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What Kinds of Writing Have a Future?
	In 2001, Robert Horn won the Diana Lifetime Achievement Award for Information Mapping by the Association of Computing Machinery. He delivered an insightful and inspiring speech entitled What Kinds of Writing Have a Future? (PDF) upon receiving the award. I recommend it to anyone who is thinking about effective communication. Posted: 6/3/04; 12:02:30 PM #

Wiki Life Cycle

Too many nonprofit projects are conceived of as permanent and monolithic, if they are seen as having a future beyond the next funding cycle, that is. But projects have a life cycle and a healthy planning process accounts for that. That's why I enjoyed the Wiki Life Cycle document, which nicely walks us through the stages of online community as exhibited in the collaborative environment of wikis. Posted: 6/3/04; 12:02:20 PM #

Social Roles in Electronic Communities
	Scott Golder has developed a taxomony of Social Roles in Electronic Communities. To me, the roles he identifies are both familiar and useful: Newbies, Celebrities, Elders, Trolls and Ranters. Posted: 6/3/04; 12:02:08 PM #

Worksheet on Meeting Face to Face or Virtually
	Nancy Settle-Murphy of Crysalis International has published a worksheet to help in assessing whether to meet face to face or online (PDF). It's a thoughtful tool for resolving the costs and conflicts of the new options for collaborative work. Posted: 6/3/04; 12:01:55 PM #