"Why Facebook, why now?"

"Why Facebook, why now?"

That is the question Robert Scoble is attempting to answer. I agree with many of his reasons.

Here are my own top 5 reasons (of the day) for getting on to Facebook again:

1) The API. Nuf' said.
2) Facebook is becoming an engaging version of LinkedIn, but without the "what can you do for me/what can I do for you" aspect. Don't get me wrong - I lurv the LinkedIn, but it's not very social, is it?
3) More of my friends and colleagues are getting on Facebook.
4) I need a central hub for those who want to know what I'm up to, what I'm writing etc (thank you btw, it's greatly appreciated).
5) It's fun.

One draw back I've had to accept is that inviting people, accepting invites, getting all the feeds, photos etc on to Facebook is going to take much longer than I anticipated.

iZimbra

I have been a big fan of Zimbra ("the leader in open source messaging and collaboration") since day one.

Now there's more to be happy about. Zimbra has released a mobile version specifically for the iPhone - the iZimbra.



"iZimbra will allow all of our users to get their address books, e-mail, and calendars wherever they are, without the need for the iSync or Outlook connectors. The client works over the air, either by WiFi or EDGE. Just point the iPhone to your Zimbra Server via Safari, and go.

Our client uses many of the iPhone's built in features, and acts just like any other application. For example, when browsing the address book, you can look at a contact's information. If you press on their address, the Google Maps application will display the address. If you click on the Phone number, the iPhone will dial the contact's number."


Video and photos.

The Nine Biggest Myths of the Workplace

Some good myth debunking by Penelope Trunk: The Nine Biggest Myths of the Workplace

From Guy Kawasaki