Business Communication Today, 15th Ed.
Chapter 7. Digital Media
Aja Frost and TheMuse.
Jessica Stillman (photo, left) presents a solution for the "massively overstuffed inbox" courtesy of Brad Feld.
"The number of unread emails in my inbox recently reached an all-time high," says Jacquelyn Smith of BusinessInsider.
"An annual report by The Open University said the current key challenge for education specialists is to engage thousands of learners in productive discussions while learning in a collaborative, online environment.
"A Salem College faculty member last semester took an uncompromising approach to curbing syllabus and inbox bloat: Why not ban most student emails?
"We asked a few of our more active “twitterati” Milken Educators for their thoughts, then added a handy resource guide to get you on your way.
"What does it take to avoid alienating the very people with whom we’re hoping to connect?
"Knowledge seldom takes the place of experience.
"We need new rules on when you should text, when you should call, when you should email," writes Nicholas Carlson (photo, left).
"We asked career, email, and marketing experts to offer their best tips for crafting the perfect email subject line.
"Do you know how you sound in emails?
Matt Rosoff makes the case at BusinessInsider.
Tessa Wegert (photo, left), gives us "a look at a selection of brands that are embracing the new capabilities of Twitter and using the platform to its full marketing potential, along with tips for ways you as a marketer can do the same for your own business.
TeachersWithApps.
"In this post, seven Twitter power users in the online marketing field share their tips for getting the most out of the popular micro-blogging platform.
"We need new rules on when you should text, when you should call, when you should email," writes Nicholas Carlson (photo, left).
"Knowledge seldom takes the place of experience.
"Humans have radically changed the way we shop and buy since days of Mad Men, but most companies haven't followed suit.
"LinkedIn is a great platform for finding capable employees, but that's only the beginning of its value," declares Scott Gerber (photo, left) in a piece at Mashable.
Corey Eridon (photo, left) examines the data on the topic and provides the introduction to the infographic.
John Brandon has mastered his email inbox but "there's one thing [he's] mastered even more than that: spotting a lack of confidence.
"There are so many interesting facts and numbers in the world of presentations, this infographic could be 5 times the size.