As long as there’s been an Internet, it’s been a social construct. It was always intended for information exchange, but because there are people on either end of every exchange, each comes with a set of social expectations. When the expectations aren’t met, something goes wrong with the information exchange.
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My goal is to interview 200 entrepreneurs in the next year, and write a book about it.
If this sounds a little like Julie & Julia, well, yeah. Clearly Julie Powell’s original blog and the movie are inspiring me here. And clearly I’ve got the same need she had for a release: to get an idea floating around inside me out into the fresh air. Continue Reading »
I got this in one of those anonymous joke e-mails, so please don’t look for me to offer author credit. I’m not sure who’s willing to TAKE credit. LOL
The Internet long ago brought us the emoticon, or smiley. These are your basic rear-end smileys.
(_!_) |
default |
(__!__) |
fat |
(!) |
tight |
(_*_) |
a**hole |
{_!_}
|
swishy (?) |
(_o_) |
well-used |
(_x_) |
kiss mine |
(_X_) |
leave mine alone |
(_zzz_) |
mine’s tired |
(_E=mc2_) |
smart |
(_?_) |
dumb |
(_$_) |
shoots out money |
Kelly Karius
the angels they burn inside for us
are we ever
are we ever gonna learn to fly
the devils they burn inside of us
are we ever gonna come back down
come around
I’m always gonna worry about the things that could make us cold
- Dishwalla, “Angels and Devils”
Tom Ingram's gold, extracted from computers
Susan Beane, guest writer for this post, manages Columbine Embroidery, a marketing specialties emporium located in Longmont, CO.
Serinda Swan of 'Absolute Poker'
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Artist's conception of the Corner Coffee Shop, if the artist is in third grade
The Corner Coffee Shop, so named because it’s, well, on the corner, is located in my hometown, Barberton, OH. I stopped in there one day last week to have a cup of tea while my car was getting an oil change down the street. And at that time I learned what social networking was like back when Moses borrowed a nickel off me. (He still hasn’t paid it back.) Continue Reading »
The signature file is one artifact from the days of Usenet that persists today. It’s your online business card – some people liken it to a letterhead – containing (hopefully) enough information about you to allow people you’ve never met to distinguish you from everyone else in the world. Why does it work this way? Continue Reading »
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