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Nokia Talks More (Much More) About US Service Problems

May 16, 2008 – 12:34 pm

Nokia Conversations Blog

Nokia’s Conversation Blog has launched an extended discussion on its myriad US service problems.

I’m happy to report that there has been some progress (small, but real) from Nokia in terms of addressing it US service problems, which I’ve written about extensively.
First, here’s their most concrete step forward so far: Today, Nokia announced that [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in Conversations, Mac, PR & marketing, accountability, blogs, business, collaboration, community, conversational media, forums, help needed, mobile, problems, processes, software, transparency | Comments (1)

Breaking Out of the Echo Chamber

April 20, 2008 – 3:20 pm

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What might this Malian girl and I have in common, and what might we learn from each other? How could we know if we can’t really connect?

This morning I listened to an excellent Radio Open Source interview. Host Christopher Lydon was talking to Global Voices Online founder Ethan Zuckerman and GVO [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in Conversations, Net Effects on Society, Resources, community, conversational media, culture, mindset, news, personal, problems, processes, psychology, skills, social media, social networks, society, solutions, tools | Comments (9)

New J-Skills: What to Measure?

April 10, 2008 – 10:02 am

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Journalism sudents need the right tools — and skills — for the kinds of careers and opportunities they’re really going to be making for themselves.

Picking up on my post yesterday, Univ. of Florida journalism professor Mindy McAdams challenged me (and her other readers) to translate my quick list of what j-schools [...]

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Foolish Journalism

April 1, 2008 – 4:03 pm

At last, it all ties together! I just spotted on Twitter the most likely reason why I adore both journalism and April Fool’s Day, courtesy of blogger Prentiss Riddle.

(Thanks to David Sasaki of Global Voices Online for the tip.)

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The Perils of Political Romance

February 4, 2008 – 11:39 am

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Questioning romance may not be popular, but it’s vital when stakes are high.

This morning I finally figured out why I’ve been feeling so utterly disengaged from the inescapable frenetic quest for Presidential candidates.
Well, actually Canadian blogger Rob Hyndman figured it out for me in his post this morning: We Won’t Get [...]

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