05 Mar
Posted by Sam Jackson as Admissions, College, Financial Aid, Internets, marketing, odd & fun
At the start of February I announced my desire to organize a scholarship through my site. A little more than a month later, things are really going strong. Here’s where things now stand–still working things out:
The Idea: A contest to propose the best new ideas for using new media, the internet, and technology to improve [...]
29 Feb
Posted by Sam Jackson as Esoterotica, Internets
Why not discover something new–why not hear some unfamiliar music this weekend?
The South by Southwest music festival in Austin always releases lots of MP3s of artists each year, but this year did not put them together in a torrent all in one place. Luckily, Greg Hewgill did. Click here for the link to his torrent.
I [...]
28 Feb
Posted by Sam Jackson as Esoterotica, Internets, Irrelevance, Teenagers, personal
I was recently having a little debate with Diana over at the Digital Natives blog about how best to manage online identities as a teenager, inspired by Lifehacker’s recent post about managing digital reputations. My main point of agreement was about ‘becoming the source’ for information about yourself, and how important it is to maintain [...]
27 Feb
Hello everyone! This is my first time hosting a blog carnival, but it is the 160th Carnival of Education! I got a lot of submissions for this week and chose the best ones to share with you today. Welcome to the February 27, 2008 edition of the carnival of education, let’s get started! [...]
13 Feb
Posted by Sam Jackson as Advertisements, Internets, personal
Hello everyone! I just made a nice direct advertising page. Please consider advertising on the site today. You’ll support my college education and the site while getting great exposure. I’ve taken down the Google AdSense ads (yay!) but want to replace that revenue… with direct ad sales! They could look like the sample unit you [...]