February 2012
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Merely looking at a stranger’s Twitter or Facebook feed isn’t interesting,...
– Clive Thompson, The New York Times (2008)
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Besides vs. Beside
“Besides” can mean “in addition to” as in “besides the puppy chow, Spot scarfed up the filet mignon I was going to serve for dinner.” “Beside,” in contrast, usually means “next to.” “I sat beside Cheryl all evening, but she kept talking to Jerry instead.”
Americans of our generation, please learn how to speak your native language. Thank you.
Also, notice how the commas and periods are inside...
January 2012
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MATT CARON MADE TRAINS IN HIS ROOM!
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Apple exists at the intersection of liberal arts and technology.
– Steve Jobs
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Not For the Money or the Fame
beckywahle:
AKA Why the news/talk/variety genres of television actually matter.
AKA what bothers me about pretentious film douchebags and why I’m not an artist.
I recently switched into a class called “Creative Principles and Practices” to finish my marketing minor. It’s interesting, because the whole reason I switched into this class was because I didn’t think I had the time to be creative. We...
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Vimeo is getting a redesign →
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Consider today’s online world. The Usenet, a worldwide bulletin board,...
– Clifford Stoll “The Internet. Bah!” Newsweek February 1995
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Star Wars: The Solo Adventures
A really great fan film! The animation is really awesome. I love the way they stylize the Star Wars universe!
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VIDEO: Apple's new interactive textbook technology →
Here’s the video that Apple produced to show off their new interactive textbook features in iBooks 2. It’s incredibly inspiring and makes me want to go to high school all over again with this technology.
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The Conscious of Television
A really fascinating TED talk by Lauren Zalaznick, a network executive at Bravo. It’s ideas like hers that make me passionate and excited about media that matters. And you know what? ALL media matters!
For more on Lauren and why she’s AWESOME, read this.
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New Twitter Account →
I need to tweet for one of my classes this semester at Emerson. It’s for a class about digital media and culture, so if that spikes your interest, give me a follow!
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The Battlestar Galactica spin-off Blood & Chrome reportedly finished the...
– GateWorld
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What are SOPA & PIPA?
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In the last decade and a half, Lucas has given “Star Wars” several “final” cuts....
– “George Lucas Is Ready To Roll The Credits” by Bryan Curtis
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Apple to launch "GarageBand of eBooks" on Thursday →
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