Category Archives: Blogs

LiveJournal Content Strike

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Michael

LiveJournal, a popular blogging and social networking tool, came under new ownership a few months ago (in December, if I remember correctly). I read today that many users are announcing a Content Strike based on some decisions made by the … Continue reading →

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notes from the interblags

Posted on March 13, 2008 by Michael

• Metaspencer links to this master’s thesis on blogging in classrooms. I’ll have to read it sometime soon. • Steven Krause links to Cory Doctorow’s 17 Tips For Getting Bloggers To Write About You. Good tips for people with websites … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogs, Blogs in Classrooms, CCCC 08, Education, New Media, Notes from the Interblags, Queer issues and theory | 2 Comments

stuff white people like

Posted on February 25, 2008 by Michael

While I was visiting Michigan State’s campus last week, quite a few grad students were talking about the blog Stuff White People Like. When I got back home, I checked it out. It’s an hilarious site that chronicles the behaviors … Continue reading →

Posted in Affect, Blogs, Ethics, publics, Race | 6 Comments

page 123 meme

Posted on February 23, 2008 by Michael

This has been circulating the blogs: The rules of engagement are as follows: a) Pick up the nearest book of 123 pages or more. b) Find page 123. c) Find the first 5 sentences and read them. d) Post the … Continue reading →

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notes from the interblags: the childish edition

Posted on February 10, 2008 by Michael

I want to write extensively on these, but given time constraints, I’ll just give some links and let you think, with perhaps a bit of musing from myself: • There is a viral video going around that is supposed to … Continue reading →

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