Monthly Archives: August 2006

Where are the Women Redux

August 31, 2006 – 12:30 pm

UPDATE 9/2/06 10:50 am: Check out my proposed marketing solution to the where are the women problem.
The “where are the women” question has arrived in the hallways of the U.S. Supreme Court:
Everyone knows that with the retirement of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the number of female Supreme Court justices fell by half. The talk of […]

By Anne Z | Posted in Economics, Enterprise Software, Software Development, Women and Men | Comments (5)

Could This Be Shangri-La? A Weird Way to Increase Energy and Improve Mood

August 30, 2006 – 2:21 pm

I’ve been following Seth Roberts’ Shangri-La Diet (SLD) since the beginning of August. My main goal in starting it was not to lose weight but rather to get my cravings and energy swings under control and to prevent weight gain in the future.
The SLD approach isn’t really a diet. It’s a mechanism for suppressing appetite, […]

By Anne Z | Posted in Personal | Comments (1)

Enterprise 2.0 ≠ Web 2.0: A Proof in Four Steps

August 23, 2006 – 5:28 pm

Ansu Sharma suggests that Enterprise 2.0 is same as Web 2.0.
I disagree:

Web 2.0 works from the bottom up, while enterprises are most emphatically top down.
You gain power on the next generation web by sharing information. You gain power in an enterprise by having information, and withholding it.
With Web 2.0, we can all engage in role […]

By Anne Z | Posted in Enterprise Software, Web 2.0 | Comments (10)

Climbing Mountains or Looking for Lakes

August 15, 2006 – 11:55 am

I spent last week in Estes Park, Colorado with my husband, three kids, and a rotating complement of family and friends. We rented a vacation home near the YMCA of the Rockies and experienced the beauty of Rocky Mountain National Park. On Sunday, we took a leisurely half-mile walk around Bear Lake with the whole […]

By Anne Z | Posted in Career, Mindfulness | Comments (15)