Comments on: Lost | Gained http://randgaenge.net/2006/lost-gained/2242/ thomas n. burg - on social media, software tools and its benefits for us, and sometimes wine Fri, 15 May 2009 06:20:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Thomas N. Burg http://randgaenge.net/2006/lost-gained/2242/comment-page-1/#comment-9140 Thomas N. Burg Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:17:40 +0000 http://randgaenge.net/2006/12/07/lost-gained/#comment-9140 I completley agree with what you say it is just that I understood that a wiki is just another tool (CMS) that can support a vey "antiscocial" implementation. I think they could have used any other wiki clone for that matter as well, Confluence is surely a good decision. I completley agree with what you say it is just that I understood that a wiki is just another tool (CMS) that can support a vey “antiscocial” implementation.

I think they could have used any other wiki clone for that matter as well, Confluence is surely a good decision.

]]> By: Lee http://randgaenge.net/2006/lost-gained/2242/comment-page-1/#comment-8123 Lee Sat, 09 Dec 2006 23:43:34 +0000 http://randgaenge.net/2006/12/07/lost-gained/#comment-8123 Sorry to hear about that. The substantive point about some people being uncomfortable with bottom-up methods echoes some of the experiences we have had over the years; but I am optimistic about our ability to overcome such fears or reflexes. Regarding Confluence, we use it a lot and in my view there is nothing in the product that predisposes it to top-down PM. Like everything, it's about how it is used. Every user has their own wiki and blog as well as the group spaces, and tagging is open to all (although the tool's 'label' feature is not as well exposed as I would like). I have seen a preview of the next major version (2.3), which has some more explicitly social networking features, but I don't know if this would address your concerns. From what you say about their intended workflow, they would have got it wrong with any tool ;-) Sorry to hear about that. The substantive point about some people being uncomfortable with bottom-up methods echoes some of the experiences we have had over the years; but I am optimistic about our ability to overcome such fears or reflexes.

Regarding Confluence, we use it a lot and in my view there is nothing in the product that predisposes it to top-down PM. Like everything, it’s about how it is used. Every user has their own wiki and blog as well as the group spaces, and tagging is open to all (although the tool’s ‘label’ feature is not as well exposed as I would like). I have seen a preview of the next major version (2.3), which has some more explicitly social networking features, but I don’t know if this would address your concerns.

From what you say about their intended workflow, they would have got it wrong with any tool ;-)

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