I used Amazon for years, though only learned yesterday that my Amazon (US) Sign In works in their international sites, too. While this may seem a no-brainer to some, I was pleasantly surprised I could order from the UK without having to enter my address, credit cards, or even guess the exchange rate (it is listed).

07/04

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07/03

• Working with a colleague to submit the final version of an edited manuscript. Hope a last minute snag gets resolved today. #
• I am physically recovering from stacking almost a cord of firewood yesterday. Hard work; though did not seem to lose any weight.

If you’re intending to register for the two-day Masterclass in Washington DC on July 30-31, with Steve Denning and Seth Kahan, on Getting Change Right through High-Performance Teams, register by tomorrow Friday July 3, and get the 33% discount. For more information, go 07/02

It is seven-thirty in the morning in a little village in the south of France. The village is Golfe-Juan. We are just a few kilometers from the big modern city of Cannes. But the scene I am looking at is as different from a big city as it is possible to be.

07/02

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• Both contractors just called. One is running late (so, this afternoon), the other had a truck breakdown (so, tomorrow). Rrrrrr. #
• Reading two early articles of Etienne Wenger for my Lancaster program.

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• Got my Business Communication syllabus posted before the end of the day, just as I told my students I would. #
• Almost finished revising a syllabus AGAIN. The main issue; the course meeting times are different from previous teaching sessions. 06/30

Submitted by Steve MacLaughlin, publisher of Connections

For a while now I've been talking with a lot of nonprofits about using social media and social networking in their organizations. I thought it would be useful to blog about how to create a strategy for using these channels.

I am teaching a new online course tonight: Project Management for Training X75.9952, at New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies. I have taught this course several times before, though this is the first time it is running online.

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06/30

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06/30

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We hear it almost every day - another organization who is wildly successful on Facebook or Twitter or MySpace. Wanting that same success, organizational leaders sign up, spend a while getting the lay of the land, and start participating.

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• Anybody catch that amazing sky just now in Manhattan after the rain? Spectacular colors with crowds staring at the sky. #
• Got caught in the rain on the way home. Horrible thunder and lightning outside in NYC right now. 06/28

I am working on a project requiring a major organisational transformation. On06/27

• I saw the Beastie Boys in concert at Madison Square Garden years ago. Like them or not, they were ahead of their time. #
• Have been listening to the Beastie Boys' Sabotage from Star Trek's movie parody of William Shatner 06/25

06/25

• Finally home. Email will have to wait for the morning. #
• Lovely, just saw a rat. And, I do not mean one of our crafty NY State Senators. #
• Finally got back to the city and parked.

06/22

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• Makes up for buying 4 pussy willows this afternoon in the pouring rain. So much water outside I could not even plant them today. #
• Enjoyed wine and a roast and a long game of hearts. Nice to finally have the weekend. 06/21

A new strain of swine flu has been discovered in Brazil, showing that the type A H1N1 swine flu virus is fully capable of mutating.

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06/16

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On Tuesday I worked with three new communities of practice in a government agency. Each group was quite different but in all of them we talked about the things the groups should do first. I promised to send them ideas on conversations they might consider early on. Here is what I have come up with so far.

Newsletter subscriber, Ross Nicholson, rightly points out that Tom Peter's said "Ready, fire, aim" not "Ready, aim, fire," which I incorrectly wrote in the last newsletter. It seems automatic pilot kicked in as I was writing that sentence.

Swine Flu at Level 6 - Pandemic

The World Health Organization today said it was getting closer to officially declaring a Swine Flu Pandemic Level 6 and level six is the highest level you can get, reflecting the global spread of the type A H1N1 Virus.

It's peak season for fledgling baby birds in our garden right now and every day seems to bring new additions to the hungry crowd.

The baby great tits have been a joy to have around for the past week or so, with a blue tit family sometimes keeping them company.

05/22

Just a quick note to say it is just over 4 weeks before we get together in London for our two workshops (24 & 25 June). Looks like we have a good turn out but if you are thinking of coming along I need to get all the registrations complete in the next two weeks.

Send me an email if you want a registration form and 05/19

This year I shall be conducting at least two experiments in location indepndent working and this post is about the first episode, so far.

I just had a thought, which is that you might have read one of my posts here on DARnet about theatre breaks in London, thinking I'd be putting some special offers in here.

I don't think I'll be doing that here though, this is the DARnet blog about odds and ends related to distributed research, wikis,05/14

Thanks to all my Twitter friends who helped me refine this article. It was a fun process that reinforces for me the strength of social computing approaches for collaboration.

The main purpose of 05/12

A couple of week ago a 28 year old naval engineer delivered his baby son based on watching some DIY YouTube videos. When I heard this news I realised that the DIY video's time had come and it wouldn't be too long before we see its wide adoption in organisations.

Green Eggs, but no Ham

London Theatre Breaks in Summer

Do you head for the beach in the summer or enjoy the city life at its best? Are you a Sun lizard or a culture vulture? Newquay rave parties or London theatre breaks? Well I like both really, always have done.
05/08

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So its Friday and here we are at the end of Story Week. Many thanks to all of you who contributed and here is our final story - something serious...