A Citizen of Social Media City

July 8, 2010
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Hyperlocal media sites like The Silver Spring Penguin and JC Independent rely on social media to efficiently reach people in the neighborhoods they cover. Be an interested member of your community and utilize social media to its fullest extent. You might find out something new about your community that never knew existed!

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Do You Mean the Facebook Kind of Like?

July 7, 2010
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Lately, I’ve been reconsidering the meaning of “like” again, especially as it relates to online dating. With new sites emerging every day (How about We, Cupidtino), I wonder: do we actually fall in like anymore, or are we just looking for a partner to satisfy certain, predetermined criteria?

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Reconnecting with Your Archived Self

July 1, 2010
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I once read that, if you ever feel down or insecure, you should find and study photos of yourself as a child. More than likely, you were cute, smiling, and absolutely adorable. Seeing yourself like that should make you feel instantly better. Social networking tools can have a similar effect on your mood.

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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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