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		<title>Dueling social networks: Google+ and Facebook</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2011/07/22/dueling-social-networks-google-and-facebook/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:12:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although I&#8217;m using Google+ I know absolutely nothing about it. And I&#8217;ve yet to find the time to really explore it. The comforting thing is knowing that no one else knows anything about it. Everything is speculation. People using it &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2011/07/22/dueling-social-networks-google-and-facebook/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nothing is secure; no one is anonymous</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2011/06/18/nothing-is-secure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 11:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter how sophisticated technology is, it always has one big hurtle it can&#8217;t overcome: us. How we use something &#8212; how we behave &#8212; will always condition technology, either by how it is designed or how it is used. &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2011/06/18/nothing-is-secure/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Curation the first trend of 2011</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2011/01/07/curation-the-first-trend-of-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are only a week into the new year and already it has its Internet trend: curation. I’m particularly struck by this trend for both positive and negative reasons. I’ll get the negative one out of the way first. It’s &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2011/01/07/curation-the-first-trend-of-2011/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Our misinformation age</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/08/18/our-misinformation-age/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://writelife.net/?p=3344</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In our digital age we have buckets of information and much of it is easily accessible. I can go online and with a bit of hunting find out all kinds of things about my neighbours, friends, strangers and you. Many &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/08/18/our-misinformation-age/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Breadth, depth and brains</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/06/15/breadth-depth-and-brains/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve always liked Nicholas Carr for his skepticism. Unlike contrarians, who take opposing views for their own sake, Carr as a skeptic asks questions, the kinds that challenge assumptions. Challenging assumptions is good for the brain. I’ve just picked up &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/06/15/breadth-depth-and-brains/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>‘Emotions are contagious’</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/06/08/emotions-are-contagious/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wrote a review of a book I’m currently rereading, Exuberance: The Passion for Life by Kay Redfield Jamison. (You’ll find it over at Thoughtwrestling.) This morning, I was looking over a chapter titled “Throwing up rockets,” a phrase from &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/06/08/emotions-are-contagious/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Authenticity and free speech</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/06/07/authenticity-and-free-speech/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 11:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, Jonathan Fields had an interesting post titled, &#8220;Is social media killing authenticity?&#8221; I found the question intriguing partly because I think the answer is likely yes, at least in the sense Fields is talking about it (as in, &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/06/07/authenticity-and-free-speech/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Joni and Bob; poets and thieves</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/05/02/joni-and-bob-poets-and-thieves/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 15:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Why am I always the one who must be the thief?” – Bob Dylan – A recent internet dust-up about Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan provided a certain amount of insight into people, the web and art, but the insights &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/05/02/joni-and-bob-poets-and-thieves/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Metaphors and similes like bling for words</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/04/20/metaphors-and-similes-like-bling-for-words/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 12:46:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We use metaphors and similes every day. The web is built on them. The web itself is a metaphor. Well, it began as a metaphor. Given the meanings of web, I suppose it is an actual web. So I guess &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/04/20/metaphors-and-similes-like-bling-for-words/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Quotes are signage</title>
		<link>http://writelife.net/2010/04/09/quotes-are-signage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bill Wren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The internet is full of epigrams, aphorisms and quotes. I used a few in my post yesterday. You see them every day in tweets and status updates. They’re all over the place. Why is that? What are they for? They’re &#8230; <a href="http://writelife.net/2010/04/09/quotes-are-signage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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