ok, a couple more
These are scary.
My virtual life. (2006, May 1). Business Week online.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_18/b3982001.htm. Accessed 4-06.
Tenner, G. (2006, Mar. 26).
Searching for dummies. New York Times (log-in required).
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/26/opinion/26tenner.html?ex=1146110400&en=905de746a534b17c&ei=5070. Accessed 4-06.
participatory media
Here is an article that tells a little about what I consider the most profound change brought by weblogs:
Among the audience. (2006, Apr. 24). Economist.com, from
the Economist print edition.
http://www.economist.com/surveys/displaystory.cfm?story_id=6794156. Accessed 4-06.
It's connected to one I haven't read, but will:
It's the links, stupid. (2006, Apr. 20). Economist.com, from
the Economist print edition.
http://www.economist.com/surveys/displaystory.cfm?story_id=6794172. Accessed 4-06.
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Keep the Faith
BENEFITRandy Auxier - with Randall (aka "Grasshopper" Hopper - and open mic between sets
7 PM Saturday April 22
Interfaith Center- Grand & University, Carbondale
chat
As chat carries on, unexpected things happen, and I realize that it's truly another culture. Some come bearing words I've never seen- fluent in way I could only imagine- because it's fluent in a conversational-writing kind of medium that is truly different from the other media we use. I'd like to study it- but actually I've been overloaded just doing my usual stuff, and in my free time pin down
the essence of language. Linguists unfortunately may be so busy keeping their field on its shoestring, that they don't have time to study new media...at least I don't. But I'm living in a time when it sure is interesting to see it evolve. And I can also see a community evolve- as people come, talk, use emoticons & abbreviations, etc., according to what works.
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apple's for sale
One of my favorite signs...seen often at grocery stores. It proves that the writer has a
rule...a rule to the effect that, if there's an s, put an apostrophe in front of it. It could be another rule (maybe he/she is saying: (an) apple (is) for sale - but I doubt it. Lots of yard signs with family names are made- paid for with good money- and the apostrophe is misused. But money spent reinventing the language is money well-spent, I guess. I'm not laughing at people - I swear - I'm just trying to figure it out. I use the blog to get this stuff down because I know it'll come around again.
