John Dowdell points out an article at CIO Magazine, “The Virtues of Chitchat”, that examines the use of blogging software internally to an organization as a means of reducing the telephone effect common when rumors and other word-of-mouth-type ramblings occur.

One interesting scenario raised is that of the project log, or plog. As the article asks:

That said, the blogging phenomenon has intriguingly useful implications for IT. I have to ask myself: Why wouldn’t it make sense for an IT project manager to post a blog—or “plog” (project log)—to keep her team and its constituents up-to-date on project issues and concerns? Is it inherently inappropriate for an individual to post constructive observations about a project’s progress? IT organizations that can effectively use blogs as managerial tools (or communication resources) are probably development environments that take both people and their ideas seriously.

Source: CIO Magazine, “”The Virtues of Chitchat”