How Would You Define "Social Media" for Someone from 1900?

Rachel Sterne 2 years ago Region: United States

In preparation for my Columbia Business School course on Social Media and Entrepreneurship, I asked publicly on Twitter for definition of the term "social media."  To avoid definitions full of buzzwords and hackneyed ... more

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How Can We Enable Entrepreneurship in Business School?

Rachel Sterne 2 years ago Region: New York

In late June, I received a message from the gracious Rajeev Kohli, Chairman of the Marketing Department at Columbia Business School.  Contacting me through Meetup, an online platform for self-organization where I run ... more

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The Global Corporate Olympics Are Over: Thank Goodness!

Betsy Ross 3 years ago Region: United States

I hope most Americans felt like I did after Sunday night. Relieved. At last the Global Corporate Olympics were over, and no more news blurbs about the latest drama coming out of British Columbia, or lame joke about some ... more

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Columbia University Obtains Eminent Domain Land Grab In Harlem

Richard Cooper 4 years ago Region: New York

As reported in my alma mater Columbia University's newspaper http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2008/12/18/mville-expansion-clears-last-major-hurdle-state-approves-eminent-domain-0, the Empire State Development Corporation (... more

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Flower Worker Mother’s Day Card Shows You Care About Rights of All Mothers

AFL CIO 5 years ago Region: Colombia

- by James Parks Mother’s Day is one of the biggest days in the year for flower sales. But the thousands of women who pick most of the flowers we give proudly to our mothers will not enjoy that day. More ... more

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New Media Technology Helping Developing Countries: Ideas Converge on Columbia Grad Student Wiki

Ground Report 5 years ago Region: United States

  March 3, 2008- NEW YORK  Today a Columbia University class launched a novel resource investigating innovative uses of new media in the developing world.  The New Media and Development Wiki hosted by Colu... more

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Media Leaders Talk about 'Changing Landscape' at Columbia J-School

Ground Report 5 years ago Region: New York

  "The Changing Media Landscape, 2007" COLUMBIA JOURNALISM DIALOGUES Tuesday, Nov. 13 / Columbia Journalism School / 6:30-9 pm The Columbia Graduate School of Journalism and the Hearst Foundation present the... more

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Open Note to President Bollinger, Columbia University

Paul Sterne 5 years ago Region: New York

President Bollinger’s opening remarks to President Ahmadinejad were an embarrassment. As a member of the Class of 1976, Columbia College, and the Graduate School of Business Administration, Class of 1979, I woul... more

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Colombian Journalist Forced into Exile by Death Threats

Ground Report 5 years ago Region: Colombia

June 12, 2007 Jenny Manrique was  a regional correspondent in Bucaramanga for Colombian newspaper Vanguardia Liberal investigating paramilitary activity when she began to receive  threats on her life.  Afte... more

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BC's Sunshine Coast

Julian Worker 6 years ago Region: Canada

There are no roads to the Sunshine Coast. Though part of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, the Sunshine Coast can only be reached on one of the eight daily ferries that ply between Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver and... more

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