Were Yahoo right to ban flexible working? | 28 February 2013, 2:44PM | Yahoo caused a bit of a stir this week with the news that head of HR Jackie Reses had sent an internal memo announcing that, as of June, flexible working arrangements would be banned completely.
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Does size matter? When collaboration is not a good thing | 28 February 2013, 10:00AM | The recent story about the new Seesaw crowdsourcing app got me thinking about the impact of digital on decision-making, collaboration and creativity. This is what Seesaw says about itself: “The purpose of Seesaw is pretty simple: you can instantly create a poll by taking a picture, and have friends (and strangers) vote on it. You can then send out a request for decision-making help through social networks or text message.
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How to use Twitter as a sales channel | 28 February 2013, 9:30AM | There is no denying that Twitter is an exceptional social media platform, but how many organisations really make the most of the 140 character window of opportunity it offers and how much impact can it really have as a business tool?
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Spotify to the rescue? Digital music brings boost to the industry | 27 February 2013, 1:04PM | Music sales have have risen for the first time in 14 years, mostly on the back of the industry realising it is to their advantage to make music easily and legally available online. The details emerged in two reports that were released yesterday. The IFPI Digital Music Report showed a 0.3% rise, amazingly the biggest rise since 1999. A report by the NPD group showed that peer-to-peer music download services dropped by 17%.
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Social is a potent business weapon - it's time brands got serious | 27 February 2013, 11:10AM | As companies begin to realise customer experience is the next battleground in the social world, social media presents both challenges and opportunities. A social strategy is no longer just a nice to have, and is often seen as the primary driver behind the increased customer focus in many organisations today – CEOs in many instances are the ones paving the way for this social focus.
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