Category «Knowledge Management»

Latest Waterbird Population Estimates Track Decline Around the World

“Today, the NGO Wetlands International released the Fourth edition of their Waterbird Population Estimates, a publication based on annual monitoring of millions of waterbirds, that presents estimates and trends of 878 waterbird species. The new edition reveals a decrease in waterbird populations since the third edition of 2002. At a global level 44% of populations …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Jakob Nielsen's 10 Best Intranets of 2007

From the Summary of Jakob Nielsen’s 10 Best Intranets of 2007: “The 10 best-designed intranets for 2007 are: American Electric Power (AEP), United States Comcast, United States; DaimlerChrysler AG, Germany; The Dow Chemical Company, United States; Infosys Technologies Limited, India; JPMorgan Chase & Co., United States; Microsoft Corporation, United States; National Geographic Society, United States; …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

Study Focuses on Understanding the Political Influence of Blogs

Understanding the Political Influence of Blogs: A Study of the Growing Importance of the Blogosphere in the U.S. Congress, April 2006, by T. Neil Sroka. Abstract: “Using a survey of congressional offices conducted between January and March 2006, I attempt to gain a picture of the readership, usage, and opinion of blogs and blogging on …

Subjects: Blogs, Congress, Knowledge Management

"Sick at Work" Survey Indicates Employess Often Go to Work While Sick

Press release: “Fever, chills, and aching bones. It’s flu season and many employees will arrive at work bringing more than just their lunch. Today, the Workforce Institute™ announced the findings of a new survey conducted by Harris Interactive® and sponsored by Kronos® Incorporated (Nasdaq: KRON). According to the study “Sick at Work”, an overwhelming 98 …

Subjects: Knowledge Management

New on LLRX.com for January 2007

Table of Contents for LLRX.com – January 15, 2007 issue: Competitive Intelligence – A Selective Resource Guide, by Sabrina I. Pacifici The Impact of Social Networking Tools and Guidelines to Use Them, by LaJean Humphries The Blog – Another Tool in Your Arsenal, by Janet Peros Faulkner’s Practical Web Strategies for Attorneys: How the Web …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, E-Records, Government Documents, Knowledge Management, Legal Research, Legislation, Libraries, Marketing, Wiki, Wireless Web

Online Journalism Review Launches New Column on News Websites

“Today OJR welcomes Nora Paul of the University of Minnesota and Laura Ruel of the University of North Carolina as contributing writers on the site. Each month, Nora and Laura will examine current research on news website user interfaces and storytelling techniques. Their articles will help news site producers and editors pick the best ways …

Subjects: Blogs, Knowledge Management, Marketing