The Xpragmatic View is a management-oriented publication where we give our very personal, sometimes controversial, view on management thinking on the intersection of technological evolution, organisational change and business strategy: a messy world of unfulfilled promises. http://www.xpragma.com/ Copyright 1999-2008 Xpragma bvba en-gb Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:40:14 +0200 marc.buyens@xpragma.com Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:38:49 +0200 marc.buyens@xpragma.com FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.2.2) http://www.feedforall.com http://www.xpragma.com/english/skin/images/xpv.gif http://www.xpragma.com/ 144 54 Social networks now exist for several years and some of the behaviour of such communities is reasonably well understood. Enough to know that there are potential pitfalls. However, somehow we always seem to forget. Twine, a perception of social interactions. http://www.xpragma.com/view106.php marc.buyens@xpragma.com BIM http://www.xpragma.com/view106.php Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:38:49 +0200 Increasingly, Web 2.0 solutions are making inroads into the enterprise. However, both employers and employees still have to discover what are the mutual rights, obligations and associated risks. http://www.xpragma.com/view105.php marc.buyens@xpragma.com Web 2.0 http://www.xpragma.com/view105.php Sat, 23 Aug 2008 19:06:52 +0200 For many of us, the Internet has become the primary information medium. At the same time, this medium is influencing our way of thinking and behaving. Do we have to worry? http://www.xpragma.com/view104.php marc.buyens@xpragma.com Trends http://www.xpragma.com/view104.php Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:23:38 +0200 The semantic web is all about getting better information in an easier way. Today, a first generation of solutions opens up for the public. However, we have still a long way to go. http://www.xpragma.com/view103.php marc.buyens@xpragma.com Web 3.0 http://www.xpragma.com/view103.php Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:35:28 +0200 We barely manage the basic innovation process, but competitive pressure is already pushing us towards the next level. However, are we aiming at the right target? http://www.xpragma.com/view102.php marc.buyens@xpragma.com Innovation http://www.xpragma.com/view102.php Mon, 26 May 2008 16:23:14 +0200 With the increasing number of social bookmarking platforms, social networks, RSS feeds, etc. the quantity of information that we collect exponentially increases. However, does it make us any smarter? http://www.xpragma.com/view101.php marc.buyens@xpragma.com Web 2.0 http://www.xpragma.com/view101.php Sun, 4 May 2008 18:25:59 +0200 A couple of weeks ago, Twine started in private beta. Over the past months, Twine has been hyped as being the first real application for the so-called semantic web, often also referred to as Web 3.0. Are we at the start of something big or is this just more of the same thing? http://www.xpragma.com/view100.php marc.buyens@xpragma.com Web 3.0 http://www.xpragma.com/view100.php Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:16:10 +0200 Recently, there was some upheaval in the blogosphere on the subject of ownership of comments on postings. One step further towards Copyright 2.0? http://www.xpragma.com/view99.php marc.buyens@xpragma.com Web 2.0 http://www.xpragma.com/view99.php Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:42:18 +0200 Already for some time, Enterprise 2.0 is a hot item on the agenda of management teams. Only, the confusion remains. Does it really exist? Does it work? And, if so, can someone please tell us what it really is? http://www.xpragma.com/view98.php marc.buyens@xpragma.com Web 2.0 http://www.xpragma.com/view98.php Sun, 23 Mar 2008 10:49:33 +0100 Together with the increasing success of social websites, an increasing quantity of personal information becomes visible on the web. In general, this is non-confidential information that people have provided while creating their profile on these social websites. So, not a big issue? Unfortunately, such information is not locked within these profiles, but grows into your new identity on the web. Who are you, according to the Internet? http://www.xpragma.com/view97.php marc.buyens@xpragma.com Web 2.0 http://www.xpragma.com/view97.php Sat, 1 Mar 2008 13:33:14 +0100