introduced me to Cuil. It’s a new search engine, founded by one of the architects of Google’s large search index, and a computer scientist from Stanford. Their staff are well qualified, and they’ve got good investor backing. Could they be the new Google? I don’t think so. Here's the reason. More »
Archives 2.0
How do you turn an organisation that has, since its inception, focused on the preservation of print records, into a leading advocate for the government's digital agenda? This is the question currently facing Archives NZ. I've been working recently on an Information Systems Strategic Plan (ISSP) for this agency. As a part of this their CIO asked me to write a paper on the way the organisation might use Web 2.0 technologies and approaches to assist in this transition. More »
Provider centred RFPs
Requests for Proposals (RFPs) can be awful, appalling, lengthy documents which strike weariness and a sense of the inevitability of an arduous and adversarial process into even the most hardened solution provider. I was therefore most heartened to read Optimal Usability's latest newsletter, in which they talk about writing usable RFPs. More »
Universal control
Netvibes has upgraded and added some new social networking features. Hmm, I thought, just what I need. Yet another social networking service, friendship links to create and maintain, and content to post. Little did I know how good it was going to be. More »