Listening assignment B

1. What is remarkable about the comments and the bloggers of the FED?
- there is a possibilty to place reactions and comments anonymous.

2. The FED opened a blog to create 'buzz'. What is meant by this, in other word, what was the purpose of opening this blog?
- To get the traffic back on the internet.

3. what was the female recruiting manager'g blog mainly about?
- her challenge as being a fulltime mom and a fulltime manager.

4. What was the purpose of her blog?
- Trying to build trust in the organization and especially for people who were afraid of giving reactions.

5. Which words shows that the FED does exercise a form of control on the blogs?
- Anonymous
- Regulated

6. By what kind of people were the very first FED blogs written
- by the senior management

7. Have the blog changed the way that people work for the FED think about the internal communications?
- There has been more engagements

8. What is the latest development in the company as far as media are concerned?
- The video site. A flatscreen in every elevator and soon also on every floor which shows news about the organization.

9. Catherine Cummings says that this medium to communicate with staff is better than the old medium. Which more old-fashioned way of communication with staff does she mention?
- the memo

10. What is the next big thing in social media at the FED?
- They're going to do redesigning in the Chicago FED.