February 27th, 2008
By Dave Imperiale
I am 31 years-old and I have been a proud, self-promoting Luddite for almost 15 years. In college, shortly after the internet and email were introduced and becoming main stream, I wished for a world of typewriters, stamps and the sound of the rotary phone.
I actively fight technology when I can. I still carry the most basic Nokia model because I can drop it in a puddle and the battery lasts for days. It does not have email or a camera. I think MySpace is for predators yet I’ve only been there when a link for a band takes me there. I think Second Life is twisted. Or do you think it’s normal to get yourself an avatar and have to purchase genitalia for it? I think choosing the word “avatar” for one’s online presence is blasphemous – to language. I’m a vehement opponent of organized religion and still think it’s wrong. Look it up. (more…)
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February 22nd, 2008
By Art Bell
Each month I’ll suggest a handful of great short books—“airplane paperbacks”–that you may have missed in your business reading. Usually these won’t be the mass market, heavily hyped books about swimming with sharks, moving your cheese, and coloring your parachute. I’ll dig out the hidden jewels that the rest of your crowd probably hasn’t seen. No insider trading here: SNP and I have no financial connection to the books we recommend. Anything coming from SNP authors is clearly identified in the “From Our Shop” section at the end of this space. (more…)
Tags: corporate communications,
executive communications,
leadership training,
snp communications
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February 7th, 2008
Our host Renn Vara speaks with Gary Cadenhead, Master of Science Program Director at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Cadenhead’s leadership in The Science & Technology Commercialization program has gained national renown. He tells us about how he has positioned the program and his plans for future growth.
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