BE: Composing the Digital Self

David Weinberger sits on the Board of Directors for Technorati and was recently invited to speak with the National Public Radio folks about “Tagging” as a new way of organizing our sense of being human. The piece is about 3 minutes long and makes a nice follow up to conversations we’ve had in class. [...]

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FYI … Friday, September 16 is Constitution Day at Purdue University. There will be exhibits and activities throughout the day (9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.) in Stewart Center, room 314. At 1:30 there’ll be a “Celebrity QuizOff” to test knowledge of the U.S. Constitution. Prizes will be given away throughout the day [...]

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The joint is jumpin’! Google has launched their new (beta) Google blog search engine. If you haven’t already heard, you need to expand your blogroll. This is news!! Give it a try.
Over at Technorati Dave Sifley is joining in on the celebration, basking in the flood of affirmation it is to [...]

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Many of you have written to concerns related to the disaster and aftermath of hurricane Katrina. This NYTimes editorial from Thomas Friedman, author of The World is Flat, is a provocative “triangle” of considerations relating governance in the city-state of Singapore to the response of the U.S. government to demands of its own citizens [...]

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There are a number of “tracks” running now, and I thought it might be helpful if I reminded you of a couple of the possibilities currently open for your posting consideration:
· Begin your work on project one (Writing a Non-Profit) by exploring and developing a working definition of “non-profit.” Be sure to link to the [...]

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Among the many benefits of learning to write the world wide web, one may be of particular interest to YOU – what an online presence can do to enhance your employment opportunities. You’ve begun to read about “globalization 3.0″ from Thomas Friedman in The World Is Flat, about the possibilites open to individuals in [...]

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My records indicate that Gilwan and Diki have been “missed” on most of your blogrolls. Please subscribe to their blogs today:they’re doing some great writing that you won’t want to miss!
THEN … go here and follow the instructions to add your Bloglines blogroll to your Blogger location. I’ll take a look [...]

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This link will take you to more information about “flagging” questionable blogs on Blogger. Give it a read, then give flagging a try. A follow up post that talks about the learning is always welcome. While you’re on the site, follow the link “The Wisdom of the Crowds” to a Wikipedia entry [...]

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On Blogger “dashboard” you’ll find a hotlink to “word verification.” Follow that link path to turn on a first resistance to “spam.” Then, from the “edit posts” page on your account, return to each of the posts where spam has been left, and remove it. Taking down the spam links deposited in [...]

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