have been following the rise of online markets for work since Elance was founded in 1999, writing about them in my 2002 book Living Networks and dedicating a large chunk of Getting Results From Crowds to how to effectively manage work markets. Crowdsourcing Future of work Global economy Social trends Technology trends MORE >>

We share the best processes, experience and methodologies, along with the latest in social technology, to inspire a better way to work. In a way, they are a glimpse back into the early days of the practice of online facilitation. Tim Bonnemann on 30 Dec 2009 at 10:33 am This is great! Thanks for sharing. What a great resource! Waving. MORE >>

World Bank, 2002].) As some of you know, I have been a champion of the GiGis (Girl Geeks in service of the World Cafe community) and have long been a (prejudiced) champion of females in changing the world. So it is no surprise I had a positive response to this site.  Take a look at the video. Check out his cool work with Science-Connects. MORE >>

also began working with colleagues at the University of Alberta in 1993 and 1994 to create a 'Multiple Academic User Domain', or MAUD, out of the same technology. As with the discussion board, it was the multi-user aspewct of the technology that made all the difference. started using Twitter ten years later ( https://twitter.com/#!/Downes/status/243133812 MORE >>

Like the telephone or the TV, email is a technology so embedded in our lives, we think nothing of it. 2002 ) as well as significantly underestimating how often they check their email. 2002) found that 70% of emails were reacted to within 6 seconds of their arrival, and 85% within 2 minutes. PsyBlog. Follow PsyBlog. Archives. MORE >>