Guest speaker in class today, which means I was able to sit toward the back of the class for most of the day and enjoy. She talked about resumes and that sort of thing.
Now the students have to start crafting their own resumes. No one likes building resumes as a class assignment, I think. But we all need ’em.
Otherwise I’ve been preparing for the rest of the week, which will be hectic with travel and adventure.
I did make it to the pool this evening, where I enjoyed a much more mild temperature than on Monday. Tonight, I swam 2,000 yards, all freestyle. I do not know what is happening.
Things to read … because reading clues us all in.
This is simple. Go where your audience is. Cross post on the hotspots. What to do when your video is winning social media, but it’s a copy that’s getting the clicks?
What should a news organization do when an unauthorized copy of video they produced is going viral on YouTube?
That’s the question Dallas ABC affiliate WFAA faced when a commentary by its veteran sportscaster Dale Hansen about gay football player Michael Sam, started to spread like wildfire on social media. In case you haven’t seen it:
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One problem: That wasn’t an official WFAA video that was spreading. That was someone else’s rip of WFAA’s video — specifically, someone who runs a YouTube channel named MyDailyWorldNews.
Promote the amplifiers as well as your original upload. Why would you, a well-branded television station, do anything else?
Just flat silly:
"At only 23 years old, he has the lifestyle of an adult" http://t.co/kMebLJhyjg
Our culture is doomed.
— Political Math (@politicalmath) February 19, 2014
The author has been out of school since 2010. He’s also an adult, whether he realizes that is an open question.
The author here discusses the coach of the Russian hockey team, and the upcoming Brazilian World Cup team. And then … When Sports Matter Too Much:
We like to think we’re more cultured and sophisticated on American soil, a place where sporting events are kept in perspective. Of course, this isn’t always the case. Some NFL stadiums and some post-game parking lots have become violent, hazardous places.
Let’s just hope we never get to the next level, where the outcome of a game brings super—sized outrage, where the Cardinals would be deemed a civic embarrassment for not winning a Super Bowl staged in Glendale.
Pretty sure he’s never been down to Alabama to watch football fans.
Tomorrow we’re on the road.
