by Margaret | Jan 17, 2013 | Business, Employment, Social Media, That's Ridiculous
Most of us go about our daily lives taking few risks, not pushing ourselves to try new things, and not exploring ideologies to which we inherently disagree. Some of us protect ourselves by not venturing to commit to activities which are uncomfortable. We cocoon...
by Margaret | Nov 3, 2010 | Business, Employment, Social Media, Technology, That's Ridiculous
Many individuals have different expectations of their electronic connections than they have of their offline connections. Some individuals expect their offline connections to have a modicum of social awareness and self-control, while they do not expect the same of...
by Margaret | Jul 11, 2009 | Business, Employment, Social Media, That's Ridiculous
Have you noticed that over the course of the last few years, communication via the internet seems to be expecting us to express more using fewer words? It has become commonplace to see yellow smiley faces to represent happiness and other moods, acronyms such as roflol...
by Margaret | Dec 3, 2008 | Business, Employment, Social Media, That's Ridiculous
When social networks first began to emerge, there appeared to be relatively clear distinctions between personal and business networks. For example, MySpace was considered to be a personal network and Xing (formerly OpenBC) was considered to be a business network....
by Margaret | Oct 10, 2008 | Business, Employment, Social Media, That's Ridiculous
According to Merriam-Webster Online – http://www.merriam-webster.com – the term “spam” has a fairly innocuous definition. It defines spam as “unsolicited usually commercial e-mail sent to a large number of addresses.” Wikipedia takes a tough...
by Margaret | Sep 19, 2008 | Business, Employment, Social Media, That's Ridiculous
As humans we are complex beings. We have been taught from a young age that it is acceptable to act differently in different settings. As children in a restaurant or in a formalized worship setting, we were to be quiet, stay in our seat, and be respectful. However, on...
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