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The Conversation: with Cathy Brooks

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Formerly called Social Media hour, The Conversation focuses on the way technology is changing our lives and the stories of the people making it happen. Join Host Cathy Brooks and a rotating cast of characters every Tuesday at 10am PST for lively discussion and debate that tackles the way in which technology is impacting, infiltrating and otherwise engaging business and society. How is this show different? Simple. Because this show isn't about our opinions - it's about yours too. Whether through our online chat or by picking up your phone and calling in, get involved. Join us. Let your thoughts be heard. See you on the radio ... kind of.

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Let me get this out of the way. I don't give a flying frog's fat backside what my Klout score is. I have even less concern over yours. Why? Well, for starters ranking systems like this are questionable at best - and at worst, which is the... more
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Back from a week in Israel, on today's show Cathy shares her newly hatched performance piece, "Shut Up and Breathe: A disconnection love story" that had its inception at the 140 Conference in New York in June 2011. Built into a... more
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Forget your troubles, come on be happy...Don't worry, be happy...Whether it's music, poetry or some other form of mental orchestration, the idea that you can and should forget about what's bothering you and just ... be happy. On one... more
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Disruption is the topic for today's show, but taken from two very different perspectives. First - failure. It's something we all experience, yet in most cultures failure is tantamount to a Scarlet Letter. Look no further than Corporate America... more
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If she's at all privvy to the mechanations of on-line life in the new Millenium, it's pretty certain that Emily Post is flipping 360s in her grave on a regular basis. The ongoing wrestling match of on-line etiquette you would think would have rumbled... more
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Ah, the joys of social media. How many countless times have firestorms begun, sparked by an errant tweet or misconstrued comment. Last week was no exception. Amidst the brou-ha-ha of Michael Arrington's spitting contest with... more
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It was a holiday weekend and by all accounts it should have been filled with barbecues, laughter and picnics in the park; but for many in the marketing and on-line communities, this weekend was marred by a tragedy - the suicide of... more
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Last week the tech industry and indeed the business world was shaken by news ... that frankly shouldn't have come as a surprise. VIsionary leader of Apple, Steve Jobs, stepped down from his role as CEO of the company. With his illness... more
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This week Cathy takes a look overseas to the evolving and expanding tech sector in Turkey. Entrepreneurs like Demet Mutlu, Founder & CEO of of Trendyol.com, are charging forward with businesses, and bringing in US VC... more
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iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows, iPad, netbooks, notebooks, laptops - the revolution towards the mobile web has been a long time in coming, but by most all accounts the revolution has arrived. Only problem is that most folks publishing to... more
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