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Growing Our Giving
We were sitting around the conference room trying to decide on which charity we should give back to. Most corporations have their one charitable organization they support. One they dedicate time to and advocate for, one that stands for what their company stands for. After a few ideas being thrown back and forth, weighing one…
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Too Much To Tweet: Television is the New Homework
T.V. has become grown-up homework. Everyone can relate to, “So did you watch (insert T.V. series here)? No? Well, watch it because we have to talk.” Or, “I was trying to catch up on my shows last night but I kept falling asleep.” Thanks to the pendulum swinging from Reality T.V. to the want…
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Reader Be Warned
Growing scrutiny over tech companies to better monitor the activity taking place on their platforms has become one of the central hot-button issues of the day. The 2016 Presidential election and alleged activity from foreign agents brought the conversation to the main stage and is calling into question the responsibility big tech has in controlling…
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Too Much To Tweet: Potlucks
Potlucks are the most delicious and effective tool for employee satisfaction. From beginning to end, potlucks are a source of excitement and camaraderie. What better way to tell your co-workers you appreciate them than by putting together something delicious for them to try? On the day of, anticipation brews as people arrive with their…
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The Internet is Forever
We’ve all heard the horror story. A high-level marketing exec, preparing for a transcontinental flight to Africa. Before takeoff she decides it would be clever to tweet some off-color remarks about AIDS and white privilege, then powers down her phone and nods off. Only to learn upon landing that the tweet went viral. She awakens…
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