GalleryICYMI: Chapter 12: Issues and Crises
While classic principles of conflict management, issues management and crisis management still hold, social media have increased options for detection, prevention, response and [...]
GalleryCEO vs. New Hire. Who wins?
After completing a degree in English literature from Cal State Long Beach, Talia Jane headed north to the San Francisco Bay area to [...]
ICYMI: Chapter 11: Legal
Social media have been called the Wild West of the Internet, a place where participants make up the rules as they go. While [...]
GalleryVoices from the Field: Cayce Myers
Cayce Myers is an assistant professor in the Department of Communication at Virginia Tech where he teaches public relations. His research focuses on [...]
GalleryOne Laptop Per Child
In 2005, Nicholas Negroponte founded the non-profit One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organization. The organization leveraged $1 billion of investment and partnerships with [...]
ICYMI: Chapter 10: Multimedia and Mobile
Social media platforms are increasingly designed for mobile use and multimedia content. Multimedia and mobile communication are changing the very nature of interpersonal [...]
GalleryVoices from the Field: Cornelius Foote
Cornelius Foote has worked at The Miami Herald, The Washington Post, The Dallas Morning News and the Tom Joyner Morning Show. In addition to being a newspaper reporter, [...]
GalleryIntercultural Communication and Potty Talk
Intercultural scholar Gary Fontaine has called it ‘one of the world’s most persistent intercultural challenges.’ Archaeologists study it as a cultural artifact. You [...]
ICYMI: Chapter 9: Writing
While principles of good writing apply across all media, writing for social media requires understanding both the technology and culture. Here are a [...]
ICYMI: Chapter 8: Evaluation
Digital technologies have not only expanded our options for communication, they have profoundly enhanced our ability to track and analyze social media activity. [...]
