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HOW TO: Deal With Social Media Conflict

Via Mashable February 22, 2009 – 12:00 pm PDT – by Sharlyn Lauby Sharlyn Lauby is the president of Internal Talent Management (ITM) which specializes in employee training and human resources consulting. She authors a blog at hrbartender.com. No matter … Continue reading

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Facebook Joins OpenID Foundation; So What?

Via Mashable February 5, 2009 – 5:19 pm PDT – by Adam Ostrow Facebook announced this afternoon that it’s joining the OpenID Foundation – an interesting move considering that Facebook Connect, the company’s identity platform for third-party websites, has so … Continue reading

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Change.gov Takes Questions

Via the New York Times By Michael Falcone You’ve got questions? The Obama transition team might have an answer. A new feature on President-elect Barack Obama’s transition Web site, Change.gov, which allows users to submit questions and then vote on … Continue reading

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Dealing with Friend Inflation on Twitter, Digg

Via Media Shift by Simon Owens, December 8, 2008 It happens several times a day now. Ever since I opened my Twitter account approximately three months ago, the follow alerts have been gradually increasing in frequency to the point that … Continue reading

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5 Ways Social Media Will Change Recorded History

Via Mashable November 18, 2008 – 10:20 am PDT – by Ben Parr History tends to remember only pivotal moments in time, discarding the day to day struggles. Even when the occasional diary survives, it only archives what one person … Continue reading

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Sharing Their Demons on the Web

Via the New York Times By SARAH KERSHAW Published: November 12, 2008 FOR years they lived in solitary terror of the light beams that caused searing headaches, the technology that took control of their minds and bodies. They feared the … Continue reading

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SlideRocket’s Impressive Online Presentation App Hits General Release

Via Tech Crunch by Jason Kincaid on October 28, 2008 SlideRocket, an online presentation application that produces slideshows that rival (and in many cases, better) PowerPoint, has launched to the general public. The site had previously been available under a … Continue reading

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Mainstream News Outlets Start Linking to Other Sites

Via the New York Times By BRIAN STELTER Published: October 12, 2008 “Thou shalt not link to outside sites” — a long-held commandment of many newsrooms — is eroding. Embracing the hyperlink ethos of the Web to a degree not seen … Continue reading

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Parents should turn to tech-savvy kids

Via Tech Now by Paul Brent September 11, 2008 02:49 The kids are back at school and the laptops, cellphones, iPods, MSN, text messaging and every other form of technology are all  getting a real workout from the younger generation. A … Continue reading

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E-mail evolving to stay effective

Via Tech Now E-mail seems to have become more of a burden than a benefit in our lives. It could be that there is just too much spam, with some estimates putting the total number of junk messages at over … Continue reading

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