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A Metaphor for Weblogs

published by paul on Wed, 06/11/2003 - 18:00

A biological metaphor of the flow of knowledge:

Think of an organization as a single-celled animal. Blogs increase the surface area of the cell, help nutrients flow across its membrane, and promote multicellular cooperation.


weblog.infoworld.com
This is a helpful picture of the gain that comes to an organisation from an open knowledge culture. Our usual instinct however is to withhold, to hoard, and to control.

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