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The Tumblr vs. WordPress Argument (and Why I Have Both Now)

by Jose 08.23.2010

At this point, there’s so many arguments over which blogging platform’s best, I decided I wouldn’t rehash those arguments as a whole. I still haven’t tried Drupal, and I don’t think Blogspot’s robust enough for me. I had four main sites in which I share my madness: Here (where I share my lengthier posts) Facebook [...]

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Validating Blogs #4080: Indirect People Are Shadyyyy

by Jose 03.18.2010

Last week, after attending the awesome TEDxNYED, I found myself yearning for more of that collaborative energy. Everytime I thought I was done reflecting on some of the ideas presented, I find another opportunity to immediately use the knowledge acquired to something I’d already thought. For instance, I invited a group of educators and concerned [...]

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Why I Livetweeted the World Series [Or The Greatest Yankees Livetweeter Alive]

by Jose 11.05.2009

Imagine having to sit through an entire baseball game with announcers whose unseemly hate for your favorite team is too obvious after every inning, after every close play, or after  some “managerial” mistake. Imagine hearing the announcer just say the most random and irrelevant things at a ration that’s far too frequent for anyone to [...]

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Why I Almost Quit Twitter

by Jose 10.11.2009

Confession: I almost quit Twitter. It’s not a big deal in the grand scheme of things since the Internet is teeming with social media networks, including my prohibitive favorite, Facebook. I joined MySpace in 2003, Facebook in 2004, LinkedIn in 2007,  and Twitter in 2008. Needless to say, I’m an early adapter, and a big [...]

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Pomp in Circumstance

by Jose 08.28.2008

A few notes: – A few days ago, I mentioned how one of my favorite teachers / mentors / friends left my present school of employ. Today, I found out that another teacher, who was an icon in the building, passed away. It hurt my soul to see him go, because he was a staple [...]

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Ahhh Tweet Tweet Tweet Tweet Tweet! (or 5 Reasons I Like Twitter)

by Jose 08.04.2008

Someone recently thought aloud, “Why am I on Twitter?!” (actually a little more … terse) So without further adieu, my top 5 reasons: 1. The 140 Character Challenge: In Twitter, you’re only allowed to use 140 characters to express your thoughts, announcements, desires, and visions. As a writer, I first thought it’d hurt my creative [...]

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