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September 21, 2011

Facebook news feed changes: Tested and researched?

I’d love to see the research and testing that went into Facebook’s latest changes to the news feed. I’m making the presumption here that they *have* researched and *have* tested it before launch.

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July 5, 2011

Google+ breaks OpenID

For a few websites I’ve used my Google Profile URL as a OpenID identifier – allowing me to log in using my Google Account. That identifier changes format when you sign up for Google Plus. Google hasn’t managed the change of URL correctly and it stops you from logging in.

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March 9, 2011

Retrieving mobile numbers via Lotus Connections API

I’ve been baffled for several months as to why you couldn’t get at the mobile number via the Lotus Connections ATOM API – only the “work” telephone number.

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January 12, 2011

Getting started with Lotus Connections 3

As part of some preparation and research work I’m doing for rolling out a Lotus Connections 3 based collaboration platform, I’ve created a Lotus Connections 3 playlist on YouTube containing the videos IBM have published on their Lotus Information Development Center channel.

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November 10, 2010

What to do in Lotus Connections when an employee leaves?

A question that has been solved a million times already in HR systems is re-appearing but in a slightly different form with Enterprise collaboration systems. What happens when an employee leaves? What happens to all the (open) collaborative content they have created? Bookmarks they have shared? Blog posts they have created? Communities they manage?

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October 11, 2010

QR Codes for real estate marketing

Since the summer I’ve noticed a significant increase in the number of blog posts, YouTube clips, and the like that have been published about QR codes and their use within real estate marketing in the US.

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