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In addition to the obvious way small businesses are using Pinterest (communicating with customers) some clever entrepreneurs have found the platform to be a great way to communicate inside the office as well. This short article provides three unexpected ways to use Pinterest in the office : vision boarding, staff engagement and internal communications.

a youtube of cbc on the use of online privacy and the LGBT issue. asking interesting questions about how government uses the internet to contact certain groups. 

This infographic by MBAOnline.com shows tech use by different generations during the day. Slightly suspicious of the amount of radio use.

An article about what julius ceasar could teach us about leadership and social media. Interesting as we look at building our "personal brands" 

Is it the technology or the teaching? Toshiba says: "Creativity, innovation, information fluency, critical thinking, problem solving- these are the skills that students need in order to work effectively and live productively in today's digital world," said Kimberly Giles, Principal at St. Leonard. "The use of technology in the classroom helps us create an environment that fosters these skills."

Just a quick piece about a survey that found one in five consumers have used social media to get a customer service response in the past year. Worth noting from the study is that only 54 per cent of consumers tell others about good experiences. I found that surprisingly high? Also, check out the link in the article to Dell's guide to social commenting and managing online conversations -- http://www.mediabistro.com/alltwitter/files/2012/05/dell-social-media-tips.png

An interesting article on facebook and privacy - they are asking your friends to make sure you are using your real name.

This is a really interesting scholarly article I came across whilst putting together my last scholarly blog. The study examines the relationship between the use of Facebook and the formation and maintenance of social capital.

It is interesting how social networking sites are completely intertwined with issues of privacy - and here specifically security fraud related to hedge funds.

On Saturday evening, Iceland took an important first step toward rewriting its constitution, as the majority of population of the small island nation voted in favour of using a crowdsourced draft as the basis its new constitution.

An interesting example of how toy companies are now marketing to kids and their families. Also, a good example of how kids are more technology literate due to the fact that they are exposed to technology at such a young age.

I just read this article (didn't see you post it until now). But for kids who have already seen and used the iPad -- they want the REAL thing!

Interesting post. I wonder how much of it is marketing and how much this tablet will actually differ from tablets geared at adults.

This reminds of how some restaurants are beginning to use iPads for their menus, as well as certain lounges who use iPads to manage guest lists. The idea of a "Smart Home" is intriguing.

GREAT article on how smartphones make us "superhuman" and the concept of your phone as a "phantom limb". READ IT! 

This short article looks at how non-profits are using new channels like instagram to raise awareness about their issues. This article focuses on an instagram diary created by the UK Charity WaterAid. 

While writing my blog, I found this article which backed up an opinion I had about the use of technology. This is a blog written by an elementary school teacher in California. He writes about using technology in the classroom -- that it should be for learning and not for technology's sake. He brings up some interesting examples and scenarios.

It's amazing that we repeatedly face this debate. Educators at all levels are continually facing a technologically determinist position from the public, technology companies and policy makers. But the writer of this post illustrates really well, that it's how technology is used that's important. Thanks for the great post.

This is perhaps more relevant to our Communications theory class, or even for those of us in the Presentation class, but regardless I found this to be a really concise and interesting way of breaking down communication rhetorical strategies in the political realm.

It's not much of a surprise when China tops a "world's most" list since it does, after all, have the biggest population. It is, however, intriguing that a new study discovered that China is the most active country for Twitter, as the service is blocked there. I find this interesting because they have Sina Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter (which I use to follow Asian public figures), and yet they choose to go the extra length to use a platform that is blocked in their country. It's surprising that (according to the article) China and India have more Twitter users than the US.

Microblogging has become a hot trend for enterprises that want to help employees share information internally. The article takes a look at how three businesses are using Twitter alternatives and best practices for implementing it.

This an interesting article to follow up my groups presentation this morning on Communication and Organization. We addressed so barriers for remote workers and this piece brings up some interesting advantages to being a remote worker. The use of tools section is particularly relevant to our in-class activity as well.

VenueSeen is a new company that allows companies to use Instagram for advertising campaigns. The tool aggregates photos that have been labeled with  specific hashtag and brings [the Instagram user] to the company's campaign page.  Instagrammers can then claim their photograph and collect prizes, coupons, and other incentives the company may have put in place. Price for a campaign can range from under $1000/month to tens of thousands depending on the scope and reach of the project.