Confluence versus e-mail

 I recently read an article by Jacob Morgan from the Chess Media Group.  Retrieved from:
http://blogs.atlassian.com/2012/07/the-e-mail-culture-why-do-people-use-e-mail-to-begin-with/
    Jacob questioned e-mail as a collaborative tool, ease of information gathering, security, it's productivity and alignment to projects which met with negative responses.  However, it is a "glorified instant messaging tool" for customers interactions or business to customers (B2C) interactions.
   On the other hand, Confluence is indeed quicker, more secure and encourage easier collaboration.  This feature is attractive to developing companies who needs this faster means of collaboration with its personnel.   Especially if the employees are scattered all over the globe.  It will make eCommerce more efficient and effective therefore increasing production.  Confluence has a more collaborative platform.

Feedback on Attention to attention

A familiar quote
     "Tell me and I forget,
            Teach me and I remember,
       Involve me and I learn.
                           -Benjamin Franklin.

This quotation comes to mind after viewing Howard Reingold's video podcast, "Attention to attention in the age of Screens" (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sotfgHKk1dM).   This podcast emphasizes the concept that screens are attention magnets and undergoes a variety of attention tests.  It questions the level of distraction with respect to the brain hence mindfulness which leads to metacognition.  It suggests a few tools individuals uses to managing the mind and gaining or retaining information.  For example, dashboard to priorities.   It also raises the question of multitasking.  Which leads the writer to perform further research  about the concept.  )

Reingold ends with the obvious.  
"Notice what you are paying attention to.
Attention is the foundation of thoughts
                          and communication."