Selecting wine for an event can be a daunting task, especially if you're not familiar with the group ...
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There's only one place to go in S.F. to experience the famed architect's work...
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Do you know what you are buying from a vendor or venue? Do the sales people for that entity know what they are selling and those who service the venue or product know what and how things work? Do planners ask questions? Buyer Beware and Vendor Know Thyself or we're gonna be in a heap of trouble!
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Randy Travis' recent bust in Dallas, ASAE--and YOU!
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The quick takeaway from a recent visit...
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There is a dark side to Facebook that people like to forget. Rushkoff reminds us that it is easy to know what the purpose of a tool is by who is using it. Facebook is free for users so they are the product, not the consumers. Most people believe they have a right to use Facebook and they like to complain when Facebook makes changes and yet they don’t pay a dime for this service that lets them stay connected to their family and friends. Many people are starting to realize they can’t hide behind Facebook’s privacy settings and they have transitioned their presence on social media to a more professional one. By the way, it is against Facebook’s terms of service to have more than one profile as an individual, just in case someone told you that was a good idea.
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When’s the last time you looked around your hotel room for the standard hotel room basics like ...
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The focus of Nicholas Christakis’s research was interesting. He spoke about how the people in your network (up to three degrees of separation) can affect whether or not you are likely to be obese, altruistic, or get enough sleep. Christakis called them Real Social Networks and made a very stark contrast to online social networks. It was clear that years of scientific research went into his research on offline social networks but the example he offered on why online social networks are not effective was not as well researched. The online social networks he studied were related to friends, clubs and roommates in school. I would argue that if you study someone’s social network in school vs. 10+ years after they have graduated, the data will be much different. Most of the audience at WEC, I would assume, is in this category.
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