Literature in a Wired World http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005 What happens when storytelling goes cyber? Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:06:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Final Blog Vote — The Winners! http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=72 http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=72#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:11:08 +0000 Richard Parent http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=72 For the final blog vote of the semester we have a tie!

Like MAD and The Unprepared Critics

Congrats to both of the these crews! The last stretch of blogging is always tough. You guys rocked.

]]> http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?feed=rss2&p=72 Blog Vote — THE FINAL COUNTDOWN http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=71 http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=71#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:18:52 +0000 Richard Parent http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=71

So, who will emerge victorious?

Who will be crowned with fame and glory and bonus points?

We’re leaving together,
But still it’s farewell
And maybe we’ll come back,
To earth, who can tell?
I guess there is no one to blame
We’re leaving ground
Will things ever be the same again?

It’s the final countdown…

]]> http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?feed=rss2&p=71 The Perils of Social Networking, Part 3-Million-and-One http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=70 http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=70#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:12:06 +0000 Richard Parent http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=70 As everyone knows, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas… on hidden-camera surveillance footage to be unearthed and used for future (or present) blackmailing purposes. Duh.

And I’ve mentioned before that everything you put online stays online in one form or another. Forever. Right, Monica?

And I always make it a point to talk with my classes about how everything other people put online about you stays online forever. This isn’t news, and it isn’t rocket science. You’d think a smart up-and-comer would have figured that out by now.

So, pop quiz time: Who’s The Guy On The Left Honking Hillary’s Hooter?

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Congratulations, Obamaphiles, you’re absolutely correct! That’s Jon Favreau (no, the other one), President-Elect Obama’s Director of Speechwriter!

Here’s the potentially more sober publicity shot the campaign used when making the announcement that Favreau would be getting a White House office to write the words that make Obama’s mouth move:

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The Washington Post reports on:

some interesting photos of a recent party [Favreau] attended — including one where he’s dancing with a life-sized cardboard cut-out of secretary of state-designate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, and another where he’s placed his hand on the cardboard former first lady’s chest while a friend is offering her lips a beer — popped up on Facebook for about two hours. The photos were quickly taken down — along with every other photo Favreau had of himself on the popular social networking site, save for one profile headshot.

And yet… and here’s the fun thing… even though Favreau took (or had his friends take) down all of these photos, they’re still in the Washington Post and now on blogs and web pages everywhere. Classic.

Now, we could ask why a promising power-player would jeopardize his career with something silly and avoidable like this. But we’ve learned (thank you Bill Clinton, Eliot Spitzer, John Edwards, David Vitter, Mark Foley, Larry Craig…) that when it comes to politics and inappropriate touching, there really is no explanation possible. Nor does there seem to be a way to prevent it.

And we’ve also learned that when it comes to Facebook… trust no one.

(X-posted to the Teaching Seminar and Digital Digressions)

]]> http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?feed=rss2&p=70 Hotel 626 http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=69 http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=69#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:31:55 +0000 Richard Parent http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=69 It’s late. You’re not working on your final project. You’re surfing the web aimlessly.

But then, up ahead, you see the neon glow of a VACANCY sign. It’s Hotel 626. Why not check in? You may even be able to check out.

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Hotel 626 is an “advergame.” Like The Lucky Ones, it’s an online diversion that’s trying to get you to buy a product. Like The Lucky Ones, the connection between the game and the product may be hard to see. But the game itself is fascinating, moody, and intense.

And as the name suggests, it can only be played from 6pm to 6am. So if you want to play it during the day, you’ll need to change your computer’s internal clock.

]]> http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?feed=rss2&p=69 Blog Vote #5 — THE WINNERS! http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=66 http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=66#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:30:10 +0000 Richard Parent http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=66 This vote’s winners are:

Like MAD

Congrats again to Blowfish, Melissa, and Doug! You guys are really on a roll.

]]> http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?feed=rss2&p=66 Blog Vote #4 — WINNERS! http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=67 http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=67#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:24:19 +0000 Richard Parent http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=67 Despite some voting irregularity (feeling Floridian, Slide?!), this vote’s winner is:

Like MAD

Congrats to Blowfish, Melissa, and Doug!

]]> http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?feed=rss2&p=67 Blog Vote #5 — Blood Sport http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=65 http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=65#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:23:44 +0000 Richard Parent http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=65 They say that man is the ultimate predator… and prey.

In today’s blog vote, we will see which blog has risen to the top of the blog food chain, and which… hasn’t.

As usual, vote and give a GOOD reason for your vote.

May the best blog win!

]]> http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?feed=rss2&p=65 A Million Penguins… sorta http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=64 http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=64#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:20:55 +0000 Richard Parent http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=64 I mentioned in class a story about a team-writing assignment that went horribly, horribly wrong (kinda like A Million Penguins).

Here’s the link to that story, and Snopes shows us that it might even be true!

http://www.snopes.com/college/homework/writing.asp

]]> http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?feed=rss2&p=64 Blog Vote #4 — Grudge Match?! http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=63 http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=63#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:21:03 +0000 Richard Parent http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=63 It’s time for our fourth Blog Vote. Who will emerge victorious? Will last time’s winner retain the throne? Will the exiled former #1 return in glory?

Only you know. So vote. And, as always, give a good reason for your vote.

May the best blog win!

]]> http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?feed=rss2&p=63 Calendar Revised! http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=62 http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=62#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:19:11 +0000 Richard Parent http://www.uvm.edu/~reparent/005/?p=62 As promised, I’ve revised the calendar. Here are the new deadlines and due dates:

  • The Twenty-Six Lies Project is now due on November 18
  • The Final Project Proposal is now due by 10am on November 20th

That’s it!

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