We are never going back to the days when landlines had pride of place in offices and hallways. But voice calls still play an important role in effective communication.
Messages stream out from members of Congress to constituents around the country.
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In taxpayer-funded email messages to constituents, Republicans prefer visual elements and strategic timing, and Democrats prefer more text-heavy missives.
Managing our electronic records is a big task. But using a few simple tips to turn your inbox into a to-do list can save a lot of problems down the line.
Hunter Biden has been found guilty of making a false claim on a federal firearms application.
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Amanda Reilly, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
This Labour weekend we celebrate the eight-hour workday. But with technology blurring the line between job and home, we need to ask why our workplace law hasn’t kept pace with other countries.
Generational faultlines are made visible by the way we use punctuation and text formatting in online communication. Tone of voice is a tricky thing to convey.
Using electricity to manually delete emails can actually have a greater carbon impact than simply storing them.
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Digital activities, like sending emails, contribute marginally to the annual carbon footprint of information and communication technology users.
Research suggests that many people prefer ghosting rather than open and honest conversations that might lead to conflict and stress.
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Every day, the internet fills up with more and more dead people while our ability to reanimate them grows. The dead are more robust and more vulnerable — and we’re not ready for any of this.
Dan Caprar, University of Sydney and Ben Walker, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Our work is often so closely tied to our sense of who we are, many of us struggle to switch off on holidays. But it’s never too late to hide the laptop.
Employers have long feared that working from home makes employees less productive. An analysis of 3 million workers in 16 cities during lockdowns suggests the opposite.
Humans are barraged by digital media 24/7. Is it a problem?
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Most of us spend hours each day glued to some type of screen for work or play. But is that a bad thing? Has anyone got the data to figure it out? Now is the time for ‘The Human Screenome Project.’