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Global digital tribe

Learning with e's

Tribal identity in the age of the Web transcends ethnicity, traditional cultural expectations and geography (Wheeler, 2009). Facebook is currently the largest of the digital totems in the social media universe. People use Facebook or Twitter because they want to, not because there is an organisational requirement.

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“Everyone Loves a Winner” – Except When We Don’t

Learningtogo

This study and others like it explains why “poor boy makes good” stories play so well in fiction, movies and politics. When we hit 2009, something interesting happens in the literature written about the underdog effect. Empathy and Oxytocin play a role.

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The Psychology and Neuroscience of the Underdog Effect: Why We’re all Leicester City Football Fans!

Learningtogo

This study and others like it explains why “poor boy makes good” stories play so well in fiction, movies and politics. When we hit 2009, something interesting happens in the literature written about the underdog effect. Empathy and Oxytocin play a part.

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Will I Still Be Relevant In 5 Years?

WalkMe Training Station

Due to the rise of social media, e-recruitment and social media recruitment through platforms such as Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter have quickly become the primary methods for finding and attracting new talent. Another area that I have seen directly affect my line of work is the huge shift in learning content.

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Reflecting on the first half of 2009

Jay Cross

I’m going to reflect on what I’ve been up to in 2009 thus far. Winter 2009. Now paying more attention to editing and sequencing on television and movies. Spring 2009. Facebook /Jay Cross. Gave opening keynote at IADIS eLearning 2009 on Rethinking Instructional Design in Carvoeiro, Algarve, Portugal.

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Buzz Marketing – Cases And Strategies for 2023

Think Orion

Or gushed about the customer service at your local grocery store, talked excitedly about a book you read or movie you saw? Facebook and Twitter are some of the most widely used social platforms for buzz marketing. Facebook and Reddit are great places to build communities of loyal customers. How Buzz Marketing Works?

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Top 10 eLearning Predictions for 2010

Tony Karrer

Also, before you read these, you might want to go back and look at predictions in the past and how well I did on those predictions: Ten Predictions for eLearning 2008 , 12 eLearning Predictions for 2009. Prediction #1 => Hacking Work At this time last year, I did my series Tool Set 2009. So, viewer discretion is advised.