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High touch in a high-tech world

Video conferencing. E-mail. Internal Twitter accounts and intranet groups. Blogs.

All of these are highly valuable and increasingly popular forms of internal communications. It's easier than ever for companies to stay connected with their people, sending out timely updates through a Yammer account or gathering global teams together through a web-based meeting system. They are tools we often work with our clients to deploy -- helping them to understand how to adopt these tools in a way that is smart and makes sense for their people and culture.

Social media, especially, is exploding. A …

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