Monthly Archives: April 2008

the history of digital community, in less than 7 minutes

April 29, 2008 – 10:40 am

Still wishing I could make it up to Harvard for Berkman@10, but it’s nice to know that they’ve launched their own YouTube channel where I can catch up on their most recent conversations as well as a great historical overview!

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busy writer bee

April 27, 2008 – 10:16 pm

Since 4Cs I have had nothing but days filled with writing, stressing, going to the gym, and editing existing pages. My blogging has suffered, but I think, dear readers, you understand why. It’s starting to hit me now that I’ve landed a great job and will be moving in a little over 2 months, but [...]

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1000th tweet

April 13, 2008 – 9:30 pm

Since I’ve been on Twitter I’ve noticed people announce when their 1000th “tweet” is coming up. There’s a certain pressure to make it a good one, yet staying within the 140 character limit is always a challenge. Tonight I hit my 1000th and have to admit it was chosen carefully, although only a few minutes [...]

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Spring Fever

April 12, 2008 – 10:09 am

I don’t know the answer to that question… if I knew I would tell you Ala Clever Girl, although I don’t have anything to report this sunny Saturday other than once again heading to my library carrel, I thought I’d share a video. I’ve loved this song forever and I can’t help but laugh every [...]

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church closures

April 9, 2008 – 2:58 pm

Growing up in the Catholic school system of New Orleans holds fond memories for me. We had a school mass every week, and starting in the fifth grade, we students were allowed to do the readings, carry up the gifts, and sing in the choir. This was more than just studying to receive the sacraments [...]

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CCCC 2008| Blogging New Orleans: Locals Creating Reality Online

April 8, 2008 – 11:08 pm

For those new readers of my blog who may be visiting this site after attending our Saturday Katrina panel at 4Cs–”Composed in the Wake of Disaster: (Re)Writing the Realities of New Orleans”–I’d like to post some text and links for your benefit. As I was the last panelist of four and we were Internet-less in [...]

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tenure and self-promotion at its finest!

April 8, 2008 – 10:38 am

Absolutely fabulous! Congrats to Brian Donovan and thank you for sharing this on YouTube! As an internet researcher, I too plan to document my academic career in creative ways!

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