A few days ago, I stumbled across a Twitter conversation about House of Leaves. That's generally enough to get my attention. The people involved were an added enticement. But the conversation among Jesse Stommel, Chuck Rybak, Sean Michael Morris, and Paul Benzon took a different direction when Paul asked, if anyone had "theories on what's up … Continue reading Mapping some Familiar Mark Z. Danielewski Tweets
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Three Reasons to Use Social Media in Hard Times (MLA 2011 Version)
It's been so long since this year's MLA ended that you might wonder why I'm going to the trouble of posting my second talk. Hasn't the moment passed? Does anyone care about what I said two months ago, even if you weren't there? And considering the arguments that I make in this talk about social … Continue reading Three Reasons to Use Social Media in Hard Times (MLA 2011 Version)
Dr. ProfHacker, or How I L3rn3d to St0p Worry1ng and <3 teh fail!!1! (MLA 2011 Version)
As you might have intuited from a previous post, I had the opportunity to attend the recent 2011 MLA Convention in Los Angeles. One of the panels that I spoke on was organized by Jason B. Jones and featured a trio of the ProfHacker team on the theme of "Hacking the Profession: Academic Self-Help in … Continue reading Dr. ProfHacker, or How I L3rn3d to St0p Worry1ng and <3 teh fail!!1! (MLA 2011 Version)
(Omni?)Present at the MLA
Last year I gained some attention for not attending the Modern Language Association's annual convention. The notice that was paid to my situation and to the paper that was read on my behalf took me completely by surprise. That feeling of surprise persisted throughout 2010 as people occasionally sent emails or told me at events … Continue reading (Omni?)Present at the MLA
WordPress Books
Last week I asked several people on Twitter if they could recommend any books on WordPress. We're working to more effectively implement a WP Install at Emory for faculty use and for low-key digital scholarship projects. (Bigger projects will most likely be running on Omeka.) A few others asked that I make the list available … Continue reading WordPress Books