links for 2009-06-26
by Brian Reich | 26 Jun 2009, 11:03am
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Sam Chaltain says "There's a disconnect between what the administration is promising - a set of voluntary national content standards - and what we the people will receive - a standardization of the public school system." Read on.
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"When it comes to creating the future, the only thing more worrisome than the prospect of too much change may be too little change — especially in an economy where there are too many competitors chasing too few customers with products and services that look too much alike. Now is the time to rethink long-held strategic assumptions inside your company, to challenge decades of conventional wisdom in your industry, and to push yourself to learn, grow, and innovate." Here are ten questions to get you started.
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The rules governing who can report from the Olympic Games are outdated in the age of Twitter, Reuters editor-in-chief David Schlesinger has told the event's organisers. Yes they are.
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Nonprofit organizations have long been labeled Luddites when it comes to adopting new technology. But a forthcoming study by the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Center for Marketing Research shows nonprofit groups are actually well ahead of businesses in their use of social-media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, and blogs.
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"For weeks, Michelle Obama had been telling her staff and closest confidantes that she wasn't having the impact she wanted. She is a woman of substance, with a background in law, public policy and management, who found herself relegated to role model in chief. The West Wing of the White House — the fulcrum of power and policy — had not fully integrated her into its agenda. She wanted more. So, earlier this month, she changed her chief of staff, and now she's changing her role." AWESOME.
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