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Entries in BaseCamp (2)

Monday
Aug162010

Finally, Effective Advertising for Collaboration

Updated on 25 December 2010 by Registered CommenterLokesh Datta

We have many times on this site lamented the number of tools that focus on features and functions -- presuming future users would think "hey, I have put off using collaboration tools waiting for that one feature to come along".  That is not how the world works.  And as a result we see too many collaboration projects conducted by Powerpoint slides shared by email, and those of us in the field know how much is lost in that approach.

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Wednesday
Jul152009

The Tricky Challenge of "Alerts"

Updated on 24 December 2010 by Registered CommenterLokesh Datta

Most every collaboration tool has some form of alerts function, to send emails to all or selected members when there is a new posting.  Having used about a dozen different collaboration tools over the years, I have come to appreciate how important it is for a tool to get this right.

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