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Sunday, August 4, 2013
Twitter boss Tony Wang says abuse of women on social network is 'not acceptable'
The boss of Twitter UK has apologised to women who have been attacked on the social networking site, saying such abuse was ?simply not acceptable?.
After a week of mounting criticism of the social media company's failure to react swiftly to the levels of online abuse, Tony Wang, Twitter UK's general manager, apologised in a series of tweets issued from his personal account, saying that abuse was "not acceptable in the real world" and "not acceptable on Twitter".
But campaigners said the apology, which had taken the company a week to issue, had come too late.
Police are currently investigating eight allegations of abuse, including rape and bomb threats, made against female journalists and campaigners. Two people have since been arrested in connection to rape threats against the journalist Caroline Criado-Perez and the Labour MP Stella Creasy.
Ms Criado-Perez, 29, began receiving the threats after leading a campaign to have Jane Austen on the new ?10 note.
The revelations sparked a backlash online, with a petition calling for Twitter to add a "report abuse" button to tweets attracting more than 125,000 signatures so far.
Mr Wang tweeted: "I personally apologise to the women who have experienced abuse on Twitter and for what they have gone through.
"The abuse they've received is simply not acceptable. It's not acceptable in the real world, and it's not acceptable on Twitter."
Mr Wang also promised the company would do more to combat abusive behaviour, with additional staff being brought in to handle abuse reports.
In a message posted on the Twitter blog, he and the company's senior director for trust and safety, Del Harvey, said the company had clarified its anti-harassment policy to emphasise that Twitter will not tolerate abusive behaviour, and that the "in-tweet" report button, which is already available on Twitter's iPhone app, will be available to all users from next month, allowing them to report abusive behaviour directly from a tweet.
However, the reaction to Mr Wang's apology was mixed. Ms Criado-Perez said: "While I'm pleased they're listening, it's taken Twitter a week to come up with this.
"Right now all the emphasis is on the victim, often under intense pressure, to report rather than for Twitter to track down the perpetrator and stop them," she added.
Stella Creasy, Labour MP for Walthamstow, agreed that while the new abuse button could potentially "be a welcome development", it was not an adequate response to the "cyber-stalking" she and other women have experienced.
"We have a protocol that deals with offline violence or harassment [but] we need to find ways to make this work online, where people are living now," she said."
Others took to Twitter to complain about the length of time it took the company to issue an apology. One tweeted: "Nice of [Tony Wang] to surface after a few days with the lawyers and the PR heads." Another said: "The apology to women in the UK by [Mr Wang] is too little too late. The abuse should never have been possible. This is spin."
Meanwhile, many users pointed out that other groups besides women are affected. Anti-Semitism, for example, is rife on Twitter.
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Nutrition and Breast Cancer
Greta Macaire, MA, RD, CSO, will provide information about the latest research on nutrition and breast cancer and how to better meet your nutritional needs. Limited to 10 patients. Register with the Cancer Resource Center, 415.885.3693.
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Are You Selling the Wrong Product? by Keith Rosen
You know you have a great product and service. After several attempts (and no call backs from prior voice mails or emails that you left days ago) you?re getting frustrated. ?I don?t get it.? You begin to question your product and then yourself. ?I have a great product. Why don?t they just call me back? This product is tough to sell. What am I doing wrong??
Here?s the answer. You are selling the wrong product. That?s right! When prospecting, there?s a strong chance that you may be leading with wrong product.
If you think you are selling your actual product or service at this early stage in your selling efforts, consider this. At this point in your selling process, chances are the potential customer has not experienced your product or service yet. More specifically, you have not even had an opportunity to speak with the prospect. The only communication you?ve had with them has been the attempts you?ve made to connect with them through your emails and voice mails.
At this point, you haven?t spoken with them yet. If this is so, when calling on them, do they know:
- Who you are
- Your product
- Your service
- Your company
- Pricing
- Benefits
- Expected results
- The problems you solve
Tip from the Sales Coach: Your Product Is You
Master Your Language of Selling. Your voice is your product. Your voice mail or approach is your product. The language or verbiage you use when networking, the compelling words you use to describe the end result that your customers realize is your product.
Until your prospect has the opportunity to experience what your product or service can do for them first hand, the only thing they have been exposed to is you! Imagine if you put the same amount of time, research, attention to detail, care, and value into your voice mail as you do with your product.
If your voice mail is your prospect?s first exposure to what you have to offer, realize the impression they get from your voice mail equates to the value they can expect from your product. If you stumble through your voice mail and come across unprepared, ineffective and disorganized, imagine the perception that your prospect has formulated about your final deliverable.
To become a sales champion, it?s essential to invest as much time in developing your product and service offering, the knowledge you need to have when presenting it, and most important, ensuring that every message and communication to your prospects and customers are making the impact you need.
Photo Credit: Matt Jiggins
Source: http://keithrosen.com/2013/08/are-you-selling-the-wrong-product/
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Discuss Digiarty Mac and Windows software here
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Source: club.myce.com --- Friday, August 02, 2013
?Discuss Digiarty Mac and Windows software here, including MacX DVD Ripper Pro, MacX Video Converter Pro, WinX DVD Ripper Platinum, WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe, etc. Rip and convert all types of DVDs and videos to any iOS and Android mobile devices with fast speed and original video quality.? . Please start a thread for any program you select. Digiarty For Windows - http://www.winxdvd.com/ Digiarty for MacX - http://www.macxdvd.com/ ...
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FEMA OKs aid for Texas plant blast
The Obama administration has issued a disaster declaration for the Texas town hit by fertilizer plant blasts in April.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Friday aid for the area affected by the tragedy in the town of West.
Federal funding will supplement state and local recovery efforts "for emergency work and the repair or replacement of facilities damaged by the explosion in McLennan County," FEMA said.
The April 17 fire led to simultaneous blasts at a fertilizer distribution facility, killing 15 and decimating homes, businesses and more within 37 blocks.
This decision came after FEMA in June told Gov. Rick Perry it was denying a request to declare the small town a "major disaster" area, a move sharply criticized by local and state officials.
The letter from FEMA spokesman Craig Fugate noted Obama had previously issued an emergency declaration and other measures that paved the way for some direct federal assistance.
"Based on our review of all of the information available, it has been determined that the remaining costs for permanent work is within the capabilities of the state and affected local governments," Fugate said at the time. "Accordingly, we have determined that a major disaster declaration is not necessary."
After the Friday announcement, Perry, who slammed the FEMA move two months ago, lauded a successful state appeal of the initial federal move.
"The approval of the state's appeal for a major disaster declaration is great and welcome news for the people of West," Perry said. "I appreciate everyone who joined me in standing with the people whose lives have been forever impacted to move this appeal forward, especially our congressional delegation."
Perry said the federal action and the state legislature's disaster relief funding "will help this community rebuild their infrastructure, school district and public works as quickly as possible."
A fire at the facility operated by West Fertilizer Company set off two explosions that registered on seismographs as a magnitude-2.1 earthquake and were felt 50 miles away. The blasts leveled a portion of the town, damaging numerous homes, a nursing home and the town's high school and middle school.
According to local officials, the city is still well short of the $17 million it needs to repair roads, water and sewage lines and other damaged infrastructure.
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Supreme Court won?t stay Baby Veronica adoption, release of California inmates
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Source: www.washingtonpost.com --- Friday, August 02, 2013
The Supreme Court on Friday refused further delay in two of its important decisions: allowing the adoption of Baby Veronica over the objections of her Indian father and requiring the release of convicts from California?s overcrowded prisons. Read full article >> ? ? ? ? ...
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