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December 03, 2013 Publishers, Stop Crying Over Spilled Ink By Sarah Green More people are consuming content than ever, so leave your sad trombone at home.

Social media Mitigating the Risks of Social Login by Alexandra Samuel What to watch out for if you allow social login to your web site -- especially during the holiday shopping season. Innovation The Five Superpowers of Marketing by Mark Bonchek Here they come to save the day. And your brand. Human resources How a Bathtub-Shaped Graph Helped a Company Avoid Disaster by James H. Dulebohn "Small data" helped an HR department identify a hidden problem. Leading teams On a Terrible Team? Maybe You're Making It Worse by Liane Davey Even if you're the victim, not the perpetrator, everyone contributes to a toxic team. Generational issues The Big Trends Changing Community Development by Andrew MacLeod The rapid convergence of three major shifts. Managing yourself If You're in Over Your Head at Work, Try an S.O.S. by Whitney Johnson Stop. Organize. Secure. Communication The Human Brain Is Too Weak for Gossip by Neil Bearden Let's not overtax our already fallible minds with dubious information. Collaboration Factory Workers Are More Productive When Managers Can't See Them by The Daily Stat Managers need to consider not only their individual workers' privacy but also group privacy. Internet Why China Loves the Internet by Misiek Piskorski For starters: people are lonely.

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