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Caroline Carter

The $1.3 Trillion Price Of Not Tweeting At Work | Fast Company - 0 views

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    Guess what? According to this article, "among CEOs of the world's Fortune 500 companies, a mere 20 have Twitter accounts." This article explores the business case of social media, beyond just a soft PR tool. P.s. If you're not familiar with it yet, Fast Company is an incredible website. I highly encourage you to poke around. I gets tons of great info/inspiration/new ideas from this site. Hope you enjoy!
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    .A very topical article for next week's class in "The Virtual Organization" regarding the changing workplace due to digital technologies.Suprisingly, this article reveals that only 20 of the world fortune 500 companies have twitter accounts. Enjoy. 
Zandra Alexander

Grey Poupon's Facebook page is exclusive-and going gangbusters | Articles | Main - 1 views

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    This is really fascinating article that follows Grey Poupon's marketing strategy of applying memberships standards to Facebook, an inclusive platform.
Caroline Carter

Premature Facebook Election Hype, A Response To The Atlantic | TechCrunch - 0 views

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    This article on techcrunch explores an article in the atlantic about whether or not facebook gave democrats an edge in the american election. 
Jelena D

Big Data is our generation's civil rights issue, and we don't know it - Solve for Inter... - 0 views

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    Been reading up on big data since the first mashup and found this article on big data being our generation's civil rights issue. Personalization is being touted as the future but, as this article states, is it just another word for discrimination as well?
Irene Hawkings

No More Résumés, Say Some Firms-The Wall Street Journal - 1 views

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    Building off of Yates article...Union Square Ventures recently posted an opening for an investment analyst. Instead of asking for résumés, the New York venture-capital firm asked applicants to send links representing their "Web presence," such as a Twitter account or Tumblr blog. Something to think about when applying for internships and jobs in the future!
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    I have mixed feelings about this because I think it is a great way to show potential employers your online 'voice' so to speak. However, I feel it can infringe upon privacy in some cases. It also makes it difficult for people like myself who have high privacy settings on twitter and can only be accessed by followers. Does someone temporarily follow me well scoping me out? I'm not sure
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    I agree with you Rya. While I appreciate such innovation, it's difficult for me to comprehend the privacy issues related with such a thing. Doesn't LinkedIn suffice anymore?
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    I agree with both of your comments Rya and Raman. There really does seem to be a privacy issue here. I suppose with all the recent competition for work, employers are looking for ways to distinguish candidates (doesn't seem fair). Although we started off building our "online presence" for personal reasons, there appears to be a need to build a public professional presence as well. Perhaps the trick is to keep your personal account private to maintain our sense of privacy and start building an online professional profile that is public. Blogging about a professionally related topic, linking field-specific articles etc. might be the way to get noticed.
Alex Hill

HowStuffWorks "10 Differences Between Macs and PCs" - 1 views

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    An article the few PC users left in the program! Actually, as a long-time mac enthusiast, I found this article interesting because the reasons I like a Mac, are the same reasons everyone else does too, but it pointed out some interesting ProPC features that I never would have thought about.
Caroline Carter

Water Charity Uses Instagram to Show its Field Work - 0 views

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    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. 
Samantha Campana

Too Plugged-in? New Tools to Help You Get Your Life Back. | Think Tank | Big Think - 1 views

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    After reading some of the articles for this week this article seemed relevant as it looks at the effects our mobile technology and the need to be always connected is starting to have on consumers.
Irene Hawkings

Twitter Alternatives That Are All Business CIO.com - 0 views

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    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.
Mary Zajac

Why a 22-year-old shouldn't be handling your social media - 1 views

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    For those of us born before 1990, the rigours of social media can seem like a chore. Though most business owners would agree that a presence on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest is a necessity in today's competitive market, the question still looms: Who's going to do all the tweeting and posting and pinning?
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    Interesting article. They may have written the headline just to catch one's attention, but I don't agree that it has to do with your age. I think whomever gets the position of handling the company's social media should be an articulate writer, have strong business etiquette, and a strong understanding of the company's objectives and corporate social responsibility. This can be either a 22-year old or a 50-year old. I don't think age is the question here. Perhaps the headline writer had limited space to work with : )
Zandra Alexander

Access or quality - our universities can't have both - The Globe and Mail - 2 views

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    We've been talking about Wente in class so much recently, I thought it would be good to take a look at an article she wrote concerning a topic we are all familiar with: university. Interesting to see the rhetorical devices at play.
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    Really amazing rebuttal to her comments here: http://oncampus.macleans.ca/education/2012/10/22/wentes-university-prescription-is-misguided/ worth it if you can fit it in!
Jelena D

5 Ways to Beat Your Competitors at SEO | Entrepreneur.com - 0 views

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    I'm still learning about SEO but I'm really interested in its effect on website content. Planning keywords into content, especially on news articles, can be dangerous to the art of writing.
Mary Zajac

Walmart PR Stops Talking to Huffington Post - 0 views

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    This article comes from the media relations section. Walmart has felt that the Huffington Post has published too many inaccuate articles about the company, and it is their business decision to no longer participate with this news source.
Mary Zajac

A New Twitter Member - 0 views

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    This article introduces the news that the Pope now has Twitter. His first tweet will be on Dec. 12th. This article provides an interesting analysis on the latest adoption of this social media platform, and the reasoning behind the chosen Twitter handle.
Natalie Carragher

How mobile is changing ER - 1 views

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    Interesting article about mobile and gaming devices acting as a soother to children in hospital. Can't help but wonder if maybe hospitals should incorporate their own entertainment devices to help alleviate pain.
Derek Kirk

Why these businesses should not be on Facebook, Twitter - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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    Article that discusses how social media sites like Facebook and Twitter may not be effective for certain businesses that are more successful with traditional marketing tools.
Derek Kirk

Dotcom's broadband plan - National - NZ Herald News - 0 views

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    Interesting article on potential free broadband internet implementation in New Zealand. Kim Dotcom is proposing free broadband to all New Zealanders through an attempt to connect New Zealand to the United States via a $400 million Pacific Fibre cable.  Brings up notions of access to technology - and would be interesting to explore what this kind of access would mean for Canada - allowing all Canadians to access free broadband internet. 
Derek Kirk

Live-blogging technology helps conquer the world in real time - The Globe and Mail - 1 views

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    Interesting article on the increasing trend of live-blogging in mainstream news coverage - specifically refers to two Toronto-based start up companies: ScribbleLive and CoveritLive.  The Globe and Mail for instance used ScribbleLive to cover Hurricane Sandy. 
Rya K

Creating the Next New App - 0 views

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    My 89 year old grandpa of all people tipped me on to this article. Interesting because much of the action happens at Ryersons Digital Media Zone. Also, for those of you who heard my educative speech about apps - this is a somewhat complementary article.
Samantha Campana

'Real names online' law struck down in South Korea - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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    Interesting article showing how the internet is still a difficult place to regulate and also relates to building online identity; the topic I am doing for my educative speech.
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