Business of IT
WordCamp Mid-Atlantic Today!
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Today is the second annual WordCamp Mid-Atlantic . It is being held local to me in Baltimore. Unfortunately, it is sold out, but you can read about it here . You can also follow it on Twitter at #wcma . I am sure there will be one next year based upon the sell out plus there is bound to be one near you if you are interested in attending.
I truly enjoy interacting in person with the local DC/Baltimore Metro blogger scene and I am excited to meet everyone who is new.
If you are here from WordCamp, I sincerely thank you for taking the time and investing your attention in my content. If you leave me a comment with your link or send me an email using my contact form, I would be honored to return your favor of constructive criticism. I welcome your feedback on my blog. Please seek me out on twitter @Scott_Coughlin or @ITThought so we can meet at the conference, too.
WordCamp is a community based "un-conference" where users, developers, and vendors of WordPress, my blogging platform, gather to foster synergy, mutual improvement, and simply socialize. It is one of the best things about new media, our Information Age, and IT in general.
My IT thought for the day is "What is it about new media and the Internet that produces these intense community based groups seeking nothing more than mutual benefit?" You can see the same behaviors associated with Linux, Photoshop, and famously the Macintosh platform. It is one of my favorite parts about my profession.
Why do you think we have this sense of community? Is it limited to Information Professionals or are there other examples? Do you like it, too, or are there disadvantages? Please share your thoughts.
That is my Information Technology Thought of the Day (ITTOD) for September 11, 2010 ©Scott Coughlin .
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IT Quote of the Week: Douglas Engelbart
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Douglas Engelbart invented the computer mouse and was an early pioneer of the Information Technology profession. As such he is an excellent pick to be our IT Thought of the Day Quote of the Week Series feature.
I like Information Age quotations. I find some of them very inspirational and like to carry a new one around about every week. I thought that i could share mine with you from time to time. This week it will be a funny quote. You can read more about the author at Wikipedia.
“The digital revolution is far more significant than the invention of writing or even of printing.”
Douglas Engelbart
What did you think of the quote? Did you like it? Do you know of any other similar ones? Please share.
That is my Information Technology Thought of the Day (ITTOD) for July 21, 2010.
quote credit: Information Technology Quotes on EnglishForum
image credit: Hypertext History
News Commentary: Three Cheers for the Cell Phone
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On Mondays I offer comments on some of the most interesting information technology stories that I have found on the web that week. Please feel free to join in the discussion or suggest other stories.
Today’s comments were generated after I read the fore mentioned CNN story. Great article that I recommend to you. Give them a read below.
CNN.com – Inventor of cell phone: We knew someday everybody would have one
By Tas Anjarwalla
What I loved about this article was that it represented the exact best that an outfit like CNN can deliver. It showed journalistic ethics, special access granted by being a big name, and rigorous fact checking and research without opinion or slant. To me, it shows exactly what big media can and should deliver that bloggers never can, will, or should. I wish that CNN and the rest of mainstream media would stick to this type of story and get out of the business of trying to beat bloggers to scoops, or drive a political agenda, even involving tech reporting, by spinning news to create positions. Bravo to CNN and Tas Anjarwalla for showing us how it can and should be done. Great story.
OK, that is what I think of this topic. What do you think about this topic? Do you agree or disagree with me? Do you have a recommended news story for next week? Please share your ideas below.
That is my Information Technology Thought of the Day (ITTOD) for July 12, 2010 by Scott Coughlin.
Image Credit: Fukuoka Prefectural University