Governance 2.0

I pulled out two staggeringly clear paragraphs that sum up governance. 

The author goes on to describe how Web 2.0 technologies can be employed to assist in governance.

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“”Governance” is what information management is mostly all about. Information management is the process by which those who set policy guide those who follow policy. Governance concerns power, and applying an understanding of the distribution and sharing of power to the management of information technologies”

Governance may include “centralized” power, but traditional push-down models of architecture and standards only provide part of the solution. Implemented the wrong way, they hamper innovation and agility. We need standards for some stuff, or we can’t be agile or innovative - we’re always fighting fires. With a foundation of standards, we can distribute power and empower a community to be far more productive.

Google adds an API to GMail

Embrace and extend.

Ajaxian » Gmail adds Greasemonkey Helper API

There have always been many Greasemonkey scripts to tweak your Gmail experience. You spend a lot of time in email, so it makes sense that you would want to optimize your world. It is fantastic that the Web has a way to do that. Google employs the Greasemonkey author, the author of two Greasemonkey books, and the author who put in some of the most widely used userscripts, so it only makes sense that we would put in some effort here. The effort shows in an experimental API to allow for easy monkeying around.

Sprint backing out of WiMax?

Wasn’t this supposed to be Google’s plan B for the gPhone?  With all the major telecoms embracing Android, maybe no one felt it necessary to keep Sprint’s hopes up. 

Sprint and Clearwire Cancel Tie-Up Plans

Sprint and Clearwire agreed in July to work out a plan to combine their networks. On Friday, they said they were not able to “resolve complexities” in the deal, but were still trying to coordinate on technical standards and roaming.

The recent departure of Sprint CEO Gary Forsee has brought the company’s commitment to WiMax into question. In Friday’s release, Reston, Va.-based Sprint gave mixed messages. It said the company was on track to launch WiMax under the Xohm brand in Chicago later this year, with a wider launch next year, but also said it is reviewing its business plans and “expects to comment further on these topics early next year.”