http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/09/orthogonal-conferencing a blog about the connected age Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:14:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.annezelenka.com/2006/09/orthogonal-conferencing#comment-533 Anne 2.0 » Blog Archive » Richard MacManus on Office 2.0 Mon, 09 Oct 2006 12:58:42 +0000 http://www.annezelenka.com/testbed/2006/09/orthogonal-conferencing#comment-533 [...] It’s convenient that Richard is not U.S. based, because one of the ideas with the podcast jam was reaching out across different dimensions, including geographical. However, I wish we could have gotten beyond the U.S./England/Australia/New Zealand crowd, as we all seem to meet regularly on the web and at conferences. Later today, I’ll publish my interview with Rosemary Stasek, based out of Afghanistan. That represents the podcast jam’s only foray beyond the English-speaking world. It’s an eye-opening expedition, as we hear about the poor utility infrastructure in that part of the world, about how government offices do without bare necessities, and about how Rosemary is training Afghani women to speak up for themselves. It might seem an ideal place for web-based office software, but in reality, they are too focused on other issues than trying the latest online spreadsheet. Look for the interview at the Office 2.0 Podcast Jam website later today. [...] […] It’s convenient that Richard is not U.S. based, because one of the ideas with the podcast jam was reaching out across different dimensions, including geographical. However, I wish we could have gotten beyond the U.S./England/Australia/New Zealand crowd, as we all seem to meet regularly on the web and at conferences. Later today, I’ll publish my interview with Rosemary Stasek, based out of Afghanistan. That represents the podcast jam’s only foray beyond the English-speaking world. It’s an eye-opening expedition, as we hear about the poor utility infrastructure in that part of the world, about how government offices do without bare necessities, and about how Rosemary is training Afghani women to speak up for themselves. It might seem an ideal place for web-based office software, but in reality, they are too focused on other issues than trying the latest online spreadsheet. Look for the interview at the Office 2.0 Podcast Jam website later today. […]

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