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Entries in communications (13)
What Happens When 20-Somethings Settle Down?
We’ve all seen the lists of things that differentiate younger generations from older generations. Here’s my own:
Dennis D. McDonald
in Privacy, Google, Social Networking, Video, Demographics, Social Media, Email, Facebook, Twitter, Avatar, Wikipedia, communications, YouTube, Wireless, Social Network Portability, Cell Phones, DataPortability, Internet, Curmudgeon
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Social Media and the Spread of FUD*
I thought I had heard just about everything to know about the famous 1938 radio broadcast of War of the Worlds by Orson Welles and his Mercury Theater, but the March 25 episode of Radio Lab convinced me otherwise.
Dennis D. McDonald
in Web 2.0, Podcast, Social Networking, Social Media, Facebook, Disaster Response, Homeland Security, Emergency, communications, Wireless, Cell Phones, Conferences
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Associations, Management Control, and the Role of Social Media Tools
Jamie Notter’s post Web 2.0: Participation, Trust, and Beta comments on an earlier post by Virgil Carter titled Web 2.0: Culture, Belief System, or Tool-Kit?
Dennis D. McDonald
in Management Tools, Industry Analysis, Web 2.0, Collaboration, Social Networking, Business Models, Enterprise 2.0, Associations, Social Media, Email, communications, Software
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Old Media Versus Social Media in Emergency Situations
Dave Fleet makes some level-headed comments on emergency use of social media in How Do You Define ‘Media’ In A Crisis? He discusses what the relationship should be between traditional media and social media in a crisis or disaster situation.
Dennis D. McDonald
in Social Networking, Newspapers, Demographics, Social Media, Disaster Response, Homeland Security, Emergency, communications, Local Government, Telecommunications
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Using Collaboration Technologies to Accelerate Innovation in Federally Funded R&D Programs
I’ve been looking for ways to describe the different types of collaboration processes that technology can support.
Dennis D. McDonald
in Collaboration, Project Management, Social Networking, Social Media, communications, R&D Management
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Appropriate Technology, Mobile Web Access, and Developing Countries
Nathan Eagle’s The Mobile Web is NOT helping the Developing World… and what we can do about it provides food for thought for those who believe that web access in developing countries — generally thought to be a good thing — will happen automatically.
Dennis D. McDonald
in Google, Disaster Response, Mobility, Emergency, communications, GUI, Telecommunications, Cell Phones, Developing Countries
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What I'm Learning About Applying Social Media to Disaster Response
I’ve been researching applications of social media and social networking in local disaster response. Here are some of the things I’ve found.
Dennis D. McDonald
in Google, Social Networking, Expertise Management, Social Media, Facebook, Disaster Response, Adoption, Homeland Security, Mobility, Strategy, Emergency, communications, 700 MHz, Social Network Portability, Cell Phones, OpenSocial
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Getting Real about Social Networking Adoption
Professional networking guru Scott Allen left a thoughtful comment on my blog post Network Unto Others As You Would Have Others Network Unto You a couple of days ago. He noted that people don't share the same personal and professional networking priorities.
Dennis D. McDonald
in Web 2.0, Social Networking, Associations, Social Media, Technology, Facebook, Adoption, communications, Strategic Planning, Social Network Portability
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School Communications & Emergency Response: What are the Implications for Social Media?
I've been reading documents from a page of links relevant to emergency planning for schools that is maintained by the Texas A&M University's Integrative Center for Homeland Security. According to the Center's blog, the list was started in response to the Virginia Tech shooting. I'm looking for information on the implications of using social media and social networking systems as part of the "mix" of communication tools that are relevant in an emergency.
Dennis D. McDonald
in Best Practices, Social Networking, Social Media, Policy, Disaster Response, Homeland Security, Emergency, communications
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The Use of Codevelopment and Networking to Improve Professional Association Membership Services
Ana Caraveli in the Journal of Association Leadership has published a lengthy and thoughtful article titled Building the Future on Member Value: Codevelopment as a Key to Customer Relationships in the 21st Century.
Dennis D. McDonald
in Blogging, Web 2.0, Social Networking, Associations, Social Media, Strategy, communications, Strategic Planning
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