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I've recently tried to define (for my own benefit) what a kLog is and what an example might
look like. Perhaps this is like describing beauty—describing it in words is
difficult, but you know it when you see it.
I think a weblog (or any collection of time-based, free-flowing
business content) is a kLog when it provides an increased capacity to act
more intelligently. A good example of a kLog can be seen when you combine Office
XP Smart Tags with MySmartChannels.
What’s an example of how a Smart Tag and a channel might work
together?
Imagine you have a channel that documents contract negotiations with a number
of clients. For each client, you create channel items with the client’s name as
the item title. Further, imagine that your team of eight (and you)
continually update these items with the latest information about ongoing
negotiations and issues. This is a group note-pad of thoughts, ideas, and
challenges of getting the work done. Since each of your staffers are subscribed
to the channel (for Office XP Smart Tags), in every document, every e-mail, and
every slide presentation referencing your client names, Smart Tags would be
automatically present in the Office documents. This happens automatically and
without any human intervention. It allows your staff to immediately
access the channel content without thinking about where it is, or what the
discrete URL's might be. Your team is able to immediately put their hands
on the latest information about a client from any Office document that includes
the client's name.
Further, imagine that other people (not on your staff) need to be kept
informed about the contract progressions. They require access
to information, but only with viewing rights.
MySmartChannels, is able to share access with appropriate read-only
permissions. This makes it possible for people that are peripheral to your
team, to gain the same access to links (and insights) from
any of their own Office documents that reference your client
negotiation content. To be clear about this amazing functionality - it means
that any Office documents - even ones that you
and your team are not reading or writing, will contain automatic references to
your channel content based on each subscriber's granted
permissions.
Integrating Office XP with MySmartChannels is one way to transform what
appears to be a simple Weblog, into a kLog. Like I said, you know it when you see it... | 
