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22October2009    
T o d a y ’ s T a b b l o i d    
PERSONALNEWSFOR
craig.kirchoff@gmail.com     
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 WEBNEWS   
DailyMotionBags€17million,  ThisTimeWithTheFrench   Government[TechCrunch€17   million,ThisTimeWithThe   FrenchGovernment]  
OCT22,200904:59A.M.  TheFrench-bornversionofYouTube,DailyMotion–whichhasnow    grownintoaglobalsitewith60millionusers–hasofficiallyconfirmed   itslatestfundraisingof€17million,whichwasearlyreportedas€15   millionearlierthismonth.Thenewinformationisthattherewasan   undisclosed€7.5millioninvestorintheroundwhichturnsouttobea   Frenchstate-backedinvestmentfund.AccordingtoAtlasVCFredDestin   onhisblogtoday,AtlasVenturehasparticipated“abovepro-ratainthis   roundandgrowsownership”.  
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OfficeMedium:Intranetforthe   SmallBusinessUser[Read    WriteWeb]  
OCT22,200903:58A.M.   Wewritealotaboutthe    battlesfortheenterprise,themeritsofSharepointandGoogle’spitches   intothecorporateworld.  Butit’salwaysgoodtowatchthenewplayerswhouseexistingopen-  sourcesoftwaretobuildsomethingprettyquicklythatpeoplecanuse.  OfficeMediumisaservicethatisafitforthesmallbusinessuserwith    justenoughsocialfeaturestogiveitadecentchanceofwinningover   companieslookingtoestablishacommunityplatformfortheirusers.  
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OfficeMediumisaweb-based,intranetandcollaborationsoftware.It’s   
 
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developedontheDrupalplatformsoyouknowithaseverypossible   moduleavailabletoitforaddingonifneeded.  Overall,OfficeMediumisaclean,easytouseintranetsoftware.Inthe   newworldoftheenterprise,everyemployeewillcreatetheirownmedia.  OfficeMediumprovidesanenvironmenttofitwiththisemergingtrend    butwithenoughhookstosatisfytheneedsofabusinesswherekeeping   peopleintheloopisoftenmissioncritical.  ThisfrontpagehasacleanUIwithcleardemarcationforrecentcontent  addedorupdated;comments;acalendar;a“shoutbox,”forquick   messagesandabasicactivitystream.  .  Theprofileswelookedathavejustafewfieldsforwebsitesbutincluded   ablog,personalandmiscellaneoussitesthattheusermayinclude.We’d   addseveralmorefieldstothissectiontoreflecttherealmediapresence   oftheuser.  Theblogenvironmenthasbuiltinnotificationsthatmaybesenttousers.  Commentscanbeturnedon,offorsettoread-only.  Overall,thesocialfeaturesareprettydecentbutcouldusesome   improvement.Forinstanceit’sdifficulttofindtagsthatareassociated    withtheuserorthecompany.Anice,robustcloudtagwouldbeexcellent  tohavefrontandcenteroneverypage.Thenavigationdowntheright  columnclearlyidentifieswhatthesystemcandobutwewonderifthis   couldbeconsolidatedinsomemannertoprovidearicheractivity   stream.   We’dalsoliketoseerichmediaintegration.ServiceslikeOfficeMedium     canbefertileplacesfortrainingandsharingmarketingmaterialsthat  mayincludevideos.Tohaveaplaceforthemontheservicewouldbe   quitehandy.  Butonabasiclevel-OfficeMediumworks.Perhapswhatwesuggestis    beyondwhatthesmallbusinessuserislookingforinanintranet.But  overall,theydoagoodjobofcoveringthebasics.Here’sasummaryof    whattheyoffer:  •TaskandEventManagement  •Pers   onalandGro   upCalendars   •FileSharing,Storage,andOrganization   •ContactManagement  •Archiving   Further,theserviceprovidestheabilitytointegrateexternalpartieswith   controlssotheoutsideusercanonlyseewhatisintendedforthem.  That’sabigplusasmoreoftenthanbefore,usersworkprettyclosely   onlinewithoutsideparties.  OfficeMediumis$8peruserpermonthand$1oregigabyte.Thefirst  512megabytesarefree.  
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 WEBNEWS   
 Windows7OfficiallyReleased   Today[Mashable]  
OCT22,200903:56A.M.  It’sbeenaneventfulday:amongallthebreakingnewsaboutMicrosoft  signingasearchdealwithFacebookandTwitter,Googledoingthesame    withTwitterandlaterannouncingsocialsearch,onecaneasilyforget  thattodayisthedaythatVistagetsreplacedbysomethingbetter:  
 
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 Windows7.   Aswewroteearlier,theinterestforthenewOSfromMicrosofthasbeen   huge,makingWindows7thebiggestpre-orderiteminthehistoryof    AmazonUKandaperpetualtrendingtopiconTwitter.Thereactions   fromusersandreviewershavebeenmostlypositive,butafterthe   lukewarm     
it’s-ok-but-why-should-switch-from-WinXP    
attemptthatwas    Vista,thefactthatpeoplecan’twaittogettheirhandsonWindows7is   hardlyasurprise.   And,forthemostpart,it’strue.AnnoyingsecurityfeaturessuchasUAC    havebeenfixedinWindows7(youcannowmanuallysetitsannoyance   level),thesystemfeelsspeedierandmoreresponsive(althoughitreally   isn’tthatmuchfasterwhenyouactuallymeasureit(forexample,boot  timeonbothsystemsisprettymuchthesameonmycomputer),butit  
 feels   
that way,andit’sallthatmatters),compatibilityissueshavebeen   fixed.Ins   hort,it’smoreofareally,reallygoodservicepackforVista   thananew    OS,butit’sdefinitelyenoughtoswitchfromtheeightyear   oldWindo    wsXP.  Ifyou’rei  nterestedinmakingtheswitch,thepriceis$319forWindows7   Ultimate,and$299fortheProfessionalversion($219and$199forthe   upgrade,respectively).Windows7HomePremiumwillsetyouback   $199,andanupgradefromeitherVistaorXPwillcostyou$119.  Tags:microsoft,Windows7    WEBNEWS   
U.S.NavyCIO:SocialMedia   ShouldBePartofMilitaryIT    Standard[ReadWriteWeb]  
OCT22,200901:00A.M.  Inablogpostthisweek,U.S.NavyCIORobCareywrotethatsocial  mediaisaresourcefortheAmericanmilitarythatshouldbeusedto    buildtrustandcollaborate,bothwithinandoutsidetheorganization.  Inattemptstobalancecommunication,transparency,andoperational  security,themilitaryhasencounteredbothpracticalobstaclesand   generalcriticism.Inarecentpodcast,Carey,hesaid,“Mostsocial  networkingtoolscomewithnorulesoftheroad.AstheInternetmoves   towardsuser-generatedcontent,wethoughttherewasavoidwecould   fill...tomitigatesomeofthesecurityrisksassociatedwithsocialmedia.”  
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Beyondriskmanagement,Careysaid,“Socialmediahasapowerful  collaborationengineassociatedwithit.”  Generally,militaryorganizationshavetheoptionstoreachoutdirectlyto   largeITcompaniestoconfigurecustomizedsecurityprofilesand   inherentOPSECprotectionforpersonnel;traditionally,however,social  networkssuchasFacebookandTwitterhavenotbeenparticularly   receptivetoworkingwithinthattypeofcultureorframework.Fromthe   sharing-and-accesssocialmediapoletothesecurity/militarypole,both   sidesareresistanttodifferentapproachestosharedandsocial  information.Still,Careyisanadvocatefortheusefulnessofthesetools,  evenbehindamilitaryfirewall.  “Wemustremainalearningorganization.AstheInternetevolves,so   mustourworkforceanditsassociatedskills.Tothatend,wemustbe   abletoembracechange,”Careywroteinhisblogpost.“Manyofour   processesarerootedintheIndustrialAgeandwillneedtomovetoward   theInformationAgetoremainrelevantinthecomingyears.”   WithspecificregardtosocialmediaandtheAmericanmilitary,Carey   stated,“Socialmediaisaninherentpartofthetoolboxformembersof   themillennialworkforce,whilebabyboomersarejustadoptingit.Social  mediatoolsshouldbecomethestandardbywhichwecanshareand   collaborateoninformationinsideandoutsidethenetworkboundaries.”  Healsohighlightedgreeninitiatives,mobileworking,andtheuseof   moderntechnologicaltoolsinrecruitmentefforts.  ToseetheCarey’soffice’sPolicyandGuidelinesforSecureUseofSocial  MediabyFederalDepartmentsandAgencies,clickhereforafullPDF.   WhileCarey’soptimismistobeapplauded,onewonderswhatour   military-mindedfriendswillhavetosayaboutOPSECvis-a-vissocial  media.Thebattlefieldisn’treallyFoursquare-compatible,andthe   militarymightactuallyhavethelastplausibleusecaseforcensorship.  Everyservicememberisprobablyawareofexistingregulationsfor   Internetandsocialmediause;howdo youthin   kCarey’sgoalsand   statementswillaffectthestateofaffairsontheground,anddoyoufeel  suchashiftisneededorwelcomed?Letusknowyouropinionsinthe   comments.  
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