Monthly Archives: April 2007
“Every Crisis is an Opportunity”
Was the next thing Shawn said. Thanks Shawn, I have decided to adopt that as my new mantra. I think is speaks brilliantly to the situation faced by SMPA - the best attitude to deal with the chaos and hand-wringing … Continue reading
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Digg the Chaos
For me, a great moment is Shawn’s talk was when he pulled up the Digg swarm representation. First of all, this is very cool, and just the kind of thing I like. I mean, it’s abstract art derived from user … Continue reading
Filed under GWU, Intro to Digital Media
Guest Speaker: Shawn Rider
We had Shawn Rider in class yesterday, and I thought that it went very very well. The title of Shawn’s talk was: “Open, Mashed, Remixed, Rated: Toward a User-Generated, Content-Heavy, Standards-Based, Dynamic, Socially Networked, Semantic World Wide Web of Wonder … Continue reading
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SMPA Majors’ Meeting
Last night I went to the SMPA majors’ meeting at GW. The word “impressive” does not do justice to the people who are now my students and colleagues. I am filled with a sense of awe and disbelief that I … Continue reading
Wish I Had Started this Earlier
I was talking to some of my students after class, and thinking later that I wish I had started this blog earlier in the semester. I think it would have been a cool way to have ongoing commentary with the … Continue reading
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