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Full story: The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #391: October 23, 2008
Content summary: Next FIR Live on Blogtalk Radio on Nov 7; FIR Speakers & Speeches recording from Ragan/SAS conference coming; SNCR announces winners of Excellence in New Communications Awards; Dan York reports on home office working, Yammer vs Present.ly, and more; the Media Monitoring Minute with CustomScoop; News That Fits – Joseph Thornley’s advice on managing through the coming recession, why Wal-Mart will succeed in social applications, Muxlim plans Muslim world’s first virtual world, consumers prefer mobile device over PC;…
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Full story: There could be life with PowerPoint
I think PowerPoint presentations are useful tools when used effectively as a visual or audio-visual aid to support what you say. So I certainly don’t subscribe to the “avoid PPT at any cost†school of thinking. Much (most) really depends on how you use your aid (and Garr Reynolds has some terrific tips on effective presentations). I’ve often wished, though, that I could somehow make a PPT into an interactive tool, give it some life as I’m in the midst…
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Full story: Twine: You know what I’m sayin?
Effective communication is all about connecting your message with the right people, right? That was what someone at Twine was trying to figure out, kinda. What’s Twine? you ask. Check this out and determine which description resonates with you. This one, from Twine’s website: Here’s the description: Twine is a smarter way to keep track of your interests. Use it to collect and share bookmarks, notes, videos and other content. Twine organizes your content, learns as you use it and…
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Full story: The missing step with TV Licensing
I got this letter in the mail yesterday from TV Licensing. I could tell from the envelope and the red ink that it was likely not good news which was confirmed the instant I opened it and read the contents. That big bold paragraph mentioning “our Enforcement Division†conjures up an image of a stealth SWAT team busting down the front door, chucking in a couple of stun grenades and spraying the place with machine-gun fire. Wild imagination from watching…











