As part of the book writing project I am looking to create a list of the blogs that anybody who wants to stay up to date should be following. The first version of the list will be included in the book, but I will then expand it and put it on the...
One of the questions I get asked from time to time is how many members should an online research community have. Clearly the answer depends on what the community is there to achieve and what the budget is. But I still get pressed for an answer. After...
For a couple of years I have been pointing out to some of the larger companies that Web 2.0 and social media are changing power structures in companies. In the past, the people in the top few positions in most research companies were the most...
To a considerable extent the difference between BBGs (Bulletin Board Groups) and online research communities (aka MROCs) is simply a generational difference. When BBGs were developed they reflected current practice in terms of how the Internet was...
The Economist has a good article that sums up the latest picture about the recent release of emails from the Climate Research Unit. This article and a similar article in the New Scientist seem to net out to: 1) The data have not been fabricated by the...
