How smart IT workers know when their company's doomed

Mac Daddy · Jun 22, 2009, 08:42 PM

Some intellectuals want to study humanity. Others just want to study humanity's e-mails.

Which can, sometimes, be more fascinating than the people who wrote them.

A couple of researchers at the Florida Institute of Technology seem to be in the e-mail study camp. Or perhaps there was simply nothing better to think about in Melbourne, Fla., recently.

In any case, they took it upon themselves to examine the e-mails sent at Enron, specifically, how the e-mailing patterns changed as Enron was revealed to be channeling the spirit of Bernie Madoff, rather than Bernie Mac or Bernie Kosar.

The researchers, Ben Collingsworth and Ronaldo Menezes, concluded, according to a report in New Scientist, that e-mailing patterns just might be a rather accurate barometer of your company's innards.
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Source: CNET

cbeasley0 · Jun 23, 2009, 11:39 AM

I've had a curiosity about this before, actually. My gf's dad sells network analysis software to fortune 100's type companies and i've thought about applying some sociology to email and network traffic to identify trends. I'm glad someone's exploring stuff like this. Very interesting.

Jun 22, 2009, 08:42 PM	#1
Mac Daddy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 7,950 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	How smart IT workers know when their company's doomed Some intellectuals want to study humanity. Others just want to study humanity's e-mails. Which can, sometimes, be more fascinating than the people who wrote them. A couple of researchers at the Florida Institute of Technology seem to be in the e-mail study camp. Or perhaps there was simply nothing better to think about in Melbourne, Fla., recently. In any case, they took it upon themselves to examine the e-mails sent at Enron, specifically, how the e-mailing patterns changed as Enron was revealed to be channeling the spirit of Bernie Madoff, rather than Bernie Mac or Bernie Kosar. The researchers, Ben Collingsworth and Ronaldo Menezes, concluded, according to a report in New Scientist, that e-mailing patterns just might be a rather accurate barometer of your company's innards. ________________ Source: CNET __________________ "My mom said the only reason men are alive is for lawn care and vehicle maintenance." - Tim Allen

Jun 23, 2009, 11:39 AM	#2
cbeasley0 Temerarious Technophile Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO USA Posts: 182 Rep Power: 11 System Specs	Re: How smart IT workers know when their company's doomed I've had a curiosity about this before, actually. My gf's dad sells network analysis software to fortune 100's type companies and i've thought about applying some sociology to email and network traffic to identify trends. I'm glad someone's exploring stuff like this. Very interesting.