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Others include YouTube, Google Books, Blogger,Orkut, Knol, Picasa, Picnik, Google Health, Google Voice, and SketchUp
Google is one of the best known Search Engines. It was recently updated with "Instant Search", among various other features, after it was discovered that there were five things about search that were upsetting to users
Personal Use
Unlike YouTube (which is owned by Google as of 2006), Facebook, and Twitter, Google's business does not rely exclusively on the social activity of each user. However, a user's interactions with Google's products build a unique, if somewhat hidden and understated, social profile. There are a number of ways users submit information to Google:
The Google Search retains all of the information that its users enter. Though most users are unaware of this fact, Google even goes so far as to categorize your searches into products, video, image, news, blogs, and books.View Google Search History
Google uses information found in e-mail client, such as a user's most contacted addresses and chat logs. See Google Buzz controversy.
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There are many who believe that Google, a company that relied on the saying "Don't be evil", may have started being careless with their users' personal information. Jason Hiner, Editor-in-Chief of TechRepublic, has said the following:
"Google has never divulged many details about its internal policies for protecting user privacy. Google’s promise to users has always been something like: “Trust us. We’ll always keep the needs of users as our top priority.”
This chart shows the growing dependence and addiction to sites like Facebook and Google. It details how the websites have become a part of our everyday lives and much of our day centers around usage.
Businessman Gary Vaynerchuk has made a business on telling people how they can capitalize on their passions using social media. He makes speeches and writes books about how networking on social media can open doors that weren't available in the past: you can reach the people you want (in this case, those who have the same passion as you) all at once time.
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Patterson, CNN - "Welcome tot he "Weisure" Lifestyle"
Google Corporate Information
Comscore Top Internet Sites
How Does Search Behavior Change as Search Becomes More Difficult?
Personal Use
Unlike YouTube (which is owned by Google as of 2006), Facebook, and Twitter, Google's business does not rely exclusively on the social activity of each user. However, a user's interactions with Google's products build a unique, if somewhat hidden and understated, social profile. There are a number of ways users submit information to Google:
The Google Search retains all of the information that its users enter. Though most users are unaware of this fact, Google even goes so far as to categorize your searches into products, video, image, news, blogs, and books. View Google Search History
Google Street View - Behind the Scenes
Fox News - "Google Buzz Has Serious Privacy Flaws"
Google - "A New Buzz Start-up Experience Based on Your Feedback"
13 Ways to Use YouTube to Benefit Your Business
Nahapiet, J., & Ghoshal, S. (1998). Social Capital, Intellectual Capital, and the Organizational Advantage. Academy of Management Review, 23(2), 242-266.
Roberts, L. M., (2005). Changing Faces: Professional Image Construction in Diverse Organizational Settings. Academy of Management Review, Vol. 30, No. 4, 685–711.

yourself, also referred to as “putting the ‘L’ back into leisure” here are some suggested helpful hints from a blogger who helps those with time management skills,
while promoting a weisure free lifestyle:
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9. Communicate. Be Be on the and interruptions. Unless Unless you lock
11. Be organized (part 2). Set aside a block of time to return calls or respond to emails. Don’t try to take on everything that crops up, including phone calls, emails, and inquiries. Unless it’s urgent, which it usually is not, tactfully let people know that you will address certain things at certain times, and stand your ground.
12. Give yourself a cushion. Don’t schedule every working minute because things never work out exactly as you plan them. A break in time will give you a margin for error that can compensate for lost time due to complications.

Business Writing---In writing a persuasive message, one wants to convince their reader/s that they have the best point of view. In order to do this one must create their message with the audience in mind, support their point of view with convincing reasons, and predict and defuse or disarm any opposition.In writing a persuasive message, one wants to convince their reader/s that they have the best point of view. In order to do this one must create their message with the audience in mind, support their point of view with convincing reasons, and predict and defuse or disarm any opposition.
Business Writing---In dealing with superiors or an objective audience, the direct plan, with the major idea first, should be used, In dealing with subordinates, colleagues, and people outside of the company, the indirect plan should be employed, in which the reader’s attention is gained first. Whichever style one chooses, they must create interest and justify their response by backing up their argument, and using a logical, reasonable, sincere and objective tone. In any request there may be negative aspects. It is important not to ignore these or other obstacles, and to spend a space in the middle of the discussion devoted to the topic. Finally, late in the message should come the specific request; this makes the action clear and easy for the reader to take. In making the request, one should use a confident tone and should not apologize or excuse.In dealing with superiors or an objective audience, the direct plan, with the major idea first, should be used, In dealing with subordinates, colleagues, and people outside of the company, the indirect plan should be employed, in which the reader’s attention is gained first. Whichever style one chooses, they must create interest and justify their response by backing up their argument, and using a logical, reasonable, sincere and objective tone. In any request there may be negative aspects. It is important not to ignore these or other obstacles, and to spend a space in the middle of the discussion devoted to the topic. Finally, late in the message should come the specific request; this makes the action clear and easy for the reader to take. In making the request, one should use a confident tone and should not apologize or excuse.
Instructions on how to write a persuasive business message:
Analyze your purpose. Your purpose needs to be clear.
Analyze your audience. If you know your audience you can shape your argument so that they believe your proposal will satisfy their concerns.
Establish your credibility by supporting your message with facts, naming your sources, being knowledgeable about the product or service, and being sincere and trustworthy.
Reinforce your position with numerical data, examples, stories, metaphors, and analogies.
Use simple language.
A Better Way to Approach Business Writing
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The future of video conferencing is an exciting. People will be talking to 3D images of people many miles away and see this person as though they were in the same room as the person.
With the release of the kinect which sees and interprets human motion the beginning of 3D images of people becomes possible. When combined with 3DTV people can start seeing people as though they are actually in the room, but the technology for actually seeing people is still years away.
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Haberamus states that in the Middle Ages there was no public sphere, which meant that the private sphere did not exist. Publicity was associated with power.
This is similar to the ideologies today; the more people we socialize and network with, the more powerful we become. Due to the advancements in technology we can communicate with people all over the world at our own convenience, which is usually when we are home or during leisure hours.
Putting the “L” Back into Leisure: (Michelle)
While the concept of “weisure may be beneficial for some, others have a different take on this new ideal. Many feel it is important to devote time to family, friends, or simply time to
yourself, also referred to as “putting the ‘L’ back into leisure” here are some suggested helpful hints from a blogger who helps those with time management skills,
while promoting a weisure free lifestyle:
1. Define your role with your employer at the beginning, and then set your schedule accordingly. A life of weisure is usually something we evolve into. Most of us don’t seek out jobs knowing that they will require us to work 60 to 80 hours a week. They generally begin with reasonable working hours, and over time, we gradually build up to it. So set the proper precedents and work hard to maintain them.
2. Keep your job in perspective, and remind yourself why you’re working in the first place. This help you to define your goals at work as well as at home, then establish an acceptable amount of time exclusively for work or play.
3. Be organized (part 1). I realize this is a no-brainer, but it’s amazing how a little organization goes a long way. Set up a schedule and stick to it, letting others know that you won’t give in to exceptions. This also includes keeping your work space tidy. I can’t tell you how much time I’ve wasted searching for something lost in the mess of my desk, not to mention the frustration and aggravation that ensues.. And lists can be your best friend.
4. Keep a journal of your time. History is a great teacher. By knowing how your time was spent in the past, you can gain a much better understanding of how to optimize your time in the future.
5. Learn to delegate. This is a complicated issue, because for some of us (myself included), the insecurity of wanting to know we’re needed turns us into martyrs who refuse to let others do our work, thus giving us the illusion that we are indispensable. In certain instances you may be the best person for the job, but for the most part, work can be shared with good results. If you still feel that only you should do the work, then you’re really not in a position to complain when it was a self imposed circumstance.
6. Learn to say no. One of the hardest things I learned at work was that I had a right to decline a task if it was with good reason. In fact, duties were often prefaced with an inquiry as to whether I had the time to do something. Of course, I foolishly said yes to everything, even when I had the right to say no.
7. Prioritize. Tackle the most important jobs or the hardest ones first. With the heavy hitters out of the way, you can almost find enjoyment in doing the lesser trivial things, almost like a mini vacation (I know, it’s a stretch). Also, group similar tasks together and do them concurrently to maximize efficiency.
8. Break up big jobs, if possible, and finish them over the course of more than one day. Chipping away at the stone helps make big tasks more tolerable. Don’t try to do everything in one fell swoop if possible. Also, breaking things up will often give you a fresh point of view when you return to it, which might ultimately help you do a better job.
9. Communicate. Be on the same page with other important people in your life. This includes your boss as well as your friends and family. We often are incapable of seeing how our lifestyles are affecting us and those around us, though your boss won’t hesitate to let you know. Like any relationship, constant communication will relay to you how your time spent is affecting your professional and personal relationship.
10. Deal effectively with distractions and interruptions. Unless you lock yourself up in your office (assuming you have an office) and unplug the phone, things are going to interrupt the flow of your work. The question is how to deal with them. When possible, take a message or promise to call back, whatever it takes to shorten the duration of the interruption. Also, don’t make yourself too comfortable during a distraction (I read somewhere it’s good stand up during a phone call) and keep the important task at hand in plain sight to remind you to keep it short.
11. Be organized (part 2). Set aside a block of time to return calls or respond to emails. Don’t try to take on everything that crops up, including phone calls, emails, and inquiries. Unless it’s urgent, which it usually is not, tactfully let people know that you will address certain things at certain times, and stand your ground.
12. Give yourself a cushion. Don’t schedule every working minute because things never work out exactly as you plan them. A break in time will give you a margin for error that can compensate for lost time due to complications.
13. Give personal or family time the credit it deserves. That doesn’t mean you have to pencil in time with your spouse in your calendar, but when you set aside personal time, give it the importance that its due. Don’t think of it as time that is easily sacrificed because it’s not as important as your working time. And try to do without cell phones for the few short hours that you spend outside of work. For most of us, there won’t be any negative consequences.
14. Consider compromising time in one place to have more in another. In other words, less time at lunch or in the break room might translate into more time at home (for some people this may not be desirable). This may not guarantee that you can leave work early (in fact, it probably won’t), but it might mean you won’t have to stay later.
15. Defend your own time. Others will feel that their needs are greater than yours. When you multiply that effect over many people, it can simply overwhelm you, and it’s a slippery slope when you start compromising your own time to attend to everyone’s issues. So let them know (again, tactfully) that it’s not okay to interrupt you and don’t accept the preface, “I know you’re busy, but…”
Celebrities Reinforce and Promote Weisure (Steve)
With celebrity endorsements being a major part of our lives through the internet and media, it is inevitable that the "weisure" lifestyle is becoming a part of everyone's daily life. By seeing the amount of money companies spend on celebrity endorsements, it is very clear that they are trying to adapt society to a weisure lifestyle by purchasing the devices that go along with it. As we can see in the below pictures, some of the most notable celebrities are marketing off cellphones and the ipad. While the average individual may not realize during their purchase, they are slowly entering themselves into the weisure life when they do so. Celebrities are without a doubt a major influence in the consumer market and they are now becoming key figures in the new weisure lifestyle.
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18) COUSINS, K. C., & VARSHNEY, U. (2009). Designing Ubiquitous Computing Environments to Support Work Life Balance. Communications of the ACM, 52(5), 117-123. Retrieved from EBSCOhost.
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Each of these describe a relationship that motivates the construction and revision of professional image. The entirety of perceptions of one’s competence and character held by clients’, bosses’, superiors’, subordinates’, and colleagues’ is how a professional image is explicitly formed: explicitly how an individual employee believes their peers recognize their public identity. It is not simply how an individual projects his/her personal identity characteristics. Most people attribute relationships with generally undervalued factions, for example minority groups,incongruous and potentially detrimental characteristics; it forces individual cultures, principles, and ethics to modify themselves to fit the larger professional model. Removing the stereotypes of looked-for and common supposed professional images is the essential part of forming one's professional image in an organizational profession. Social identity, the identity that is perceived by others, is part of an individual’s self-concept, which perpetuates a cycle. Self-concepts are derived by positive criticisms, and by familiarity of connection between social groups which create the professional image. Various organizations are composed of different intensities of morals and sentiments and it is pertinent to that groups belonging that employees achieve and balance that image in congruence with their own.
Even though this video pokes fun, it illustrates that the values of an organization help to define the organizations goals, legitimacy, and image. As an invested employee of that organizational dynamic individuals must exude those values to an extent within themselves.
Workplace Attire
A professional image can have major impacts on one's success, failures and interactions in the workplace. People are judged and characterized by how others perceive them, and those with more positive identities could possibly reap more professional benefits than those associated with negative images in the workplace. The way one dresses is a crucial component in success in the workplace.
The way someone dresses is one of the first nonverbal clues he gives about his personality. A recent survey found that 41% of employers stated that an employee who was dressed professionally was more likely to be promoted, and the number jumps to 55% of employers in certain industries such as financial services . Well dressed employees are believed to make better impressions with colleagues, coworkers, supervisors, customers and clients .

The future of video conferencing is an exciting. People will be talking to 3D images of people many miles away and see this person as though they were in the same room as the person.
With the release of the kinect which sees and interprets human motion the beginning of 3D images of people becomes possible. When combined with 3DTV people can start seeing people as though they are actually in the room, but the technology for actually seeing people is still years away.
the cloud. htmldiff5
This is a technology proposed by the company Nefsis. The advantage of this technology allows people to hold conferences with little additional software. All that is needed is a web browser, webcam, and a microphone to join an online conference. This simplifies the set up for the end client and allows businesses to save on expenses that would have been spent on specialized equipment and software technology. Originally a company setting up a personalized virtual conference would need to spend money on proprietary software with costly video codec and equipment or software that would decrypt the video feed.
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Situations when virtual teams are more effective
Anywhere, Anytime - Virtual teams can operate from any location in the world, and allow flexibility on when a meeting can take place. Collaboration between highly skilled individuals are become simpler through the many tools available for online communication.
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Crossing Cultural Lines - In F-T-F cultural differences are more pronounced and could create misunderstandings. In a virtual team the individual does not have to take as much consideration as to a persons cultural difference. Communication between members of a team have a consistent level of language usage, where F-T-F accents and slang could cause misunderstanding about an idea.
Record Keeping - All communications between group members are recorded and the work each individual does in the group can be found.
- greater equal amount of participation within members - greater unequal amount of participation within members (e.g. one person talks more)
Similarities
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- effectiveness of group depends on how the members communicate together
- decision-making is based on the outcome and discussing of ideas with the group members

Future(HB):
The future of video conferencing is an exciting. People will be talking to 3D images of people many miles away and see this person as though they were in the same room as the person.
human motion meaning the beginning images of people becomes possible. When combined with 3DTV people can start seeing people as though they are actually in the room, but the technology for actually seeing people is starting to become a real possibility.still years away.
Another advance the cloud. This is a technology proposed by the company Nefsis. The advantage of this technology allows people to hold conferences with little additional software. All that is needed is a web browser, webcam, and a microphone to join an online conference. This simplifies the set up for the end client and allows businesses to save on expenses that would have been spent on specialized equipment and software technology. Originally a company setting up a personalized virtual conference would need to spend money on proprietary software with costly video codec and equipment or software that would decrypt the video feed.
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http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=19387.php Probably useful for the Future
http://www.businessknowhow.com/manage/virtualteam.htm
http://www.time-management-guide.com/virtual-team.html
http://www.lakeshorebranding.com/company/blog/online-business-meetings-the-good-the-bad-and-the-high-tech/
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