links for 2006-09-26

"a desktop app that integrates several sources of incoming information, runs them all through a set of filters that you administer and then notifies you automatically when important events have occurred."

Lots of companies dipping toes in the SL world - the sense of physicality / place is VERY important here, and transcends IM/group chat. Also, the multimedia nature (audio and video streams) and other content objects also move beyond single dimension commu

system being tested by some hedge funds to try and filter information from lots of sources (blogs, regulatory filings, etc) and show hotspots / trends

Very interesting tool that provides a graphical network representing a "pathway" you've taken through wikipedia - can be used to cluster together related pages, or simply to allow you to backtrack when one of those links proves irresistable and you stray

Great post from Dave Pollard about how crowd wisdom can be used within an organisation