Tuesday
Jan252000
156 - Digital Filtering: Personal, Organizational and Environmental
January 25, 2000
1. Digital Filtering: Personal, Organizational and Environmental: The
rise of digital technology, including pagers, cell phones and other wearable
devices, is creating demand for Digital Filtering. In its simplest sense,
Digital Filtering, is the ability of an individual or an organization, to
determine the character, timing and context of digital communication. For
example, a corporation may place a filter called a SPAM TRAP at the server
to block unwanted or pornographic advertisements. On a more personal
level, I may choose to place my cell phone on vibrate or OFF during a
concert or lunch with a colleague.
At our recent TechLearn Conference we collected hundreds of dollars in fines
from people with ringing cell phones. We gave warning that a $5 "donation"
to a charity would be collected every time we heard a cell phone chirp.
Watch for three levels of Digital Filtering to be placed into action in the
years ahead. Personal, organizational and Environmental. Personal Filters
will be actions or formulas for preferences activated by an individual.
Organizational Filters will be activated at the enterprise level. And
Environmental Filters will even take the shape of "cloaking" devices that
block intrusion into certain concert halls or conference rooms.
At the core of Digital Filtering is a desire for PREFERENCE. I want to
personalize access to me. I want to prioritize the nature of how I spend my
time. And, a cell phone call may not be more important than focus in a one
to one interaction that I am having at a meeting or over a cup of coffee.
2. An In Car e-Learning Experience: My wife and I recently purchased a new
car from Germany. This morning I had an e-learning experience in the
drivers seat. There was a function on my GPS navigation system that I did
not understand. So, I pressed the INFORMATION button on the car and in
less than a minute, a live coach was talking to me. She knew my name, the
make of my car and the location of the vehicle. In two minutes, she talked
me through how to enter some data into my navigation system and while I had
her on the line, got a quick lesson on oil change frequency for my vehicle.
It was just in time, live, personalized, mobile and awesome. Watch for
this technology to be added to historic information and even coaching for
sales staff prior to making a critical presentation.
3. Learning Quotation: Diane Ackerman
"Play is our brain's favorite way of learning."
Diane Ackerman
Submitted by: Joyce Allen
4. Walid Mougayar Added to Business of e-Learning Event: We are pleased to
announce that Walid Mougayar will be providing a keynote presentation at our
popular Business of On-Line & e-Learning Conference (March 27 and 28 in
Seattle). Walid is the author of Opening Digital Markets: Battle Plans and
Business Strategies for Internet Commerce and a monthly columnist for
Business 2.0. He joins Sam Donaldson, a panel of e-Learning CEO's and
Elliott Masie for this 2 day intensive retreat for businesses in the
e-learning arena. Info and registration at www.masie.com Seats are limited and we have sold out each year!
5. Industry Notes: KnowledgePlanet, Achieve Global and People on the Move
* KnowledgePlanet: Knowledge Universe, KnowledgeSoft, and Harbourvest
Partners today announced the formation of KnowledgePlanet.com, a new company
that will launch a business-to-business eLearning Marketplace integrated
with Workforce Performance Management (WPM). Check them out at
www.knowledgeplanet.com
* e-Books Merge: Gemstar International Group Ltd. announced January 18 that
it has entered the electronic-book business through the acquisition of the
two leading eBook companies, NuvoMedia Inc. of Mountain View, California,
maker of the Rocket eBook(TM), and SoftBook Press Inc. of Menlo Park,
California, maker of the SoftBook(R) Reader. Info at www.softbook.com
* Kevin Oakes New CEO of click2learn: click2learn.com, inc. has promoted
president Kevin Oakes to the position of president and chief executive
officer, effective immediately. Jim Billmaier, moves from the CEO position
to vice-chair of click2learn.com, and remains on the board of directors.
Steve Martino, who has served as Senior VP of Operations since 1999, and has
been with the company since 1995, becomes the company's chief operating
officer. Jim will take the CEO role of another of Paul Allen's companies,
Broadband Partners. Info at www.click2learn.com
* Achieve Global announced that they are not planning to be purchased at
this time. Times Mirror has been shopping to sell Achieve Global. Info at
www.achieveglobal.com
MASIE Center e-Learning Briefing Scheduled for Washington, DC (April 13 &
14th). Info at http://www.masie.com/elearning
rise of digital technology, including pagers, cell phones and other wearable
devices, is creating demand for Digital Filtering. In its simplest sense,
Digital Filtering, is the ability of an individual or an organization, to
determine the character, timing and context of digital communication. For
example, a corporation may place a filter called a SPAM TRAP at the server
to block unwanted or pornographic advertisements. On a more personal
level, I may choose to place my cell phone on vibrate or OFF during a
concert or lunch with a colleague.
At our recent TechLearn Conference we collected hundreds of dollars in fines
from people with ringing cell phones. We gave warning that a $5 "donation"
to a charity would be collected every time we heard a cell phone chirp.
Watch for three levels of Digital Filtering to be placed into action in the
years ahead. Personal, organizational and Environmental. Personal Filters
will be actions or formulas for preferences activated by an individual.
Organizational Filters will be activated at the enterprise level. And
Environmental Filters will even take the shape of "cloaking" devices that
block intrusion into certain concert halls or conference rooms.
At the core of Digital Filtering is a desire for PREFERENCE. I want to
personalize access to me. I want to prioritize the nature of how I spend my
time. And, a cell phone call may not be more important than focus in a one
to one interaction that I am having at a meeting or over a cup of coffee.
2. An In Car e-Learning Experience: My wife and I recently purchased a new
car from Germany. This morning I had an e-learning experience in the
drivers seat. There was a function on my GPS navigation system that I did
not understand. So, I pressed the INFORMATION button on the car and in
less than a minute, a live coach was talking to me. She knew my name, the
make of my car and the location of the vehicle. In two minutes, she talked
me through how to enter some data into my navigation system and while I had
her on the line, got a quick lesson on oil change frequency for my vehicle.
It was just in time, live, personalized, mobile and awesome. Watch for
this technology to be added to historic information and even coaching for
sales staff prior to making a critical presentation.
3. Learning Quotation: Diane Ackerman
"Play is our brain's favorite way of learning."
Diane Ackerman
Submitted by: Joyce Allen
4. Walid Mougayar Added to Business of e-Learning Event: We are pleased to
announce that Walid Mougayar will be providing a keynote presentation at our
popular Business of On-Line & e-Learning Conference (March 27 and 28 in
Seattle). Walid is the author of Opening Digital Markets: Battle Plans and
Business Strategies for Internet Commerce and a monthly columnist for
Business 2.0. He joins Sam Donaldson, a panel of e-Learning CEO's and
Elliott Masie for this 2 day intensive retreat for businesses in the
e-learning arena. Info and registration at www.masie.com Seats are limited and we have sold out each year!
5. Industry Notes: KnowledgePlanet, Achieve Global and People on the Move
* KnowledgePlanet: Knowledge Universe, KnowledgeSoft, and Harbourvest
Partners today announced the formation of KnowledgePlanet.com, a new company
that will launch a business-to-business eLearning Marketplace integrated
with Workforce Performance Management (WPM). Check them out at
www.knowledgeplanet.com
* e-Books Merge: Gemstar International Group Ltd. announced January 18 that
it has entered the electronic-book business through the acquisition of the
two leading eBook companies, NuvoMedia Inc. of Mountain View, California,
maker of the Rocket eBook(TM), and SoftBook Press Inc. of Menlo Park,
California, maker of the SoftBook(R) Reader. Info at www.softbook.com
* Kevin Oakes New CEO of click2learn: click2learn.com, inc. has promoted
president Kevin Oakes to the position of president and chief executive
officer, effective immediately. Jim Billmaier, moves from the CEO position
to vice-chair of click2learn.com, and remains on the board of directors.
Steve Martino, who has served as Senior VP of Operations since 1999, and has
been with the company since 1995, becomes the company's chief operating
officer. Jim will take the CEO role of another of Paul Allen's companies,
Broadband Partners. Info at www.click2learn.com
* Achieve Global announced that they are not planning to be purchased at
this time. Times Mirror has been shopping to sell Achieve Global. Info at
www.achieveglobal.com
MASIE Center e-Learning Briefing Scheduled for Washington, DC (April 13 &
14th). Info at http://www.masie.com/elearning
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