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In 2005 BusinessWeek published a cover story titled “Blogs Will Change Your Business.” Blogs, according to the article, were to be the great equalizer that could give any employee a voice potentially more powerful then the entire public relations department. The authors further warned that your customers and competitors were already learning this blogging […]

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BusinessWeek Updates Classic Blogging Article to Make Room for Social Media