Category: Communication

  • Is Crowd Mics the answer to making events truly engaging?

    Is Crowd Mics the answer to making events truly engaging?

    Such a familiar situation when you go to a conference: Ever been part of an audience and wanted to participate in a live event? Your options were limited: either raise your hand and project as far as your voice allows;…

  • The word on ad blocking

    The word on ad blocking

    I run ad blocking software in the browser on my computer that prevents ads appearing on most web sites I visit. Chrome is my default browser; as I sign in to my Google account in Chrome, and have it sync…

  • Tweeting a joke can be no joke

    Tweeting a joke can be no joke

    Reports emerged late last week that Twitter is deleting tweets that copy another tweeter’s jokes. The Verge reports on a writer’s request to Twitter to remove a tweet that used her content (a joke) without permission and thus infringed her…

  • Is it time for a post-capitalism post-communism mashup?

    Is it time for a post-capitalism post-communism mashup?

    Books on politics and political issues rarely capture my attention or my imagination. During the past decade, I have read just three books about politics, all biographies – Margaret Thatcher, Bill Clinton and Tony Blair. Probably great fodder for Freudians…

  • Labelling the C-Suite of the future

    Labelling the C-Suite of the future

    There could be a slew of new three- and four-letter acronyms to get used to if changes in C-Suite functions and roles take hold as outlined in 10 C-Suite Jobs of The Future, a thought-provoking report in FastCompany magazine this…