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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
I recently had a friend, with whom I've had an increasingly difficult relationship over the years, "unfriend" me. The "friending" and "unfriending" of people happens probably thousands of times a minute.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Bangalore: The Global Communication Association (GCA) and the Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) will jointly hold the 3rd International GCA India Conference for public relations and communication professionals here on November 26 and ...
Technology Toolkit (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Web hosting is a cyber page provided to an individuals or group who want to have the internet access 24 hours a day for their business or personal interest It is like owning a website which helps you connect and promote your business or advertisement for your products in the most convenient way in more than millions of people who use computers with internet connections for online shopping
Mashable (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Twitter’s translation project is rolling along rather quickly now. Earlier in the month Twitter launched in Spanish , and as of today, Twitter is now available in French. The company took to their blog and penned a post in French to announce the news, which lets users switch their language to French from within the Settings area of Twitter.com. Here’s a translated version of what Twitter...
Nieman Journalism Lab (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
[I've asked our nonprofit blogger extraordinaire Jim Barnett to respond to some of the ideas we've been exploring in our NGOs and the News series, cosponsored with Penn's Center for Global Communication Studies. Here's Jim's first take. —Josh] Back in the 1980s, before they began full-blown advertising campaigns aimed directly at consumers, prescription drug companies used [...]
Tomedes Blog (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Automated translation solutions company Language Weaver recently announced that it would be making a presentation on global communication strategies at The Travel Innovation Summit @ The PhoCusWright Conference which will be held on Nov. 17, in Orlando, FL. The summit will have 34 innovators from across the world demonstrating a variety of innovative applications, mobile [...]
Commercial Open Source Software (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
The second ODF Interoperability Workshop held in Orvieto gathered together more than 30 ODF experts, developers and stakeholders from public administrations to improve ODF interoperability. People from all over the world for two days collaborated to ensure not “merely” standards’ compliance but true interoperability, below an essay of facts and figures of the event. Over the last...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
LOS ANGELES, CA (MARKET WIRE) Language Weaver, the leader in trusted automated translation solutions, today announced it will present strategies for global communication at The Travel Innovation Summit@The PhoCusWright Conference taking place, Nov. 17, in Orlando, FL. As one of 34 innovators selected to present, Language Weaver will highlight its methods for automatically translating travel information...
MEMORY PALACE (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Singapore Law Watch tags : no_tag Goh Suan Hee v Teo Cher Teck [2009] SGCA 52 The Background The appellant, a Malaysian national, was involved in a motor accident with the respondent, a Singaporean national, on 21 January 2007 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. The appellant’s car had collided into the back of the respondent’s car. As a result of this accident, the appellant was fined RM300 by the...
CJR Daily (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Nieman Lab has launched a series of essays examining the relationship between journalism and...non-governmental organizations. "NGOs and the News: Exploring a Changing Communication Landscape," a partnership between the Lab and U-Penn's Center for Global Communication Studies, will examine the increasing role of NGOs, financially and otherwise, in journalism--and the consequences of that...
Nieman Journalism Lab (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
[This is the first essay in our series examining the evolving relationship between NGOs and journalism, produced with Penn's Center for Global Communication Studies. Kimberly Abbott of the International Crisis Group leads off by exploring the pros and cons of established news organizations relying on NGOs for help in their reporting. We're collecting the entire [...]
Nieman Journalism Lab (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
[Today we're beginning a series of essays here at the Lab dealing with an important set of players in contemporary journalism: non-governmental organizations, or NGOs. Its title: "NGOs and the News: Exploring a Changing Communication Landscape." Our friends at Penn's Center for Global Communication Studies explain below. —Josh] The past decade has seen dramatic changes in [...]
AirTransportNews.aero (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A. (Bovespa: GOLL4 and NYSE: GOL), the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, is adopting a new communications and operational management system ...
Long or Short Capital (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Dead_Cat commented on the Screw You, Science piece thusly: I hereby launch my new fund Doomsday Device Partners Fund I LLC. This is a private equity-style product specifically focused on the acquisition and exploitation of doomsday devices. The fund will develop a diversified portfolio of doomsday devices, which may include particle accelerators, nuclear research and generation [...]
Computerworld UK (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
This post poses questions rather than positing answers. It's about the development of modern technology and asks whether it is time to stand back and take stock of where it is taking us.
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