Paul Glen has a great opinion piece on ComputerWorld about executives being constantly connected, through cell phone and “crack-berriers”, and the actual need to be constantly on-call.

The article talks about a need to help with problems or provide information, be seen as engaged, and a likely addiction to constantly monitoring their staff. Paul continue the article by pointing out that this “hyperconnectedness” can actually hurt projects and the team environment.

In a likely response to Google’s book scanning project, Yahoo has announced that it will work with partners to make electronic versions of books available online. The project will be run by the new Open Content Alliance (OCA) and books will be hosted by the Internet Archive, a nonprofit group created to offer access to historical collections that exist in digital format.

Most news organizations are reporting that Yahoo is taking a more cautious step than Google by announcing that it will only scan and digitize texts in the public domain, except where the copyright holder has expressly given permission. However, this leaves open the question of what “in the public domain” actually means.