http://www.lucidsense.com/blog Everything you wanted to know about leveraging the web Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:05:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/course-curriculum-history-geography-%e2%80%98social-media%e2%80%99/153/ http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/course-curriculum-history-geography-%e2%80%98social-media%e2%80%99/153/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:05:10 +0000 WebGuru http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/?p=153 Should social media become a discipline that needs to be studied? A recent post on a popular blog site said that “social networks are a new, favorite source of divorce-case information for divorce attorneys”. At the time of inception, a Facebook or a Twitter or an Orkut had probably not gauged the reach and scope [...]]]> http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/course-curriculum-history-geography-%e2%80%98social-media%e2%80%99/153/feed/ 1 http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/keep-your-virtual-volunteers-happy/149/ http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/keep-your-virtual-volunteers-happy/149/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:47:39 +0000 WebGuru http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/?p=149 In a recent post we talked about how virtual volunteering is an excellent way for people to make a difference. This time, we are sharing a few ideas on how organisations can make the most of this trend. If you are an organisation offering people online volunteering opportunities, you’ll surely have a list of tasks. [...]]]> http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/keep-your-virtual-volunteers-happy/149/feed/ 2 http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/are-more-people-trying-to-delete-their-facebook-accounts/143/ http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/are-more-people-trying-to-delete-their-facebook-accounts/143/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 05:51:03 +0000 WebGuru http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/?p=143 A not-very-recent post, but interesting though. And relevant too, given how most of us are busy living virtually on Facebook. More_web_industry_leaders_quit_facebook]]> http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/are-more-people-trying-to-delete-their-facebook-accounts/143/feed/ 1 http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/be-a-volunteer-virtually/139/ http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/be-a-volunteer-virtually/139/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:15:45 +0000 WebGuru http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/?p=139 5 June, World Environment Day, is around the corner and we can be sure that there’ll be a lot of noise about protecting the planet, caring for the environment, etc. And after that? We are likely to slip back into our routines, forgetting all talk of being environmentally responsible. So, this World Environment Day, we [...]]]> http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/be-a-volunteer-virtually/139/feed/ 1 http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/not-a-defense-for-boring-writing-but/133/ http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/not-a-defense-for-boring-writing-but/133/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 17:29:47 +0000 WebGuru http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/?p=133 Just about every style guide worth referring to tells you not to use cliches. If something can be said in a simple, different way, then say it – that’s the message. Then, why does most corporate writing/ business writing sound cliched and uninspiring? Here’s a content writer’s take on the topic. • There’s no time. [...]]]> http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/not-a-defense-for-boring-writing-but/133/feed/ 2 http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/how-social-media-can-make-your-holiday-fun/126/ http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/how-social-media-can-make-your-holiday-fun/126/#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 09:49:18 +0000 WebGuru http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/?p=126 So, you have a great Facebook account, or Twitter profile. You swear by the power of social media. How about putting it to good use to plan a great holiday? Here’s what you can do: • Feed your traveller’s instincts. Check out the much-trusted travel advisory sites such as Lonely Planet, National Geographic, and so [...]]]> http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/how-social-media-can-make-your-holiday-fun/126/feed/ 1 http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/now-using-web-2-0-for-crowdsourcing/122/ http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/now-using-web-2-0-for-crowdsourcing/122/#comments Tue, 04 May 2010 04:42:06 +0000 WebGuru http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/?p=122 Need new ideas for your tagline? Wondering what to name your soon-to-be-launched product? Who are you going to ask? May we suggest, you ask the ‘crowd’. Crowdsourcing or turning to the large online community for ideas and suggestions is fast turning into a popular way of addressing multiple business goals. Specially increasing brand recall and [...]]]> http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/now-using-web-2-0-for-crowdsourcing/122/feed/ 3 http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/part-1-how-not-to-select-a-web-agency/118/ http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/part-1-how-not-to-select-a-web-agency/118/#comments Tue, 27 Apr 2010 08:44:44 +0000 WebGuru http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/?p=118 http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/part-1-how-not-to-select-a-web-agency/118/feed/ 1 http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/stem-dissent-online-keep-it-within-the-company/109/ http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/stem-dissent-online-keep-it-within-the-company/109/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:51:10 +0000 WebGuru http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/?p=109 Recently, scores of employees from an IT giant in India expressed their anger about the company on public social networking sites and online forums, spurring the company to draw them into communicating on its internal blog space. While it was an essential move to contain a potential PR disaster, it has already gathered enough negative [...]]]> http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/stem-dissent-online-keep-it-within-the-company/109/feed/ 2 http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/your-social-memory-substitute/113/ http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/your-social-memory-substitute/113/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 05:22:35 +0000 WebGuru http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/?p=113 First we’d mark them on calendars and in diaries. Then came the digital organisers. The online reminder service too had its days of glory. And then arrived FaceBook – swiftly obliterating our memories of birthdays, anniversaries, and other such dates and occasions. Today, you no longer need trouble yourself about remembering birthdays. Your FB profile [...]]]> http://www.lucidsense.com/blog/your-social-memory-substitute/113/feed/ 1