human phenomenon
Voice over IP and Productivity: How IP Telephony Enables Experts and Support Staff to Be Seemingly Everywhere at Once
White Paper This white paper details the VoIP productivity phenomenon and cites examples of success. VoIP makes location independence a reality, as specialists and support staff appear to be seemingly everywhere at once, providing a local touch and enabling... [14 Jul 2008]
Kindness in Cyberspace? the Sharing of Valuable Goods On-line
White Paper The phenomenon has received little academic attention, and popular press coverage has attributed its existence to technological developments, overlooking the social context that underlies it. Based on qualitative research methods, the article... [03 Jul 2008]
Voice over IP and Productivity: How IP Telephony Enables Experts and Support Staff to Be Seemingly Everywhere at Once
White Paper This white paper details the VoIP productivity phenomenon and cites examples of success. VoIP makes location independence a reality, as specialists and support staff appear to be seemingly everywhere at once, providing a local touch and enabling... [02 Apr 2008]
The Brampton Factor: Why big government IT projects fail
Comment Sometimes this phenomenon is associated with people who have a vision for the organisation, which renders detailed discussion unnecessary. In 1733 Alexander Pope wrote that "hope springs eternal in the human breast" but qualified it by implying... [22 Jan 2008]
Photos: Six unusual power sources
Photo The "WiTricity" device - the term coined by the team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to describe the wireless power phenomenon - uses magnetic fields to remotely power the gadgets. German scientists have produced thermo... [19 Nov 2007]
The Weekly Round-Up: 24.08.07
Round-Up Sophos' Graham Cluley said: "I think it's a growing concern for employers for a number of reasons," referring to the social networking phenomenon and not his company's surveys. Employers have warned this often leaves teenagers unable to function in... [24 Aug 2007]
In brief: NHS IT chief to leave, Facebook "fogies", Vodafone wireless price cuts
News Membership of Facebook is growing fastest among the over-25s, the paper said - although the so-called "Facebook Fogies" phenomenon is not going down well with teenagers, who appear to resent the intrusion. [18 Jun 2007]
Cheat Sheet: M2M
Cheat Sheet The whole M2M phenomenon has even reached the curious ears of the European Commission which favours the unwieldy moniker of 'the internet of things' to describe it. It's pretty much doing what it says on the tin - it's where two machines... [09 May 2007]
Unwired: Prepare for the next generation
Comment Sanjesh Sharma, assistant principal at Djanogly Academy, is excited by the phenomenon. As he explained to me recently: "I see nothing less than a new breed of human being! Young people use technology like no previous generation. [10 Oct 2006]
Corporate blogs split cyberspace
News A recent silicon.com CIO Jury gave a cautious thumbs-up to the phenomenon, with 10 of the 12-strong IT user panel saying corporate blogs are here to stay. Steve Clarke, head of internal computing at AOL UK, said: "The informality of blogging... [08 Sep 2006]
China's future - a stroll in the tech park
Case Study Dan Ilett explains what you need to know about this phenomenon as he visits a future park outside Shanghai. There is a human cost but that's just the way it is here. Software parks are a key part of China's efforts to move forward as a tech... [06 Jul 2006]
Netscape pioneers launch free content network
News It has not been a consumer phenomenon; it's been an early adopter phenomenon. Early content available through the service will include shows from WYNC public radio in New York, Witness.org human rights-focused video alerts and independent films... [26 Apr 2005]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: God for a day
Comment However, I think it would be a great temptation to put an end to the global warming debate - is it or is it not real, down to human action, or a natural phenomenon? I would also quickly educate the human race to the concept of limited natural... [07 Oct 2004]
5 years ago... Email humour spreads a little unhappiness
News It's that mindset that virus writers rely upon and that gave rise to the phenomenon of 'social engineering' the awareness on the part of virus writers that a good 'hook' was all they needed to get users to launch their virus attack - cue pictures... [05 Oct 2004]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: Company plagues
Comment A key outcome to this phenomenon is that just about everyone I meet who has been with a large company 10 to 20 years wants to do one thing and one thing alone - leave at the earliest possible opportunity. [03 Jun 2004]
