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E-T-H-I-C-A-L Blogging

It may be my marketing background at work here, but I just think that guidelines, in general — and especially those that describe ethics — are begging for a mnemonic device. So, here we go!…

Discussion leader presentation: Digital Politics

I am scheduled to be a discussion leader for Week 9 and my topic is Digital Politics with a view to highlighting several trends in political fundraising, campaigning, activism and humor. This is the presentation I will walk through next week.

Testing Inline CSS Styling

This is a test of inline CSS formatting. It may or may not work with your theme.

Digital Photography Revolution

This week’s reading choices center on the digital photography revolution and the social networking site: Flickr.

Week 7: Open-Ended Questions

How much should you charge to wash all the windows in Seattle? A man pushed his car into a hotel and lost his fortune. What happened? Why are manhole covers round? And…

Typography Assignment

My WordPress blog theme uses a clean looking font. I have absolutely no idea what it is, though. So, after looking all over WordPress,  I tried using Identifont to identify it. First you choose whether it is ‘serif’ or ‘sans serif’ (the serif is the little tail on the letters), then, I had to identify the line in the ’Q’ … Continue reading »

Feb 24th Assignment: Project Timeline/Progress

Domain www.liveaboard.community.com is live!  And, this is my 5-week plan for the project:

Week 7 Assignment

I made comments on the following project blogs this evening: Comment #1: Jasmina Ljutic, privacy, video (feb 8)http://jljutic.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/the-final-stage-of-online-privacy/#comment-34 Comment #2:Emilee Sahli, Internet access, a human right? (feb 8)http://emileeasahli.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/the-specifics/#comment-18/ Comment #3: Katie Hornung, The Yellow House, business (feb 8)http://khornung.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/the-yellow-house-pie-lady/#comment-25 I learned that: 1) My classmates are a very creative bunch 2) I need to update my project … Continue reading »

Twitter-Shift

My perception of Twitter has changed, somewhat, since taking this class. I’d used Twitter in the past, for business reasons, but it had been 2-3 years.  This time around, I see it a bit more now as a useful tool for self-expression, a way to attract people to your blog (or company) and a potentially … Continue reading »

Power to the People

  Jürgen Habermas, one of the most influential philosophers of our time, stresses the need for massive involvement by the people in democratic society and emphasizes, in many of his works, the corollary importance that the ‘free press’ plays in keeping societies democratic. Focusing on the use of blogging and social network sites (like Twitter) … Continue reading »

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