E L S U A ・ A blog by Luis Suarez
A blog about working smarter, not necessarily harder, through social networking, digital technologies
Work Life Integration – Everything that has got to do with finding integration between work and life
Today’s blog post is actually a reflection I started writing about yesterday already for which I still don’t have a good, final answer I would feel comfortable with; and perhaps I never will; but more often than not it’s keeping my mind busy somewhat trying to figure out whether it would even need to be … Continue reading Evangelist: Think!
Earlier on today the always insightful Jeff Pulver put together a rather interesting and very revealing blog post on the consequences of leaving behind a digital footprint, through social software, as time goes by, with precious gems like this particular reflection: "Like it or not, the use of social media platforms like twitter will define … Continue reading Twitter Celebrities and Geeks – Is That Your Online Digital Legacy?
I am sure that by now most folks out there would be familiar with what’s about to start happening in a few hours from now in the social software space, specially out there in the blogosphere. Yes, in a few hours we will all be celebrating Ada Lovelace Day! An event I have been waiting … Continue reading Leading by Example: Ada Lovelace Day
Today has been one of those where in some parts of Spain it has been a bank holiday and in some others it hasn’t. It’s Father’s Day (By the way, Happy Father’s Day to all dads out there!)! So I have been lucky enough to enjoy a day off. A day I decided to be, … Continue reading Twouble with Twitters and Smarter Collaboration Your Way
We all know that plenty of people nowadays are trying to figure out what is the main business value and various benefits of using social computing within the enterprise. Yes, the good old Return On Investment (a.k.a. ROI) conversations for Social Software that I like to talk about so much lately. Well, here is another … Continue reading The Business Value of Social Software by Luis Suarez
Every now and then I keep getting asked by different folks why I have stuck around inside IBM, my current employer, for so long (Coming closer to my 13th year in the company so far!); specially after I graduated from university as an English teacher in Salamanca, Spain, in 1995 (Who would have thought about … Continue reading Why I’m an IBMer
As I have mentioned in a previous blog post, over the course of the next few weeks, I will be putting together a number of entries, a posteriori, about some of the major highlights from this year’s IBM Lotusphere 2009 event that took place in Orlando, FL, in January and which I think would be … Continue reading IBM Lotusphere 2009 Highlights – We Can Work Smarter, Together
After a pretty intensive and eventful weekend, from which things have started to settle in quite a bit already, I thought it would be a good time to reflect on something I witnessed on Sunday morning, local Canary time, which will be rather difficult, if not impossible to forget. Or, at least, I hope not! … Continue reading On Humanising Titans
There used to be a time, long long time ago, where, to me, travelling all over the world, whether on business or on vacation, was just pure pleasure! One of those small, little treasures one could dedicate him/her-self to for the remaining of one’s life. Yes, indeed, travelling has always been one of my hobbies … Continue reading Why I’m Enjoying Travelling Less and Less
And since we seem to be immersed with the visuals today, here is another YouTube video that will surely make you think on the topic of the impact of Technology and the Internet in our society. You may remember the series Did You Know? (Which I have been blogging about over here a couple of … Continue reading Did You Know? Living in Exponential Times
