In addition to some of the obvious changes regarding the contemporary workforce, the underlying economy that supports the workforce is changing also. Some economists and trend pundits believe that the United States, and indeed the entire world, will see an adjustment to the very foundation of our economy in terms of wealth distribution and fewer […]
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A while back I stumbled upon an amazing website, a website I can honestly and without doubt say is my absolute favorite website, ever. The site is TED (TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design). Begun in 1984, TED is an annual conference, held in Long Beach, California, that initially brought together people from the worlds […]
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Rarely do we get to see such a clear illustration of the warming of Earth’s surface as we do in this video. Check it out. Very cool. From their web page: From our friends at NASA comes this amazing 13-second animation that depicts how temperatures around the globe have warmed since 1950. You’ll note an […]
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Yesterday I was part of a webinar panel discussion on the state of the technical communications industry. It was very well received. Here is the recording if you would like to listen to it. If you work in this field, I’d love to read your comments here after you listen to it.
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Technology can improve our lives, but it’s important to use technology wisely or the technology can complicate rather than simplify our life. Recently I was having a chat on Facebook with some friends about the various mobile operating systems and phones. Such discussions can get quite heated. People are devoted to their particular operating system […]
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Please watch this TED Talk. It was incredibly enlightening for me when I watched it. I had not consciously acknowledged how much the information I access on the web was being personalized (filtered) for me. And that’s dangerous when one is seeking to become truly educated. We need to be presented with challenging and opposing […]
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