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Site for Internal Communication Trends
Posted in Abstract, Evolution & Trends, tagged internal communication on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Evolution of Internal Communication
Posted in Evolution & Trends, tagged internal communication on March 10, 2009 | 10 Comments »
Evolution of Internal Communication Slides:
Preserving Crucial Records
Posted in Evolution & Trends, Questions, tagged archive, digital, preservation, record, university on February 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The article “Archivists Struggle to Preserve Crucial Records as Paper Gives Way to Pixels” in The Chronicle of Higher Education, by Florence Olsen, addresses the concerns over maintaining records of online information. The article focuses on important university documentation.
Several questions came to mind regarding the article:
1) If the information discussed is so crucial, why wasn’t [...]
Tragedy of the Commons
Posted in Evolution & Trends, Reflection on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“The Tragedy of the Commons” is a famous work by Garret Hardin. Published in 1968 by Science magazine, it offers concepts that are often referenced today without acknowledgement of where the philosophical credit is due. The article’s message is inherently relevant to modern life, and often referenced by academics and professionals.
Hardin is extolled for his [...]
Germany’s Communications Past & Present
Posted in Abstract, Evolution & Trends, Mobile Media, tagged Communication, Germany, Mobile, past, present on February 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In Germany, the past and present of communication technology resounds through the cities. Ancient churches feature pre-literacy communication: colorful stained glass windows tell the stories of The Bible. Marienkirche (St. Mary’s church) in the northern town of Lübeck features an old Gutenberg press. In Berlin’s Alexanderplatz, a different St. Mary’s Church stands within the same [...]
Technology mediamorphosis
Posted in Evolution & Trends, Questions, tagged Communications, Mediamorphosis, Roger Fidler on February 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I enjoyed reading the Technologies of the Third Mediamorphosis chapter of Roger Fidler’s 1997 book, “Mediamorphosis Understanding New Media.”One of his main points is that despite common perception, the catalytic events for today’s digital media presence occurred before World War II. The chapter made me question which of these generally comes first: the need for [...]
Presentation Experience
Posted in Evolution & Trends, Reflection, tagged Communications, powerpoint, presentation on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After viewing Brian’s presentation, I was inspired to embrace a minimalistic design as well. I enjoyed his presentation because it was more of a conversation aided by interesting visuals that structured his lecture.
As We May Think – Questions
Posted in Evolution & Trends, Questions, tagged As We May Think, Bush on February 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Based on the article “As We May Think”:
1. What kind of civilian-physicist response was there post-war that encouraged Vannevar Bush to publish this article? (ex: were the physicists themselves really THAT impacted? They most likely had physicist-type jobs before the war led them to war-time physics; what prevented them from returning to that type of pre-war work?)
2. [...]
The Failure to Control (PowerPoint incl.)
Posted in Evolution & Trends, tagged Communications, Control, Cowan, Media, Technology on February 3, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Centuries of development and improvements to communications technology have revealed fairly predictable production and market trends. The lifecycle of a product has been established, the theories of performance have been addressed and the pros and cons of competition have been identified.
In her book, “A Social History of American Technology,” Ruth Schwartz Cowan follows the introduction [...]
Project Proposal: E-nternal Communications
Posted in Evolution & Trends, tagged corporate communications, internal communications, new media on January 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Thesis
In recent years, there has been a resurgence of corporate executives realizing the value of well-managed internal communications with employees.
How have modern economic changes affected the importance of employer-employee relations? How is new media facilitating open lines of workplace communication?
Statement of Intent
I intend to examine the issue with a threefold approach: I will reveal [...]
