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By Eline Kullock As I was growing up, the act of flirtation took place “live.” For the most part, this is not something Generation Y can really relate to. We got to see magic lighting up the other’s glance, the sparkling eyes, and the instant “click” that seemed to produce such intense passions. Live, we [...]

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By Ines Schinazi Like little peeping toms, peering through television screens, mesmerized by the dancing photography burning from somewhere within the screen. The reality show hits the human mind, like a burglar with a baseball bat, knocking us unconscious. Leaving us ignited with an almost-foreign animalistic desire. We cry out for more and more… Feeding [...]

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by Mauro Segura Businesses have a lot of difficulty talking about diversity. Especially when it comes to speaking to their clients, business partners, and collaborators. It seems that the “diversity speech” is present in theory, but not so much in practice. Generally speaking, businesses have made progress when it comes to establishing women’s equality in [...]

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by Ludmilla Figueiredo Google Maps helps me reach my destination. I put together a nostalgic photo album on Flickr. I call to my sister, who has locked herself in her room, while chatting on MSN. I share news through messages that contain a lot of exclamations (revealing my state of extreme happiness or sometimes expressing [...]

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By Ines Schnazi Standing against the wall, in that tiny, narrow, hallway, I can literally smell the rush of anticipation, excitement, and anxiety, floating in the air. I feel as though I’m at a concert, awaiting one of my favorite bands, sharing the crowded space, as any dedicated fan would.  My body slammed against all [...]

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Mauro Segura I remember a few years ago, during management training, an instructor asked each of us to bring in an image that had spoken to us in adolescence and still remained present in our mind today. Most people brought in pictures of their family, of their first boyfriend or girlfriend, of their dog, or [...]

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Inês Schinazi New York City. Underground morning rush, headphones glued to every pair of earlobes in sight. Stuck waiting for the next train. It’s like a silent film, except this time the live music plays in our heads. It can be whatever we want it to be. Personalized soundtrack. While we imagine the inner dialogue, [...]

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The song “comonossospais” (“Like our Parents”), written by Belchoir, and sung by Elis Regina, holds great significance, when it comes to thinking about generations. The lyrics reveal the immense gap between the singer and her parents. Even more interestingly, the song also expresses the huge gap between young people today and their parents.

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- Hi Honey, how are you? Look, I need to know how to add a friend on “Orkut.” – Dad you are going to need to access that person’s profile. So just click here. – OK. I’m on their profile page. Now what? – Now, you click on the menu and to the left side [...]

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When your boss comes near you, do you have to get off MSN?  Can you only tweet after work?  Is Facebook blocked at the office? If you live in this type of world, then I am an alien.  Believe it or not, I recently joined my first social network, (Orkut) because I was practically forced [...]

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