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June 27, 2006
Network development, public AND private
Network development, public AND private: The Internet doesn't work for all jobs, because you may not want to scope freely-available data within the public domain. Sometimes it's better to use social software on an intranet: "First, it's going to be an enterprise-based tool, that will be installed and managed on your own server. That's because centrally-owned and managed social bookmarking tools present a problem for people working on non-public projects. I was made aware of how much of a public trail I can leave in my bookmarks when one of my students knew about my plans to come to Seattle before my department chair did--all because he'd noticed what I was bookmarking and how I was tagging it. When I started working here at Microsoft on competitive projects, I cut way back on my use of del.icio.us, because I was concerned that I might give away too much of what I was working on to competitors." My takeaway? The whole "Web 2.0" mania isn't winner-take-all, because the Internet isn't the only way people work together -- there's lots of ways to provide services for smaller groups than just everybody.
Posted by John Dowdell at June 27, 2006 07:55 PM
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