Comments on: “Patterns In The Flow” … Pending Interview http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/04/23/patterns-in-the-flow-pending-interview/ Fri, 28 Oct 2011 01:28:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jon Husband http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/04/23/patterns-in-the-flow-pending-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-155900 Jon Husband Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:42:34 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/04/23/patterns-in-the-flow-pending-interview/#comment-155900 Yes, no doubt the OED is accurate. Nevertheless, I believe that the term "evangelize" has been coopted for some time by (notably) the IT industry to denote activities and people that are focusing on persuading, convincing, converting. And indeed, I think some people think that the technical areas of information technology resemble some arcane religions, or religious sects ;-) But <b>"evengelize"</b>... is that some sort of very sophisticated neologism about hyperlinks possibly contributing to the flattening of organizations ? Just teasing ... everybody makes typos, and they usually show up in the funniest of places. ;-) Yes, no doubt the OED is accurate.

Nevertheless, I believe that the term “evangelize” has been coopted for some time by (notably) the IT industry to denote activities and people that are focusing on persuading, convincing, converting. And indeed, I think some people think that the technical areas of information technology resemble some arcane religions, or religious sects ;-)

But “evengelize”… is that some sort of very sophisticated neologism about hyperlinks possibly contributing to the flattening of organizations ?

Just teasing … everybody makes typos, and they usually show up in the funniest of places.

;-)

]]> By: Christina O'Shaughnessy http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/04/23/patterns-in-the-flow-pending-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-155738 Christina O'Shaughnessy Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:57:59 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/04/23/patterns-in-the-flow-pending-interview/#comment-155738 "showcasing open web technologies, communities and culture, and evangelizing the Open Web to developers, designers, organizers and the community at large". "Evangelize"? According the the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, "evengelize" means to "convert or seek to convert (someone) to Christianity" ; or to "preach the gospel". ------------------------------------------- “showcasing open web technologies, communities and culture, and evangelizing the Open Web to developers, designers, organizers and the community at large”.

“Evangelize”?
According the the Concise Oxford English Dictionary, “evengelize” means to “convert or seek to convert (someone) to Christianity” ; or to “preach the gospel”.

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]]> By: AjayG http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/04/23/patterns-in-the-flow-pending-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-155724 AjayG Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:23:57 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/04/23/patterns-in-the-flow-pending-interview/#comment-155724 Open Web technologies are definitely an important aspect of innovation and evolution towards cloud computing. But most large enterprises are still in early stages of deploying SOA-based applications and require enterprise-class Web 2.0 infrastructure, in fact a there is a new survey analyzing a company's readiness for Enterprise 2.0 now available at getsocial.bea.com Open Web technologies are definitely an important aspect of innovation and evolution towards cloud computing. But most large enterprises are still in early stages of deploying SOA-based applications and require enterprise-class Web 2.0 infrastructure, in fact a there is a new survey analyzing a company’s readiness for Enterprise 2.0 now available at getsocial.bea.com

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