Facebook has been trying hard to win over skeptics who doubt it can ever become as much a forum for conversation about real-time events as Twitter.

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I've spent a lot of time thinking about my conversation with Andy, and I've rewritten this column more than a few times as a result.

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About that time, I was having a conversation with Jaded Ibis publisher Debra DiBlasi about what the 21st Century novel looks like.

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It will demand the courage to create the time and space to have a conversation about what needs to change so they can accelerate their strategies toward success.

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While vacationing at the Mauna Kea on the big island of Hawaii, which, by the way is my favorite resort hotel on the planet, I realized during a dinner time conversation that no one is talking the truth about the U.S. economy.

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And if you think about it logically, if emotion enters a conversation, at some point in time it's going to get ugly.

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If Hill Street Blues belongs in the conversation about the greatest series of all time, Cop Rock is a contender for the worst.

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If you are an executive paying a hefty bill for SAP, it may be time to reopen the conversation with your SAP experts about what is possible.

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He struck exactly the right tone at a time of national tragedy and led us all into the conversation we need to have about how we can prevent another mass shooting.

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