Seamus Phan – inspire+inform

I remember in the great economic depression of the 1980s, after I came out from serving national service in the army, I was a school dropout with no tertiary institution to go to, and hungry looking for a job. Today, the recruitment scene is decidedly different. For one, I hardly see job applications in the mail as much, or at all.
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Recently, a social media practitioner mentioned that no one is really an expert in social media. True, except that gray or white hair does matter in any industry, especially in marketing and branding.
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How often have you heard clients banging on the table wanting front-page news or prominent mention? What are the best ways of communicating good counsel to them?
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In the rush to adopt social networks today, we hear of client companies pressing for more “fans” or “friends” to their social network communities. But what are “fans” and “friends” really, in the context of branding and marketing? What do these mean in real life?
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Asus EEE Pad Transformer Prime
Combines the best of a tablet and a laptop, this mobility tool features the Android™ 4.0 OS, powerful quad-core CPU, 8MP rear camera with 1080p Full HD and 1.2MP front camera, and comes with Polaris Office (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF compatible). Visit Site.

BlackBerry® Porsche Design P’9981
Not everyone wants the same smartphone as the other guy. The BlackBerry Porsche Design P’9981 is the Bold 9900 given a sleek understated redesign. BlackBerry 7 OS, 5MP Camera, near field communications. Visit Site.

Fujifilm FinePix X10
If you have always loved the legendary Leica, or a classic rangefinder, but want a modern compact digital camera with good image quality and easy handling, the X10 is a good choice. Sturdy construction, good image quality, and nostalgic throwback for many of us who started photography in the 1980s. A beautiful work of art. Visit Site.

Lytro™ Light Field Camera
Cool little tech toy that takes pictures you can change the focus on. In conventional photography, you use the autofocus (or manual focus) to focus on a point of sharpness, or have almost everything in focus. With the Lytro™ toy, you can determine what point has sharpness AFTER you have taken the images (plugin required). Visit Site.

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Working in a retail outlet is never easy, especially in the harsh economic climate we experience today. And yet, having an exemplary service attitude is mandatory for the survival of not only the retail outlet, but the career of the retail salesperson as well.
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One of the largest PR firms renamed to make clear that it manages much more than Public Relations, and includes digital communications. That is necessary and wise.
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I was watching cable TV just now. The Taiwanese cable TV channels are always entertaining, and most of all, enlightening. The program was on the issue of career challenges, especially in the case of unemployment.
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What is the simplest way to describe how we live our lives? Is there a general pattern that many people follow? Yes there is. There is a 3-step process to how each of us walk our journeys in life.
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How are you using Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, WordPress, and so on? Do you use all the tools to show the same content, albeit packaged in different ways? Or would you rather exploit the benefits and strengths of each social media to the maximum?
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