Facebook, Twitter Make News Again

According to Shel Holtz’ insightful blog, a shel of my former self, employers are increasingly blocking Facebook usage for fear that it cuts into employee productivity. Okay, collectively now:  Duh!
His posting, Facebook Blocking: It Doesn’t Add Up, cites several UK and Australian examples of corporate constraint amid fears of dings to productivity. Shel raises a valid [...]

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Safeguarding Your Reputation In The Social Media Revolution

Students should be alert to a fast-growing trend that has serious implications. Various entities — employers, college and grad school admissions offices, clubs/organizations, to name a few – increasingly surf the internet including social media sites for information about you. Your potential candidacy may be adversely affected by what they find. Graduates looking for jobs or concerned parents [...]

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I Am Back, And I have Missed You Terribly

After two surgeries and 76 consecutive days in the hospital, I am back home now. I was rushed to a local emergency room June 1, 2007, with triple-digit fever and two kinds of infection from a long-standing wound that would not heal. Due to the nature of the specialized wound treatment post surgery, I was [...]

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