How did you mean?

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A business collaboration to which I recently presented a series of classes has its own social-network type website, and over the course of the last week, I kept noticing but not reading a particular entry from one of the participants. The headline caught my eye because it made no sense to me . . . Continue reading How did you mean?

Creative Commons, copyrights, and courtesy

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Photos, images, and asking individuals how they’d like their image and likeness used: When you use photos, images, and videos created by others — and especially those depicting others — do you provide Creative Commons attribution, respect copyrights, and show courtesy to those whose work or likeness you use? . . . Continue reading Creative Commons, copyrights, and courtesy

Women in technology: Thoughts on mobile applications, WordPress, and education

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Technology plays a critical role in helping women collaborate, gain knowledge, and establish their rightful presence across the globe. Mobile technology and the Internet are especially important and equalizing tools for women. In terms of Internet-based tools, social networking, blogging, and websites are vital. . . . Continue reading Women in technology: Thoughts on mobile applications, WordPress, and education

Don’t always believe what you see

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The following came to me as an email, and I laughed heartily as I imagined the reactions of passersby viewing the display. Of course, I want to share the fun — but with a thought: How many times you look at something and take it at face value, reacting to what’s presented without observing more carefully, investigating more fully, delving deeper than the surface? . . . Continue reading Don’t always believe what you see

On sharing good news

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So much good is going on in the world – yet the media, and so many individuals, tend to focus on the negative. Many people, especially in the U.S., start and end their days listening to or watching the news, and stressing and upsetting themselves because of the constant barrage of negativity. Imbibing negativity in the form of the media is particularly pervasive at night, when we would best be served by unloading the cares of the day, rather than assuming more, and in the morning, when filling ourselves with positive thoughts and focusing on the good can determine our mindset and how we go through the day. . . . Continue reading On sharing good news