201 Ways to Arouse Your Creativity Arouse your creativity Electric flesh-arrows … traversing the body. A rainbow of color strikes the eyelids. A foam of music falls over the ears. It is the gong of the orgasm. ~ Anais Nin Creativity is like sex. I know, I know. The people I speak of are writers. Below, I’ve exposed some of their secret tips, methods, and techniques. Now, lie back, relax and take pleasure in these 201 provocative ways to arouse your creativity. Great hacks from Merlin Mann of 43 Folders
Six Must-Know Online Resources for Journalists « Communicate: The Diederich College of Communication blog Posted by the Diederich College of Communication It’s no longer enough to just be a great writer; today’s well-prepared journalist must be well-versed (if not fluent) in using social media and emerging multimedia technology to gather sources and get the story out to the public. Luckily, there are some helpful resources designed to help navigate the new frontier of journalism in the digital age. Below are six must-know websites for anyone working in the profession. 10,000 Words.net According to the site description, 10000words.net is a place “where journalism and technology meet.” Society for Professional Journalists: List of Influential Journalists to Follow on Twitter SPJ has compiled an ever-expanding Twitter list of people offering insight into the field of journalism. AP Style Guide Update Long considered the journalist’s bible, the AP Style Guide now includes information about incorporating social media and online terminology into writing and reporting. Like this: Like Loading...
Orange - Data Mining Fruitful & Fun Complete text of Shkspr's Plays Gulf oil spill: A hole in the world Reprinted from The Guardian Obama cannot order pelicans not to die (no matter whose ass he kicks). And no amount of money not BP's $20bn, not $100bn can replace aculture that's lost its roots.' flickr image by kbaird Everyone gathered for the town hall meeting had been repeatedly instructed to show civility to the gentlemen from BP and the federal government. These fine folks had made time in their busy schedules to come to a high school gymnasium on a Tuesday night in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, one of many coastal communities where brown poison was slithering through the marshes, part of what has come to be described as the largest environmental disaster in US history. "Speak to others the way you would want to be spoken to," the chair of the meeting pleaded one last time before opening the floor for questions. And for a while the crowd, mostly made up of fishing families, showed remarkable restraint. "Put it in writing!" The showdown was cathartic, if nothing else. We do know this.
Computer-Mediated Communication: Impersonal – Walther — contemplating digital orality Walther, J. B. (1996). Computer-mediated communication: Impersonal, interpersonal, and hyperpersonal interaction. Communication Research, 23(1), 3-43. This 1996 article is quite dated in many of its discussions, including its characterization of Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC). The article seeks to identify whether CMC constitutes Impersonal, Interpersonal, or Hyperpersonal Interaction (areas I discussed in the review of Impersonal The early research on CMC suggest that it was impersonal, since it was largely about connecting large computers to each other and to communicate simple or emergency textual information across large distances. However, that CMC is impersonal is not necessarily a bad thing. Walther also references studies that show higher participant involvement than comparable FtF discussions. Social presence is also about participants’ awareness of each other. Walther also references the “cues-filtered-out_ perspective, which I discussed here .