I’ll admit it. I’m addicted to Twitter. Beyond the laughs I get from the wittiness @fakeapstylebook and @menwithpens, I have been drawn to Twitter for information I get in a minute’s notice. I don’t have to weed through RSS feeds or independent sites to get local, national, and international news; instead, I browse 140 characters of briefs that give me the option to read further if I choose to do so. Read the rest at http://www.shannonphilpott.com
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Count Me Absent for My Heart’s Sake
I’ve always hated the phrase “absence makes the heart grow fonder.” I thought that it was a manipulative, cowardly way to basically say “I need time away from you or I’m going to strangle you.” But as I get older (and hopefully wiser), I have begun to realize that the cliché may have some merit. Read the rest at http://www.shannonphilpott.com
Social Media Overload
I’ve spent the past few days immersed, overwhelmed, delighted, and frustrated with social media. As participants in the Associated Collegiate Press Summer Journalism Workshops in Minneapolis, Minn. four of my students and I have been bombarded with high-tech options for reinventing and improving the standards for student newspaper publishing.
Shannon Philpott-Sanders 