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Not sure if technology replaces an intimate, interactive learning environment. The problem is defining which classrooms benefit from it rather than a university-wide policy. (I meant to post this when I first read it but came back to it around after watching another digital education seminar).

A look at the complex technologies/software built to help reelect Obama.

A lot was done on what drove his election in 2008, interesting to read an compare the differences in 2012

Really interesting how people are using their digital devices to tell their stories and capture memories. A common social trend in my opinion.

Remember when TIME magazine chose YOU as person of the year. This year... the people have spoken and hijacked the race through online votes pushing forward "undemocratic" leaders like Kim Jong Un to the top of the list. 

An example of the kind of trouble and organization can face when providing false facts

I think is really interesting when we look at the ways we communicate health causes and programs. Movember has turned into a really "sexy" cause as is support for a lot of other campaigns.

In Advanced Speaking and Presentation Technology last week we practiced answering tough questions. This article has some great tips that would be useful for answering questions in all of our classes, during our seminars and in our careers. Enjoy!

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!

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?

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.

When we talk about sharing online, we often forget that through sharing, credibility and accountability for copyright is lost.

You can now promote your posts onto your friends' news feeds by paying Facebook to do it. What does this change mean for users? I see this being used for promoting when people enter contests eventually. What will this mean for business exposure?

What an acerbic article on a pretty cool innovation. "This, incidentally, is quite disconcerting; bluetooth technology is already making it harder to spot lunatics on the street. Time was when muttering audibly to a disembodied presence or pair of spectacles would be considered prima facie evidence of diminished responsibility, but no more"

When you're evaluating a brand name, it can help to visualize it in a variety of settings. Catchword's Name Visualizer is a free tool that allows you to contextualize name candidates in six real-world scenarios, from a business card to an advertising billboard. This site builds on this week's discussion on virtual team work and also relates to our Visual and Document Design course. We can now have the ability to connect virtually using visual applications. Brand creators can decide on an effective brand name and brand placement for their products or services through virtual applications.

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?

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 : )

Jonah Lehrer's discredited 'Imagine' has vanished from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and his publisher's website. Ideas regarding ownership and control when considering e-books

Thought this was very interesting as it points out the increased reliance on digital communication rather than face-to-face interactions even when buying cupcakes!. 'Sprinkles' in the states is utilizing digital communication technology / ATM machines to sell cup cakes. I understand the need for drive-in options for Tim Horton stops, especially in the winter! This is interesting considering it is not exactly necessary, is probably very expensive, and it will probably decrease employment in the food services industry if it becomes a trend.

Something to consider when writing documents in the future.

Some great tips for what to avoid when writing content for Twitter, particularly from a corporate viewpoint.

Love that President's choice makes the cut

This article explore some basic principles as they relate to communication and change management. It acknowledges how essential a strong comms plan is when moving forward with change.

Interesting article about the first change to Instagram since Facebook's purchase. They also make interesting comments about how Facebook was more productive when it was a primarily mobile only site, invoking more raw emotion and allowing you to be "more real" on Insta than on other social media sites.

When users are not paying for services up front, the publisher must extract a "cost" somewhere. Online, this cost is our attention, our time. We pay for social media with pieces of our lives-whether it's because a blog baits us into reading something or a game tricks us into sticking around long after we should have left-and these bits of life are sold to advertisers, literally, for pennies.