Five Great Songs to Check Out With WiMax

While the sheer speed of the world wide web these days might mean that people are more inclined to spend their time online enjoying the various different high definition videos they can watch or checking out missed episodes of television shows, the fact remains that it's actually possible to get other entertainment needs met. And for those who are fortunate enough to have made the upgrade to the ultra-portable world of WiMax coverage, being able to enjoy good music all of the time is suddenly possible. Plugging a laptop into car or computer speakers can mean being transported to a whole new musical world, one that is going to show up in one's ears quickly and without any types of buffering problems, thanks to the promise of the technology. For those who are absolutely enamored with the various ways they can now access today's biggest auditory pleasures, here's something even better: five suggestions for great songs worth checking out while perusing today's world wide web.

#1 - Friendly Fires' cover of Lady Gaga's "Edge of Glory" - Sure, not everyone likes
Lady Gaga (and reasons range from legitimate artistic critiques to more far-fetched knee jerk reactions). But the band responsible for some of the hottest electro pop songs of recent years does a great bit of justice handling musical duties for this particular cover, which puts in all that the original lacked.

#2 - Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark - It's a classic song, one that sounds timeless even when it's a couple decades old, and the video itself is well worth checking out, just to see Jennifer Anniston give it her all dancing with The Boss. And now that Clarence "Big Man" has passed away, it only seems right for those in a bustling world to pay homage to the simpler moments in music. Whether it's just in audio form or the actual video, this is a must-revisit musical moment for WiMax users.

#3 - MGMT - Electric Feel. While the video for this song might be more influenced by Chilean filmmakers than anything else, this precocious duo of college students managed to ignite an interest in regular old music listeners as far as more far-out visuals and sounds were concerned. For WiMax users who are interested in the world of post-Talking Heads mystical musical journeys, this is an excellent place to begin.

#4 - Amy Winehouse - Back to Black. While plenty of WiMax users might only be familiar with Ms. Winehouse following her utterly untimely death, the fact remains that she was one of the strongest voices of her generation, and a fantastic singer as well as songwriter. With so much off of this second record that will stand the test of time, picking a single song is difficult, but this should be the one.

#5 - Hanson - MMMBop. Long before Bieber, there was a trio of brothers who wrote and performed their own songs, as well as delighting audiences around the world by having distinctive hairstyles. And they even managed to work with big-name producers, like the Dust Brothers. For those who have forgotten how catchy this song actually is, it's time to give it another go.

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By Sandra L Edwards

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7 Ways a Communications Consultant Can Help You

By Bobbi Linkemer



Communications consultants provide a wide range of services for organizations and individuals. The three fundamental questions a communications consultant should always ask are:
1. What is your message?
2. Who is your audience?
3. What is the best vehicle to get the message across to that audience?

These are the building blocks of any effective communications strategy. There are almost as many ways to package your message as there are messages. Here are some of those packages:

1. Audio
In today's frenetic, over-scheduled world, communication is often tucked into the spaces between activities. Two particularly effective vehicles for taking in information on the run are cassette tapes and CDs. Since almost everyone listens to them at home, in the car, or while exercising, what better way to communicate, motivate, educate, inform, market, persuade, or train virtually any audience?

2. Corporate Communications
Corporate communications are the ways in which businesses convey messages to their internal and external audiences. The internal audience consists of all levels of employees and management, as well as the board of directors. The purpose of employee communications is to have messages travel in both directions: from management down through the ranks, and from employees up through channels to the very top of the organization. The external audience is everyone else -- shareholders, the public, consumers, competitors, and other businesses.

3. Marketing communications
Marketing communications is an umbrella term for such disciplines as advertising, direct mail, public relations, special events, media placement, multi-media presentations, billboards, newsletters, TV and radio spots, and Websites. Each is a specialized vehicle that can be used alone or in concert with any of the others. Individually or collectively, marketing communications has a single purpose -- to market a service or product to a particular audience.

4. Meetings
Meetings are integral to the way business is conducted and information is communicated in corporate America. Yet, few people enjoy them, and fewer still conduct them very well. As a facilitator, the most important thing you can do is plan. Establish an objective, develop a game plan, choose the most appropriate type of meeting to hold, and invite only those people who have a reason to be there. Then, of course, you need skills to conduct the meeting, to keep the discussion on track, to engage the opinions and talents of all participants, and to achieve your objective.

5. Internet & Intranet
You must have a presence on the Internet, today, to talk to the world at large, but it is becoming equally important to talk to your own people via your company intranet. This technology, coupled with internal e-mail, is fast replacing printed internal communications. This is a complex medium, requiring specialized technical skills and a new way of conveying information to busy employees. It's fast moving, graphic, and the ultimate sound/sight byte. Web surfers have short attention spans; if you don't catch their eyes or ears instantly, with the click of a mouse, they're gone. Web copy has to be short, snappy, informative, and memorable.

6. Public Relations
Public relations (PR) is both an element of marketing and a distinct discipline that comprises many facets -- articles in the general or trade press, media relations, press materials, promotions and premiums, special events, crisis management, and a host of others. Some PR practitioners specialize in one or two of them; others are generalists and do a little of everything. A great deal of training, ability, and effort goes into every aspect of public relations, which has become a very sophisticated field over the years.

7. Speeches & Presentations
There are few formats for presenting important information that make a bigger impact on an audience than a well-delivered, verbal presentation. A speaker has the opportunity to communicate through all of the senses: seeing, hearing, reading nonverbal cues, and sometimes even touching. This can be a golden opportunity to get your message across if the speech is planned and executed correctly. An effective presentation must include a clearly thought-out theme; an easy-to-follow organization of main points; strong, convincing delivery; and attractive, informative visual aids, if appropriate.

Professional consultants are selected based on the area in which an organization needs professional advice or services. An effective communications consultant should be able to do as many of the following as possible: gather and comprehend data from various sources ... identify the main points in voluminous amounts of information ... frame messages to meet the needs of a specific audience or constituency ... connect with and influence the media ... and deal effectively with a wide range of people, including your company's senior management and employees.

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