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Bartleby the Twitterer

Chris Frates August 11th, 2010 No Comments

I would prefer not to tweet today.
Though I am a bit nervous saying this on a website devoted to social media, I have to admit I’m probably more ambivalent about my agency’s rabpid embrace of Twitter than many of my colleagues.
I’m far from a social media skeptic. In fact, I’ve seen the powerful impact that blogs, forums, Facebook, YouTube and Twitter can have on brands and causes.
But it’s been difficult to adjust to all this constant tweeting. I bungee back [...]

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In Health Care, Is Transparency Enough?

Chris Frates March 9th, 2010 No Comments

Originally posted on eurorscgpr.com.
In his recent live exchange with Republican lawmakers, President Obama was criticized for failing to follow through on his promise to make the debate over health-care reform transparent by televising negotiations on C-SPAN.
Though he did admit it was a “legitimate criticism,” President Obama also pointed out some of the logistical hurdles that can arise with efforts to improve transparency:
“Look, the truth of the matter is that if you look at the health-care process—just over the course of [...]

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