Jenna Wortham, New York Times; Feel Like a Wallflower? Maybe It’s Your Facebook Wall:
"My problem is emblematic of the digital era. It’s known as FOMO, or “fear of missing out,” and refers to the blend of anxiety, inadequacy and irritation that can flare up while skimming social media like Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and Instagram...
SHERRY TURKLE, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of “Alone Together,” says that as technology becomes ever more pervasive, our relationship to it becomes more intimate, granting it the power to influence decisions, moods and emotions...
We are struggling with the always-on feeling of connection that the Internet can provide, she said, and we still need to figure out how to limit its influence on our lives. I asked Professor Turkle what people could do to deal with this stress-inducing quandary. She said she would tell herself to “get a grip and separate myself from my iPhone.”"
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Erasing the Digital Past; New York Times, 4/1/11
Nick Bilton, New York Times; Erasing the Digital Past:
"The company he used, Reputation.com, is among a growing corps of online reputation managers that promise to make clients look better online. In an age when a person’s reputation is increasingly defined by Google, Facebook and Twitter, these services offer what is essentially an online makeover, improving how someone appears on the Internet, usually by spotlighting flattering features and concealing negative ones.
“The Internet has become the go-to resources to destroy someone’s life online, which in turn means their offline life gets turned upside, too,” said Michael Fertik, the chief executive of Reputation.com, which is in Redwood City, Calif., and is among the largest in this field. “We’ve reached a point where the Internet has become so complicated, vast and fast-paced, that people can’t control it by themselves anymore. They now need an army of technologists to back them up online.”"
"The company he used, Reputation.com, is among a growing corps of online reputation managers that promise to make clients look better online. In an age when a person’s reputation is increasingly defined by Google, Facebook and Twitter, these services offer what is essentially an online makeover, improving how someone appears on the Internet, usually by spotlighting flattering features and concealing negative ones.
“The Internet has become the go-to resources to destroy someone’s life online, which in turn means their offline life gets turned upside, too,” said Michael Fertik, the chief executive of Reputation.com, which is in Redwood City, Calif., and is among the largest in this field. “We’ve reached a point where the Internet has become so complicated, vast and fast-paced, that people can’t control it by themselves anymore. They now need an army of technologists to back them up online.”"
Saturday, April 9, 2011
A Simple Communication Mistake to Avoid; Harvard Business Review, 4/8/11
Peter Bregman, Harvard Business Review; A Simple Communication Mistake to Avoid:
"The solution is simple: When you have a strong reaction to something, take a deep breath and ask yourself a single question: what's going on for the other person?
Then, based on your answer, ask yourself one more question: What can I do or say that will help them?"
"The solution is simple: When you have a strong reaction to something, take a deep breath and ask yourself a single question: what's going on for the other person?
Then, based on your answer, ask yourself one more question: What can I do or say that will help them?"
[Podcast] Life 'In The Plex': The Future Of Google; NPR's Morning Edition, 2011
[Podcast] NPR's Morning Edition; Life 'In The Plex': The Future Of Google:
""We'll expect more of what they call 'moon shots' from Google. These are things that most outsiders would say is beyond what Google should be doing,"
he says. "The idea of 'sticking to your knitting,' which is a big cliche in the corporate world, is something that is very alien to Larry. So whether its scanning all the books in the world or, more recently, developing cars that drive themselves ... these are the kind of things that interest Larry. And in another sense, we will see things like applying novel ways to controlling a multibillion-dollar company. For instance, just since he's been announced to be the CEO, he's really taken over in that role already, and has had innovations ? the key managers, the different divisions of Google all get together a few afternoons a week and work together as if in a war room situation.""
""We'll expect more of what they call 'moon shots' from Google. These are things that most outsiders would say is beyond what Google should be doing,"
he says. "The idea of 'sticking to your knitting,' which is a big cliche in the corporate world, is something that is very alien to Larry. So whether its scanning all the books in the world or, more recently, developing cars that drive themselves ... these are the kind of things that interest Larry. And in another sense, we will see things like applying novel ways to controlling a multibillion-dollar company. For instance, just since he's been announced to be the CEO, he's really taken over in that role already, and has had innovations ? the key managers, the different divisions of Google all get together a few afternoons a week and work together as if in a war room situation.""
Facebook comments and the NLRB; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 4/4/11
Antoinette Oliver, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Facebook comments and the NLRB:
"Employers must take care that newly developed social media policies give due consideration to employees' protected National Labor Relations Act rights.
At the same time, employees should remember that neither the National Labor Relations Act nor any other law permits them to defame their employers. There are limits to their social media posting just as there are to other more traditional avenues of expression."
"Employers must take care that newly developed social media policies give due consideration to employees' protected National Labor Relations Act rights.
At the same time, employees should remember that neither the National Labor Relations Act nor any other law permits them to defame their employers. There are limits to their social media posting just as there are to other more traditional avenues of expression."
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