Comments for barryjogorman http://barryjogorman.com innovation through technology Fri, 18 May 2012 07:58:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Charles Handy: ‘the new or not-so-new’ economy by Dora Valerie http://barryjogorman.com/blog/charles-handy-the-new-or-not-so-new-economy/#comment-971 Dora Valerie Fri, 18 May 2012 07:58:53 +0000 http://www.bluereek.com/?p=38#comment-971 I believe that in the twenty-first century, we will see more and more people adopting a `portfolio' approach to their lives and to their work. A valuable resource about Charles Handy mindsets could be found here: <a href="http://niceqoute.com/charles_handy.html" rel="nofollow">Charles Handy Mindsets</a> I believe that in the twenty-first century, we will see more and more people adopting a `portfolio’ approach to their lives and to their work. A valuable resource about Charles Handy mindsets could be found here:
Charles Handy Mindsets

]]> Comment on The Challenge of Change – Brendan Drumm by Pat http://barryjogorman.com/blog/the-challenge-of-change-brendan-drumm/#comment-911 Pat Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:10:43 +0000 http://barryjogorman.com/?p=1598#comment-911 I think this book is excellent.A very good study on managing in the Public Sector and why it is so difficult. I thought it really broke the myth that medical professionals put the patient first.I thought it was clear after reading the book that they put their own pay and conditions first and that the patients are very much second.It would be interesting to know if he had a choice to start from scratch would he design a service around public or private sector employees. I think this book is excellent.A very good study on managing in the Public Sector and why it is so difficult. I thought it really broke the myth that medical professionals put the patient first.I thought it was clear after reading the book that they put their own pay and conditions first and that the patients are very much second.It would be interesting to know if he had a choice to start from scratch would he design a service around public or private sector employees.

]]> Comment on Google acquires metaweb (and therefore freebase) by Structured Web http://barryjogorman.com/blog/google-acquires-metaweb-and-therefore-freebase/#comment-835 Structured Web Sat, 08 Oct 2011 07:56:30 +0000 http://barryjogorman.com/?p=799#comment-835 We are using Freebase's data dump to showcase our technology of making information search extremely easy. Have a look: http://goo.gl/CdSDj We are using Freebase’s data dump to showcase our technology of making information search extremely easy. Have a look: http://goo.gl/CdSDj

]]> Comment on Per Steve Blank now in another bubble by Ed Byrne http://barryjogorman.com/blog/per-steve-blank-now-in-another-bubble/#comment-589 Ed Byrne Fri, 06 May 2011 13:46:37 +0000 http://barryjogorman.com/?p=1370#comment-589 Hi Barry, Lots of talk about bubble all right - for sure the rules are different now - but the whole 'Cloud' buzz has got lots of large companies scrambling to get into the space. I hope we don't have a repeat performance of 2000 ... the global economy is shaky enough as it is! Did you read Steve Blank's excellent business book - The 4 Steps to the Epiphany? -Ed Byrne Hi Barry,

Lots of talk about bubble all right – for sure the rules are different now – but the whole ‘Cloud’ buzz has got lots of large companies scrambling to get into the space. I hope we don’t have a repeat performance of 2000 … the global economy is shaky enough as it is!

Did you read Steve Blank’s excellent business book – The 4 Steps to the Epiphany?

-Ed Byrne

]]> Comment on leaving Ecademy by Daragh O Brien http://barryjogorman.com/blog/leaving-ecademy/#comment-559 Daragh O Brien Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:43:36 +0000 http://barryjogorman.com/?p=1340#comment-559 Barry In answer to your question about whether ecadamy could do what they did, as they are a UK based company EU Data protection rules apply to them. A quick review of their Privacy policy and terms and conditions throws up no scenario where by they can email people ostensibly on your behalf. Interestingly their terms and conditions are very explicit about how you can use their service to email people using the platform or via "invitations". So, in short... you voted with your feet but it would appear their actions in processing personal data for a purpose which was not specified and for which consent or a lawful reason can by idenfitied might constitute a breach of Data Protection regulations. Barry

In answer to your question about whether ecadamy could do what they did, as they are a UK based company EU Data protection rules apply to them.

A quick review of their Privacy policy and terms and conditions throws up no scenario where by they can email people ostensibly on your behalf. Interestingly their terms and conditions are very explicit about how you can use their service to email people using the platform or via “invitations”.

So, in short… you voted with your feet but it would appear their actions in processing personal data for a purpose which was not specified and for which consent or a lawful reason can by idenfitied might constitute a breach of Data Protection regulations.

]]> Comment on The Shallows – Nicholas Carr by Barry http://barryjogorman.com/blog/the-shallows-nicholas-carr/#comment-486 Barry Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:58:34 +0000 http://barryjogorman.com/?p=1366#comment-486 Andrew, in the last 6-9 months have begun to carve out a little more time 'off-line'. Have read a number of books and, in general, have found being 'off-line' very positive. Now some of the books I've read I first came across through some 'on-line' content: but not even Carr says it's all a waste of time. In many ways some of what you reference above reminds me of people buying Coles Notes in the old days rather than trying to figure out Hamlet for themselves. Andrew, in the last 6-9 months have begun to carve out a little more time ‘off-line’. Have read a number of books and, in general, have found being ‘off-line’ very positive. Now some of the books I’ve read I first came across through some ‘on-line’ content: but not even Carr says it’s all a waste of time.

In many ways some of what you reference above reminds me of people buying Coles Notes in the old days rather than trying to figure out Hamlet for themselves.

]]> Comment on The Shallows – Nicholas Carr by Andrew Deacon http://barryjogorman.com/blog/the-shallows-nicholas-carr/#comment-485 Andrew Deacon Thu, 17 Mar 2011 15:59:25 +0000 http://barryjogorman.com/?p=1366#comment-485 http://www.lrb.co.uk/v33/n05/jim-holt/smarter-happier-more-productive that work? http://www.lrb.co.uk/v33/n05/jim-holt/smarter-happier-more-productive
that work?

]]> Comment on The Shallows – Nicholas Carr by Andrew Deacon http://barryjogorman.com/blog/the-shallows-nicholas-carr/#comment-484 Andrew Deacon Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:16:47 +0000 http://barryjogorman.com/?p=1366#comment-484 I'm a teacher, Barry, and have to be interested in these issues whether I like it or not. We've gone from a situation 5 years ago where I couldn't ask a class to look something up on the web, for fear of embarrassing those who didn't have a computer, to assuming that most assignments I set these days will be downloaded and minimally altered. There's a very good long review of Carr's book in the March 3 edition of the London Review of Books ( not sure if that's available online - I bought a paper copy!) I’m a teacher, Barry, and have to be interested in these issues whether I like it or not. We’ve gone from a situation 5 years ago where I couldn’t ask a class to look something up on the web, for fear of embarrassing those who didn’t have a computer, to assuming that most assignments I set these days will be downloaded and minimally altered.
There’s a very good long review of Carr’s book in the March 3 edition of the London Review of Books ( not sure if that’s available online – I bought a paper copy!)

]]> Comment on Review: Chinamerica: Why the Future of America is China by Barry http://barryjogorman.com/blog/review-chinamerica-why-the-future-of-america-is-china/#comment-447 Barry Mon, 07 Feb 2011 21:32:40 +0000 http://barryjogorman.com/?p=1276#comment-447 Interesting presentation by Martin Jacques - author of 'When Chine Rules the World' on http://www.ted.com Interesting presentation by Martin Jacques – author of ‘When Chine Rules the World’ on http://www.ted.com

]]> Comment on Reflecting on 2010 – in Dublin, Ireland by Barry http://barryjogorman.com/blog/reflecting-on-2010-in-dublin-ireland/#comment-442 Barry Thu, 06 Jan 2011 18:30:57 +0000 http://barryjogorman.com/?p=1233#comment-442 Hoping to find lots of good news in 2011. Cluetrain has a few chapters added - authors revisiting 10 years on to see what had happened their predictions. For me the the real kick was reading Cluetrain for the first time. Not sure whether merits purchase for the additional material. Hoping to find lots of good news in 2011.

Cluetrain has a few chapters added – authors revisiting 10 years on to see what had happened their predictions. For me the the real kick was reading Cluetrain for the first time. Not sure whether merits purchase for the additional material.

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