Archive for October, 2008
Why Should We Care About Social Media?
Friday, October 10th, 2008I’ve always felt that we’re all connected in one way or another, and ever since the rise of “Six Degrees of Separation” in the early-90s I’m increasingly convinced that it’s true. This play, and the subsequent movie, by American playwright John Guare, revolves around the idea that any two individuals are connected by, at most, [...]
The Deliberate and Accidental Abuse of Language
Friday, October 10th, 2008One of the saddest things about political campaigns is the abuse of language and intelligent dialogue—the tendency to make words connote something other than their real meaning and to mask intent. Or worse, to disseminate outright lies. At this phase of the presidential campaign there’s plenty of both.
For anyone interested in truthful communication, this is [...]