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The truth about your Facebook status update
It is not unlike a press release that your corporate self announces to your target market. via James Shelley.
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García-Noblejas: "La comunicación no debe ser histérica"
Por ejemplo, si estas con una persona pensando en lo que va a pasar después, entonces no estás con la persona. La comunicación debe respetar el presente de las personas. Tengo un día a la semana que no uso la red. Si quiero leer, anulo el correo, el teléfono y
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Disconnect to connect
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDa1Ek3LVlc]
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Robert McKee, master storyteller
On the nature of storytelling and its redeeming power (from an interview with the Screenplayers): "Storytelling is the primary civilizing instrument in culture," he said. He then quoted Aristotle: "‘When the storytelling goes bad in society, the result is decadence.’ The way out," he continued, "
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Blogs in Plain English
Another great explanation from common craft... [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI] See also Wikis in Plain English.
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HBS case on Wikipedia
can be found here. Related post: Wikis in Plain English
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Communication tools map
See full discussion at How to Save the World. Related: Current communication ecosystem Wireless addiction
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The workforce reduction notification is currently in progress
"Unfortunately your position is one that has been eliminated." So read an email sent to 400 RadioShack employees. Q: Is the medium appropriate to the message and to the audience?
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Wireless addiction
How long can you go without your cellphone, Blackberry and email? The editor of Forbes found out the hard way. [youtube=www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmEErhy7AIc] See also: Shut down your computer for a day
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Corporate spin
[W]hen publicly traded companies have good years, their annual reports are filled with claims of how their deliberate actions led to the better results, while in bad years they blame market conditions and other external factors (Sand in the Gears).
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To email or not to email: Michael Dell
In the e-mail, Dell wrote that the company ended its fiscal year Friday with "great efforts, but not great results." "This is disappointing, and it is unacceptable," wrote Dell, who went on to say that he plans to remain CEO for the next several years.
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Monty Python job interview
Silly... but perhaps the comic relief that you need after preparing for job interviews.