Posts Tagged ‘communication’

A Blog Post About a Paper on Blogging

May 1st, 2010

Blogging as Communicating Intra- and Inter- Personal Identity, Story, Passion, and Community by Dena Rosko, pictured 3rd from the left, is a technical paper in which Hot Air Balloun and I are specimens (My section begins on page 21). I’ve known Dena for many years so when I agreed to be interviewed for her [...]


Slang

June 25th, 2008

I don’t tan and I never have even after diligent attempts. I go from white to pink and even though I’ve tried to ease into a tan over an entire summer, I never darkened. I was having a conversation about this topic yesterday with my friend Keli:
“If you lived in a place like [...]


Facebook Spam

February 1st, 2008

I’d choose facebook over Myspace any day. Let’s just be clear about that. Whenever I consider my frustrations with Facebook, all it takes is a single thought about Myspace and I am thankful for an alternative.
But still, Facebook Applications are really getting in the way. Facebook was intended to connect people. [...]


Advice Spam

January 31st, 2008

“I feel like everyone in my life wants me to be a certain way. I feel alone in my feelings…like no one understands me.” said Sierra.
“Have you always felt that way, or did it begin later in life? [spam]” asked Ingrid to try to aid Sierra in seeing a different perspective.
“…I feel like it’s [...]


The Personality of an Organization

March 10th, 2006

An organization always reflects the character and personality of its leader.


Beckon Support

February 1st, 2006

That’s what advertisements intend to do. Some are creative and witty, others just hammer you over and over and over until you can’t get it out of your head, others are just crap. Ads can be targeted to the masses, select groups of people, or they can be company slogans intended to motivate [...]