For those who don’t know me, I write the original blog in the Spend Management space: Spend Matters. When I started it last winter, most professionals involved in the procurement arena had no clue what a blog was (including me). When I started, it was a bit of an experiment to say the least. But as traffic and interest grew, I knew there was an unmet need for additional blogs on more focused areas on the sector. When I learned that there would be a new blog dedicated to e-sourcing, I was thrilled. Not only is E-Sourcing Forum a validation of the use of blogs as a communications and collaboration medium, it will also provide additional focus to questions and areas that are too narrow for the broader blog that I write. Look for periodic contributions from myself and others, as we explore e-sourcing in greater detail in the coming weeks and months. And join me in welcoming to a new online voice to the sector! Stay tuned … my next post will be on why e-sourcing (and reverse auctions in particular) are here to stay, despite the what “collaborative” curmugeons might have to say about it.

- Jason Busch