With the recent 8.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan earlier this month, social media went into high demand to communicate real time information on what is going on around the world. When this deadly disaster knocked out traditional phone service in Japan, the world turned to the Internet and social media communications [...]
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The Sting of Buzzwords
March 15, 2011
Sarah CaseyI do not mind buzzwords – when used appropriately. Everyone has once stopped to read a paragraph riddled with buzzwords aloud to a coworker. You never want to find someone is doing that to your website, release or proposal. I think buzzwords are trendy words that are simply overused. With use, the word start to seem vague because it is so often contextualized differently. Then when buzzwords are strung together, their ambiguity is amplified.
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Intern, Market Thyself
March 3, 2011
Jessica SharpWe are in the midsts of yet another round of intern interviews and I find myself once again wondering how schools prepare their students for the “real world.” Or rather, prepare them for these interviews. Don’t get me wrong, we’ve had some stellar students walk through our door, sit down confidently and impress us. But [...]
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