Sherrilynne Starkie

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Will private conversations change Twitter?

Sherrilynne Starkie

The privacy shift comes as Twitter seeks to bolster user growth and compete with instant messaging platforms such as WeChat, WhatsApp and SnapChat. Most activity and conversation is posted publically for anyone to see and this access is what makes Twitter engaging and useful. But at what cost?

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Communicating bad news in hard times

Sherrilynne Starkie

This has always been true within organisations, but online communication technologies like email and instant messaging mean that rumours can travel like wildfire, or even faster. Managing the message and communicating with a range of stakeholders at internet speed is a complex task and takes careful consideration.

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