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Monday, January 18, 2010

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Naomi Klein on Corporate Branding

How Corporate Branding has Taken Over America
Ten years after the publication of No Logo, Naomi Klein switches her attention from the mall to Barack Obama and discovers that corporate culture has taken over the US government

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Friends and Friendship

William Deresiewicz provides an excellent and timely analysis of friendship in his recent article in The Chronicle entitled "Faux Friendship." It should be required reading for anyone using, or trying to understand, Facebook and other social networking technologies.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

On "Leadership" in the U.S.A.

I wouldn't call Tiger Woods a leader, but some would -- or at least did before the recent debacle involving his illicit affairs. A recent Huffington Post commentary puts it into perspective. Where are our true leaders today?

Monday, November 9, 2009

For American Consumers, a Responsibility Revolution

Can consumer spending choices really promote the kind of changes we seek and need? Here's an article that seems to think so. What do you think? Is it enough to stem the tide of global climate change, poverty, employee abuse, discrimination, just to name a few of our social problems?

For American Consumers, a Responsibility Revolution

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Does multimedia add to productivity or waste time?

Check our this article on the topic of texting from the Wall Street Journal on multi-tasking.

Do you think there are some advantages to texting as a way to communicate in the workplace? Will texting replace meetings or face-to-face communication?