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Survey: Tech Gadgets Eroding Workplace Etiquette

CLO Magazine

Using the wrong form of communication: Can you send a text or IM instead of calling? Along the same lines, email is better than instant message when an immediate response isn''t required. Aim for a voice mail that''s no longer than 30 seconds unless it''s a delicate or complicated issue.

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Come Together

Jay Cross

The use of instant messaging migrated from high school to corporate life. For example, bloggers may not communicate well with IM users. Proprietary videoconferencing packages transmitted video back and forth, but most people stopped watching the pictures once the novelty wore off. Then, along came the Internet.

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Five Myths of Social Learning

Xyleme

Reality: Social media platforms have great organizational significance and will ultimately become part of the enterprise “fabric” just as we have seen with email, instant messaging, and other collaboration tools. Myth #3: Training and development organizations will make stand-alone social media platform decisions.