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Can social media save the world? Maybe, but not if we assert ‘social media power’ uncritically.

Thursday, August 12, 2010

So I’ve been thinking that in addition to posting the full text of my responses when I’m quoted in various media, I might start posting my responses which I send in reply to press queries that are not selected for publication. This isn’t sour grapes, but I do spend some serious time and effort in [...]

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CFP: Public Argument and Digital Media

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Call for Papers: Special Issue of Argumentation and Advocacy on Public Argument and Digital Media Almost ten years ago, bloggers spurred public argument about Trent Lott’s controversial toast to a retiring Strom Thurmond. Since then, digital intermediaries using a variety of forms–blogs, podcasts, wikis, photo and video, social networking sites, and microblogs–have influenced innumerable episodes [...]

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“The Elusive Face of the Web Hater”

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

I was quoted in the Lincoln Journal-Star this past Sunday in a nice article by Micah Mertes on trolls and anonymity: With few exceptions, Web sites adhere to the 1 percent rule. This is the principle that 1 percent of Web users create the content, 9 percent comment on it and everybody else just hangs [...]

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2010 State of the Union Liveblog

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

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A Rare Expression of Alma Mater Pride

Saturday, January 9, 2010
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Cheesy PotatoEs

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

In honor of Thanksgiving, I want to share a University of Pittsburgh culinary tradition passed down to me by RVB: cheesy potatoEs. You can only eat these things once a year, but I guarantee there will be no leftovers: CHEESY POTATOES 8 hash brown patties 1 cup sour cream 1 cup+ of cheese–american or cheddar [...]

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Subdued by a Leaf Monster

Tuesday, November 17, 2009
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