University of Arizona’s Eller College of Management has an interesting publication centered on the dynamics that make Wikipedia work (and not work). I’d love to see a fuller explanation of Dr. Ram’s “seven specific roles that Wikipedia contributors play”. It would be nice to see even more indepth information on all seven types of wiki contributors – Casual Contributors, Starters, Cleaners, Copy Editors, Composition Justifiers, Watchdogs, and All-round Editors.

It is great to see people willing to put money behind investigative journalism. The Huffington Post Investigative Fund, Alternet, and ProPublica have all shown great promise. It has been a fun couple of years watching Alternet stories gain traction through Facebook sharing and via retweets on Twitter until they finally show up in the more traditional news outlets.

Read Microsoft Vice President of Trustworthy Computing Scott Charney’s informal comments and let me know how you feel about his comparison between malware infected machines effects on other PC’s and the effects of second hand smoke as a driving force for EPA regulations. This is like playing… hmm, nothing as complex as chess… maybe its more like Tic-Tac-Toe. When it comes to knowing when a Windows based PC or Server is threat to other computers Microsoft should be able to let us know. However, any mechanism they use to let us know – a network based ‘tweet’, a page shot to the print queue, or even a pop message on the users screen – will come under attack and the baddies will ensure that the feature does not work. It’s far easier to STOP a page from printing or to stop a PC from contacting a server than it is to make it DO those things in the first place.

Nicole Sandler, a progressive radio host – formerly of Air America and other talk and music gigs – is now broadcasting online. You can check her out on twitter (@nicolesandler) or at her website Radio or Not. She also has a blog as part of the site. Last night’s (March 1, 2010) episode is embedded below. You can go to UStream.tv/radioornot and get all her latest episodes as they air. She seems to use the chat room there during broadcasts. Currently there are about a dozen archived shows there from the last few weeks. That should be plenty to to see if you like her style.

This has long been a concern of mine with regard to the globalization of the world labor markets. When you hear the cheerleaders praising the global reach of manufacturers and how consumers benefit when companies can take their manufacturing work to wherever labor is cheapest they always focus on location and prices while ignoring the negative aspects.