Have you ever been frustrated by being asked to fill in a form where the requesting organisation already has most if not all of the information being requested on one of their systems somewhere? To my disgust a week later I received a paper withdrawal form in the mail asking for information they clearly had in their systems. MORE >>

The idea is to take the Wikipedia model of distributed participation to new levels, and give people the chance to make a difference. Government is in constantly consulting the high tech giants to develop new forms of surveillance and national security systems. Why not use these same capabilities to improve environmental regulation? MORE >>

Volunteering, Environmental, Public Health) to form unique collaborations with their fans/supporters for mutual benefit. Tags: Think Differently In this my third article in my Y OUBIDFAST series I introduce The WALKIE-TALKIE as the second of three essential components of your Online Business Development System. Audience. STEP 2. MORE >>

Sue (@SueOnTheWeb) was involved in the conversation, too, as we were both explaining why forums were a tad different from other forms of social media, [.]. How Should I Participate MORE >>

* Article: Hastily Formed Networks : Collaboration in the Absence of Authority, Peter Denning. From an interesting special issue of the journal Reflections: Peter Denning: “Disasters, such as the 2004 tsunami or Hurricane Katrina, give rise to hastily formed networks. Reflections; Volume 7, Number 1. An HFN has five elements. MORE >>