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Malcolm Gladwell on “Annals of Innovation: Social Media & Social Change”

First Friday Book Synopsis

In it, he explains why social media cannot provide what social change has always required. Here is a brief excerpt from one of Malcolm Gladwell‘s essays for The New Yorker. To read all of the essay and check out other resources at his website, please click here. * * * At four-thirty in the afternoon […].

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The Public Benefit Of Scientific Research

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers examined scientific publications from across all major disciplines before using news media, patent data, and government documents to understand how the science was being used by the public. In total, they analyzed millions of scientific papers that were funded by the US government between 2005 and 2014. Public benefit.

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021: How to Use Podcasts to Engage People | with PodcastAnswerMan Cliff Ravenscraft, plus Jonathan Mast

Engaging Leader

His special guests for this episode are two pioneers of podcasting: Cliff Ravenscraft : Cliff has been podcasting since 2005, and as the Podcast Answer Man he has been consulting and teaching others to podcast since 2007. Today he provides social media services at the global consulting firm Black & Veatch.

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Google+ And The Doctrine of Mutually Assured Distraction

Terry Starbucker

Another Social Media platform. And, I heard today that Pandora is adding a “Social Media Element&# to its music site. We just can’t let this happen, fellow Social Media practitioners. And now…… Google+ !!!!! A fear of something quite dark, and potentially catastrophic to our otherwise orderly lives.

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Who Are The Process Whisperers, And Why Should We Be Listening To Them?

Terry Starbucker

Back in 2005, when I was SVP of Operations for a cable television company (Bresnan Communications), I started hearing whispers… They were telling me things about the business that needed our attention. We started calling them and chatting about their experiences back in 2005, and also took the time to thank them for their loyalty.

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Two Thirds Of Corporate Fraud Is Undetected

The Horizons Tracker

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), financial restatements, and full legal prosecutions by the SEC against insider trading, between the years 1997 and 2005. During this time, the new auditors, along with regulators, investors, and the media, scrutinized the ex-Arthur Andersen companies more closely.

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The Economic Fallout From #MeToo

The Horizons Tracker

Perhaps understandably, the accusations were found to be amplified if the CEO was involved, as it was if it became a high-profile media storm. Data was collected from news coverage from January 2005 to February 2019 held in the Nexus Uni research database.