Author: Shannon Turlington
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How to use tagging to make connections in the nonprofit web
Image via Wikipedia Probably one of the best innovations of the whole Web 2.0 phenomenon is tagging. A tag is “a non-hierarchical keyword or term assigned to a piece of information” (source). Tags can be used to identify blog posts, bookmarks, photos, videos, presentations, events, etc., and are supported by pretty much every Web 2.0…
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Identifying a personal brand
I’ve been trying to figure out what I want to do next. I think I’ve been trying to figure this out for years. One tool I am using to help me answer this question is blogging. I have a semi-private blog that I use as a journal, where I can record my ideas, wants and…
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Top 10 poets?
I have to admit that I am not a big poetry reader. I prefer the meatiness of a novel. But I do harbor fond feelings for particular poets who have really moved me. For me, a poem has to ultimately be about an emotion, and a good poem stirs emotion in the reader. The poem…
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Take a blended approach to learning
No matter what the subject, there are a thousand people who have a one-size-fits-all solution to sell you. As a new parent, I’ve been reading a lot of parenting books lately, and the sheer amount of contradictory advice can be overwhelming. But this is true is pretty much every arena where I have an interest:…
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Book abandonment is not a crime…
When I was younger, I had a pathological need to finish every book I started, whether I was enjoying the book or not. Probably this compulsion helped me make it through some very long and quite possibly valuable books, such as The French Lieutenant’s Woman, The Caine Mutiny and Moby Dick. But I’m sure it…
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What is speculative fiction?
The kind of fiction I like to read the most, and that I tend to focus on here, falls under the broad umbrella of “speculative fiction.” I’ve never been entirely comfortable with the traditional genre labels of science fiction, fantasy and horror. The definitions that are most often applied to these genres seem so limiting,…
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My most successful project yet
Asleep, originally uploaded by dylan555. Baby Sean was born March 8 at 9:26 a.m. He weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and measured 21 inches. He and I are both tired but doing fine. I’ll probably go on a blogging hiatus as I adjust to taking care of this little guy.
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The social media bandwagon…
With blogs and online communities sweeping the web, every organization wants to jump on the social media bandwagon. While I think social media tools can provide easy ways for organizations to get their message out and connect with people, they shouldn’t be too quick to dive in–not before they know what they’re getting into. Here…
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Twittering away
I have been playing with Twitter lately. You’re welcome to follow me, although I can’t promise that it will be scintillating. I have had some fun with it, but I am still thinking about how it might be useful, especially for work. The most fun I had was on Oscar night, when I joined in…
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6-word memoir meme…
I’ll admit that I don’t generally like to read memoirs. I don’t mind memoirs if they are well written; I’ll read anything that’s well written. But it seems like anyone who is remotely famous feels obligated to write a memoir, even if they are way too young to have done anything memorable enough to write…
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