This indepth report from Booz  Allen Hamilton looks at the rise in the use of social media to give up to the minute information on crises as they arise.  Although this is very useful, the report presents useful ways for government and businesses to construct strategies and methods for managing its co-ordination and effectiveness.
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Wellington City Libraries’ online guide provides links to useful organisations and articles, as well as featuring new books of interest

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Wellington City Libraries has a huge array of resources both online and inhouse.   Our online “guide for mature employment seekers or jobseekers over 45” has tips on networking, alternative work arrangements, marketing yourself, and how to make your resume stand out.  For those of you who have been out of the work force for sometime, [...]

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On the website of  the  New Zealand company Media College you will find free tutorials, resources and forums on electronic media, and also a number of free downloads on subjects such as audio, video and photography.
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PRism is a free online peer reviewed journal for academics, researchers and students and is sponsored by Massey University in New Zealand and Bond University in Australia.   This public relations and communications journal is updated gradually over the year.
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There is a great new site called Nextstop which allows anyone, locals, visitors etc to recommend restaurants, galleries, things to do etc  in cities and towns all over the world.   It is a collective effort and it’s well worth a look. 
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Featured on the  fascinating  TED website is Seth Godin’s Tribes talk.  Well worth listening to  (17 minutes or so long), it has some great visual gags and he has some worthwhile tips and ideas.
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From the Centre for Marketing Research in Massachusetts comes this analysis of how Fortune 500 companies are using social media .  The report shows that while it is not happening overnight, and these companies are lagging behind universities, other smaller companies and charities there has been a definite increase in its use.
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The latest (2008) U.S. GPO Style Manual is available to peruse, free online.
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This Lexis Nexis Techology Gap Survey by WorldOne Research was undertaken in 2008 and even though the survey  was limited to 700 legal and white collar professionals, will be widely applicable across a number of professions.  The survey breaks down into three categories of age – baby boomers, Gen X and Gen Y.  It shows that [...]

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