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Backlist: The Written World

July 7, 2025

Writing was invented ‘only’ a few thousand years ago. It’s a fascinating story.

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In Backlist, Back Catalogue, Reviews Tags Writing, communication, reviews

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What are good communications (and what should your strategy include)?

December 27, 2021

When I took up a senior management position in a local authority, an irate headteacher phoned me on my second day. She had had her laptop taken away for repairs two weeks ago, and had heard nothing since. I told her I’d look into it. I had the following conversation with the relevant team…

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags communication, marketing
We can only please, by Terry Freedman. I think I saw this sign in a local hospital

We can only please, by Terry Freedman. I think I saw this sign in a local hospital

What are good marketing communications? What are good communications (and what should your strategy include)?

August 26, 2021

When I took up a senior management position in a local authority, an irate headteacher phoned me on my second day. She had had her laptop taken away for repairs two weeks ago, and had heard nothing since. I told her I’d look into it. I had the following conversation with the relevant team…

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In Leading & Managing Computing & ICT Tags communication

Going incommunicado (for a while)

July 13, 2011
I don’t care how “switched on” you are: everyone needs to “get off the grid” some time!
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In News & views Tags 24/7, Incommunicado, communication, offline

When speed is NOT of the essence

February 18, 2011
When I saw an advertisement in the Daily Telegraph this morning inviting readers to make their announcements in the traditional way, I thought, “Who’d want to do that when you can do it free of charge via Facebook?”.
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In News & views, Web 2.0 Tags Facebook, communication, effects of technology on society

Interesting sites 10/24/2009 (a.m.)

October 24, 2009
  • If you Tweet, will anybody hear it? - Teach42

    Great post from Steve Dembo. Just because you tweet it, doesn't mean to say anyone will 'hear' it! Nice post with good tips.

    tags: twitter


Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Apologies for posting this link twice: I have been experimenting with Diigo.

In Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags communication, community, twitter

If you tweet, will anybody hear it?

October 24, 2009
  • If you Tweet, will anybody hear it? - Teach42

    Great post from @Steve Dembo. Just because you tweet it, doesn't mean to say anyone will 'hear' it! Nice post with good tips.

    tags: twitter


Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

In Using and Teaching Computing & ICT Tags communication, community, social networking, twitter
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Writing was invented ‘only’ a few thousand years ago. It’s a fascinating story.

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