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Choke, gasp… Is that the death rattle of the corporate blog?

Have you heard? Corporate blogging may soon be pushing up daisies. Or so reads the provocative description for Corporate Blogging Myths & Realities, a session at Blogworld & New Media Expo, by Paula Berg, Manager of Emerging Media at Southwest Airlines. “A recent report from Forrester suggests that corporate blogging has had its day, the craze [...]

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“Don’t blint me, bro!”

The moment of confrontation. Simon Blint (blue shirt, center left) takes on Thomas Hawk and loses. Photo by Thomas Hawk. There can be little doubt about the Web’s ability to promote reputations. But what about its ability to destroy? Consider the case of Simon Blint, director of visitor relations at San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art [...]

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The human jungle

I never would have step foot in the Amazon rainforest were it not for a failed trip to the mountains two years ago with my daughter. We went to Cusco, with the hope of making it to Machu Picchu, but instead met up with a case of soroche, or altitude sickness. Except for the World [...]

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Getting to know you

While visiting Corazón de Ñaupas, a Quechua-speaking village at about 12,000 feet (3,700 m), we were greeted with a number of dances, including this one, which involves friendly one-on-one wrestling matches. In this clip, you’ll see the kindergarten and elementary school teachers wrestling, followed by two high-school boys. Good, clean fun!

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