Next Generation Wiki: Using Collective Intelligence to Reduce the Wiki Maintenance Workload (updated 4/6/09)

As I mentioned in my last blog post , I recently had the privilege of seeing and talking with Ward Cunningham, inventor of the wiki. In 1995 he built the first wiki as a tool for collaboration with other software developers and created the Portland Pattern Repository . Virtually everyone is familiar with wiki at this point

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Notes from Ward Cunningham on the Design Principles of Wiki, April 2009 CHIFOO talk

I had the great fortune to get to see Ward Cunningham talk about the design principles of wiki, and then afterwards to chat with him informally in the offices of AboutUs. Ward is a programmer’s programmer. You wouldn’t confuse his presentation with the slick production of some social media marketing guru, but his wisdom shines through. I was a moderately early adopter of wikis (circa 2001), and I’m been consistently amazed by the almost magical way in which they work

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Notes from Ward Cunningham on the Design Principles of Wiki, April 2009 CHIFOO talk

Security downloads

To protect PC users, internet security is important. High level of security from treats of viruses, spyware and hackers is designed by K7 Total Security. K7 Total Security is an antivirus software that scans the PC for any malicious data or traffic that may run the system; an anti-spam software that secures the system of pc from any “spam” emails that are unsolicited; a spyware and adware protection that assures security and privacy of personal data online; a firewall the protects unauthorized traffic that may attack the PC which is connected in the internet; a privacy protection that protects personal data from any unauthorized access and use; and system monitor that secures changes in the settings of the system

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Inkgrabber Improves Customer Service with Live Chat

In an effort to increase customer relations and client retention, Inkgrabber has put in place a Live Chat client & an E-mail Trouble Ticket Solution. This system allows all Inkgrabber.com personnel to assist in answering customer requests & problems in a much quicker fashion. We expect that our customers will be happy with our improved turnaround time on e-mail tickets.

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Printer Ink & Toner – Net 30 terms available for Schools & Gov’t Offices

Did you know that Inkgrabber.com accepts Open Billing for Schools & Government offices. Not only will we start you out on Net 30 terms, you’ll also be assigned a personal Account Representative to handle all your ordering questions. We’ll provide you with a unique login… making future purchases a snap.

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Ten Commandments for Community Management Webcast by Get Satisfaction

Get Satisfaction , the “people powered customer service company” is hosting a  webcast on The Ten Commandments of Community Management  on Wednesday, March 25th (tomorrow!). This is the first in a series of webcasts: ALL WEBCASTS are at 10:00 am PDT 25 March 2009  The 10 Commandments of Community Management 8 April 2009  Reducing Customer Service Support Costs Dramatically (87%!?) by Turning to the Community 22 April 2009  The “Duh” Paradox: Increasing the Connection with Your Customers Improves Retention and Extends Lifetime Loyalty 6 May 2009 Rome Wasn’t Built by Itself: Harnessing Product Innovation Through Online Communities

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SXSW Interactive 2009 Notes: Building Strong Communities

Here are some key takeaways from the SXSWi presentation on Building Strong Online Communities. Ken Fisher: Ars Technica Alexis Ohanian: Mgr of Awesome, reddit.com Drew Curtis: Fark.com Erin Kotecki Vest: BlogHer Inc   Reddit: put up a wiki and told users to document their own rules of etiquette. Has worked really well, and different communities can develop their own standards.

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Chinese tool industry is now facing a re-shuffle

by paul hu Today, the Chinese tool industry is facing re-shuffle and the swift expansion of the excellent opportunities, as well as tool of foreign enterprises accounted for the worker market into the very many worker enterprises extrusion market competitions brought come seal by worker CNC tool enterprises ought go from here? It ought also be how to trade with such opportunities and challenges?

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Tips on Shopping for Ugly Dolls Online

by Kim Daly Online, particularly in places like eBay or Amazon, you can find a lot of pretty dolls on sale. You can do the shopping for dolls of your choice, dolls you would like to collect. However, not all dolls found in such places are of good quality and at reasonable price so it’s important that you’re wise and knowledgeable enough to know the things you should consider when shopping for dolls online.

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Finding A Profitable Niche Market, An Easy 3 Step Plan.

by Mark Bishop I’m sure your aware of the awesome power of locating your very own profitable gap in the market, that elusive and profitable niche market, So how can you find a profitable niche market to start building your business around?. Finding a niche market can be as easy or as hard as you want to make it, personally I always like the easy option, an ideal niche market should be one where there is an interest from a smaller but still a size able group of potential customers.

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