From the monthly archives:

June 2010

Face-to-Facebook with Our Loneliness

June 30, 2010
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Yesterday, I wanted to delete a Facebook friend and found myself face-to-Facebook with my entire list of “friends”. For a moment, I thought: maybe I should sort through my 700+ Facebook friends. At the end of my consideration, I decided that I could probably delete all but 10 people. I might as well delete my account.

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Judging a Book by Its Amazon.com Rating

June 29, 2010
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When I was a kid, I would go to the library and choose a stack of books based on their cover art or clever titles. This was a mostly hit or miss strategy, and I would usually end up picking a lot of stuff that I didn’t like. But, when I was a kid, that was okay – I had a lot of free time!

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The Social Media Psychologist

June 28, 2010
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If you’re like me, and want to better understand your friends and enemies, I have good news! The Internet and social media make it easy to be an armchair psychologist. I started to pay closer attention to his social media presence, in the hope that I could learn something more about him and his personality.

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Staying Tethered, Both Digitally and Metaphorically

June 25, 2010
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For me, writing is a kind of tether lets me fly a little above the world but doesn’t let me stray too far. If I go for too long without writing, I feel heavy, and my mind feels bloated. I need to dump everything that’s in my head so that I can make sense of it, so that it doesn’t overwhelm me. While writing, I can distance myself.

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Would Warhol Worship Wikipedia?

June 22, 2010
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Only the rare artist can be perpetually find inspiration within herself. Most artists look to culture and other people for inspiration. Andy Warhol was inspired by everyday, contemporary objects. Today, we are so immersed in digital culture – why wouldn’t artists look to the Internet for inspiration?

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5 Exceptionally Written Blogs

June 21, 2010
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As an avid blogger with a creative writing background, I really appreciate other bloggers who take the extra time to write insightful, meaningful content. I do enjoy tumblr blogs, photo blogs, and funny blogs as much as the next person, but I have a special place in my heart for blogs with more words than pictures.

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Make Me More Fashionable, Social Media!

June 17, 2010
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Sammy Davis is my friend and a vintage curator and stylist in New York City. She owns Sammy Davis Vintage, a vintage clothing brand that incorporates style, substance, and sustainability. Like me, Sammy loves social media. She also loves styling women with sustainable substance in mind. I asked Sammy to contribute her picks for social media trends in the fashion world.

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An Ode to Starbucks Wi-Fi

June 16, 2010
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Starting the first of July, Starbucks Coffee will give you reason to buy a latte or Frap. All stores will have wi-fi. Guess what? It’s free! Yuppies can surf the web and eat a wrap. Visit your local ‘Bucks to send a tweet or download music from the iTunes store.

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Do You Swear to Blog the Whole Truth?

June 15, 2010
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Blogging is like writing important fiction; posts should reveal the truth about the human condition, they should be sincere, and they should bring people closer together so that they feel less alone. If you’re not striving to do these things with your blog, then you should reconsider your purpose and potential as a blogger.

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