Category: conferences
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What’s up with my Fall/Winter
As a summer enthusiast, I hate fall and winter, but at least I am keeping busy with different endeavors: On October 19, I’ll be on a panel at the IL Library Association conference: Always Be Collaborating: Looking Beyond the Library Walls for Models of Civic Engagement. I’ll be talking about the “how to be a pop…
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I know what I did this summer
I’ve been a bit quiet here over the summer, but I’ve been up to a lot so I wanted to share it, in my usual quarterly self promotional blog post. I’m working with Citizen Engagement Laboratory’s Cultural Pulse project, and I’ve been doing a lot of writing there which may be of interest to you…
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What I am up to: March/April Edition
Time for my monthly exercise in self-promotion. I’m up to a lot in the next couple of months, so if you have any interest in blogging, geek culture, or digital stuff there’s something you may be interested in checking out. First off, on March 18th and 19th I’ll be at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment…
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Cultural Pulse Project
I forgot to mention in my rundown of what I’ve been up to, I kinda buried the lead. I neglected to mention that I’m currently working with the Citizen Engagement Lab‘s “Cultural Pulse” project, which connects non-profits with research and insights on how online communities use pop culture to advance social change. Of course, this is right…
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Stuff i liked in 2015
Song Exploder: This was always a great podcast but this year it really hit its stride. As a musician, being able to deconstruct a song is always fascinating to me, but I honestly thing it’s a podcast that would appeal to anyone who’s a curious person and interested in the creative process. The episodes with…
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What I’m up to in November
I had a great October teaching at Storystudio and doing a training at the Axelson Center, and I’ve got a busy November, too. I’ll be doing double duty on November 5th, teaching Google Analytics for Communications at Public Narrative (formerly Community Media Workshop) then later that day I’ll be talking about How to Start (and…
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What I’m up to: October Edition
I just wrapped up my latest edition of the Blogging 101 class and I’ve got more to come in the next couple of months. Here’s what’s new for October: I’ll be back at Storystudio for Blogging 201 on October 22. I’ll be doing a custom training for the Axelson Center for Nonprofit Managment on October 28th…
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Blogging 101 and 201 at Storystudio Chicago
I’m teaching Blogging 101 and 201 at Storystudio Chicago again this fall. These are a couple of one-day classes that are an intro to blogging platforms and writing get newbies and for people who may have a great blogging idea that they’ve not been able to launch or maintain. Blogging 101 Thursday, September 24th, 6:30pm –…
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The Seven Year Itch – Part 2
A couple of days ago, I started telling people via social media about my career shift away from mostly social media stuff and towards (back to?) writing and editing. It’s not really a surprise to anyone who knew me before 2007 but so much has changed within that seemingly short amount of time that the shift…
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New writing!
I’ve got new writing in a lot of places! Check out some of the tech writing I’ve got on Built In Chicago.com I also have a guide to underrated street fests in this week’s NewCity. If you’re near a bookstore, check out the latest issue of Bitch Magazine for an essay I wrote on the…
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