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Open Office, Work Culture, and Productivity

The Performance Improvement Blog

Jason Feifer: I witness an inability to concentrate, lack of privacy, and absent sense of ownership--which is a problem given that I occupy this space for the bulk of my waking hours. But the business community insists this is good for me. Instead of IM''ing each other, we''re talking in person. Rich Sheridan, in his book Joy, Inc.

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ASTD #TK11 – Opening Keynote Kara Swisher

Learning Visions

Yammer, Socialcast, Jive, etc. Once people can’t be anonymous, they stop saying bad/dumb things…) Privacy? This is a huge business opportunity…we are on the cusp of a real problem. You’ll see screens – you plug your tablet into a screen with a keyboard…that business is over. But these changes are coming.

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Will chat replace email? Slack thinks so.

Obsidian Learning

As Manjoo notes, some have expressed privacy concerns over Slack’s ability to archive employee chats. Here at Obsidian, we use both email and messaging ( Skype ) for inter-office communication, a combination that works just fine for us as a small, woman-owned business. And maybe (sometimes) not. Messaging Apps in the Workplace.

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10 Social Media Tools For Learning

The eLearning Coach

Although Edublogs seems focused on academia, its also ideal for other types of organizations due to its centralized control, privacy options, security features, custom branding and support. VoiceThread has a professional version for businesses that provides features for secure sharing and management of threads for staff and clients.

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63 Great eLearning Posts and Hottest Topics for November 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

he talked about a break in the way we do business. It’s YOUR Privacy: Own It - Bozarthzone , November 13, 2010We’re lucky to live near the fabulous Durham Bulls Athletic Park. FACEBOOK privacy issues. Twitter & Yammer), file sharing (e.g., When Tim Orielly coined the term Web 2.0, We are its product.

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What Universities Must Learn About Social Networks

Jay Cross

Increasingly, businesses are looking to more social approaches to employee learning and development. Businesses are being transformed into social businesses. Businesses are being transformed into social businesses. Social business is the flavor of the day in the C-suites of the Fortune 500.

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The Digital(K): Friend or Foe?

CrossKnowledge

So why shouldn’t business take advantage as well? Unfortunately, as NYU Stern faculty member Anna-Laure Fayard astutely points out, most businesses today are not taking advantage of the technology as they ought to; that is, without understanding its human dimension. Proximity, privacy, and permission. Yes and no.

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