The Problem with #WINNING
I went to a children’s robotics competition built around LEGO Mindstorms technology. Mindstorms is LEGO’s computer platform for using its bricks to build working robots.…
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New Year; Beta You
This January, I noticed a lot of ads, links, and email subject lines with the cliché, “New Year; New You.” The copywriters weren’t even trying.…
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The Homework We All Need To Do
Let’s think about writing for a moment. We think of writing in two ways. First, there is the writing we do everyday. The phrases that…
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Time to Hit the Power Button
The basic unit of digital communications is the bit, short for binary digit. By binary, we mean a unit of information that comes in one…
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TED Talk, First Draft
I gave a TEDx talk. I didn’t expect to give one. I was nominated, made it through two selection cuts, and then received a formal…
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To Change the World, Shut Out the World
Many of my older students take one look at the commotion on Twitter and don’t know what to think. I tell them to think of…
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An Open Letter to Jack
Dear Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of Twitter, On March 1st, you outlined the challenges and anger facing your platform. We’re committing Twitter to help…
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In Defense of Wikipedia
Each week, I give my interactive communication students a theme focusing on a key element of the Web and that element’s influence on our culture.…
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A Stranger is Worth More Than a Friend
The campaign to delete Facebook is trending again. I say again, because this isn’t the first time. Facebook lost 6 million users in mid-2011 after…
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Voice is the Tech You Want
I loved teaching in front of live classes again this winter. It didn’t change my mind about teaching online. On the contrary, it reinforced my…
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