Friday
Using a Wiki
Before taking this class, i didn't know much about wiki's. Aside from Wikipedia, which i truly appreciated for it's easy access to any form of information being searched i never really gave any thought to the use of a wiki. However, after reading many articles and completing case write up's detailing the benefits of using a wiki at the workplace, i grew fond of them. It seemed as though whenever they were implemented they seemed to simplify and allow for easier communication among coworkers. In light of all this, my teammates in group 4 team4tech and i decided that we'd utilize a wiki to communicate and share information about our project. I'll follow up on this post at the end of the semester to let you all know how that worked out.
Tuesday
KM in the workplace
Hello,
Today had to be one of the longest days I've ever endured. I worked for elections Canada at a polling station in my area of the city as i collected voters ballots and tallied the votes. I arrived at 8:30 am to set up, and finished working at around 11:00 pm, it was a very long day for me. Throughout the day i noticed that their was a complete lack of structure internally when communicating among peers. I found that the poll station organizers never properly explained procedures and guidelines for the day, and the volunteers and workers were left with a lot of on the job training. Only problem is, that this job only lasts one day and it's to determine the leadership of our country; an issue many people consider of the utmost importance. Transferring knowledge and information from polling supervisor to poll clerk and dro never really occurred. Although i was well prepared for my job, i found my co-worker to be extremely lost and unaware of the procedures she needed to take, to successfully complete her job. The most knowledgeable people on the job couldn't really help my colleague. I really believe the voting tallying process needs to become more digitalized, as i find the whole process puzzled many of the employees at the polling stations. The effective sharing and transfer of knowledge is vital for effective business procedures and i just really felt that the election process really suffered from a lack of effective knowledge transfer. I really think the organizers should really focus on better educating employees in the future and making sure they fully understand their tasks for future elections.
Today had to be one of the longest days I've ever endured. I worked for elections Canada at a polling station in my area of the city as i collected voters ballots and tallied the votes. I arrived at 8:30 am to set up, and finished working at around 11:00 pm, it was a very long day for me. Throughout the day i noticed that their was a complete lack of structure internally when communicating among peers. I found that the poll station organizers never properly explained procedures and guidelines for the day, and the volunteers and workers were left with a lot of on the job training. Only problem is, that this job only lasts one day and it's to determine the leadership of our country; an issue many people consider of the utmost importance. Transferring knowledge and information from polling supervisor to poll clerk and dro never really occurred. Although i was well prepared for my job, i found my co-worker to be extremely lost and unaware of the procedures she needed to take, to successfully complete her job. The most knowledgeable people on the job couldn't really help my colleague. I really believe the voting tallying process needs to become more digitalized, as i find the whole process puzzled many of the employees at the polling stations. The effective sharing and transfer of knowledge is vital for effective business procedures and i just really felt that the election process really suffered from a lack of effective knowledge transfer. I really think the organizers should really focus on better educating employees in the future and making sure they fully understand their tasks for future elections.
Friday
Blogging
Hello everyone,
Today I'd like to discuss the popularity and importance of blogs in today's world. Almost everyone now a days has his or her own blog. Even I now have my own blog as a requirement for INSY 444. To be honest though, i am not a big fan of blogging nor do i go out of my way to read celebrity blogs. Almost all celebrities operate a blog as well as many friends of mine, however the question i always ask is; does anyone really read them? I mean i don't really think 100 people are gonna come read mine, nor do i believe others expect 100 people to read theirs. Reading celebrity blogs is not a hobby of mine, but i know that some star craving fans would read just about anything their famous friends would post. I just don't see the appeal, if i'm not intrigued by what multi-millionaires post on blogs, i'd be hard pressed to read and comment on other classmates blogs. I've really never been a fan of blogs, but i'd like to hear some comments about why others truly enjoy blogging? Let me know.
Today I'd like to discuss the popularity and importance of blogs in today's world. Almost everyone now a days has his or her own blog. Even I now have my own blog as a requirement for INSY 444. To be honest though, i am not a big fan of blogging nor do i go out of my way to read celebrity blogs. Almost all celebrities operate a blog as well as many friends of mine, however the question i always ask is; does anyone really read them? I mean i don't really think 100 people are gonna come read mine, nor do i believe others expect 100 people to read theirs. Reading celebrity blogs is not a hobby of mine, but i know that some star craving fans would read just about anything their famous friends would post. I just don't see the appeal, if i'm not intrigued by what multi-millionaires post on blogs, i'd be hard pressed to read and comment on other classmates blogs. I've really never been a fan of blogs, but i'd like to hear some comments about why others truly enjoy blogging? Let me know.
Tuesday
Microsoft Cont'd
Here is a interesting article about the war between Microsoft and Google. Enjoy!
http://www.forbes.com/2008/02/07/sosnoff-microsoft-google-biz_cx_mts_0208sosnoff.html
http://www.forbes.com/2008/02/07/sosnoff-microsoft-google-biz_cx_mts_0208sosnoff.html
Microsoft
We recently had to read a case about Google in class, and Microsoft was mentioned numerous times throughout the case. Although the case focused mainly on Google and it's rise to prominence, i couldn't help but think Microsoft again stole some thunder from the hot shots at Google. Whenever a company rises to prominence and begins dominating a market or industry with it's products, Microsoft always does it's best to try and steal some of that market share away from the market leaders. Although Apple plays second fiddle to Microsoft in both computer and laptop popularity, it's a different story when it comes to the music industry, and portable music players. Apple has the Ipod, a very dominant invention which has been at the top of the food chain since it's arrival. Microsoft seeing that nothing was contesting the Ipod's reign at the top, decided to release their own portable music player. They called the product Zune. Although it was a valiant effort by Microsoft, the product has failed to gain much fanfare and without a doubt Microsoft has lost a nice amount of money funding this product. Another example of Microsofts constant will to beat everyone can be seen in their constant support of their video gaming console the Xbox and Xbox 360. This product was made with the sole purpose of dethroning Sony and stealing some market share. The company has lost millions of dollars over the years funding this project and continue to lose money. Finally the latest battle Microsoft has initiated is the war with Google. Microsoft attempted to purchase Yahoo in order to gain ground on Google in the search engine war, however the purchase was unsuccesful. Although they have failed in the past, i truly believe Microsoft will eventually be successful in purchasing Yahoo and give Google a run for their money as the top search engine. Till next time...
Greetings!
Hey INSY 444,
My name is Dov Aronovitch, i am a third year BComm student at McGill university and I'm majoring in marketing with a concentration in entrepreneurship. Although i am not majoring in information systems like the majority of the class, i decided to take this class because i felt i still had much to learn about this growing industry. Information systems as a program is growing year by year and it's only a matter of time before the programs popularity reaches that of accounting and finance. INSY 444 main focus is knowledge managemnt, and i find it to be an extremely important issue facing every company today. The transfer and sharing of knowledge can single handedly determine the effectiveness and success of an organization. I hope to learn more about the topic as the semester goes on but for now that is all i got.
My name is Dov Aronovitch, i am a third year BComm student at McGill university and I'm majoring in marketing with a concentration in entrepreneurship. Although i am not majoring in information systems like the majority of the class, i decided to take this class because i felt i still had much to learn about this growing industry. Information systems as a program is growing year by year and it's only a matter of time before the programs popularity reaches that of accounting and finance. INSY 444 main focus is knowledge managemnt, and i find it to be an extremely important issue facing every company today. The transfer and sharing of knowledge can single handedly determine the effectiveness and success of an organization. I hope to learn more about the topic as the semester goes on but for now that is all i got.
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