Guest blogging to build social capital
A recent article by Matt Cutts titled “The Decay and Fall of Guest Blogging for SEO” has sparked some readers/bloggers to ask if guest blogging should cease completely. As Matt clarified in his post,...
View ArticleParticipate in a Book Trailer Survey
Have you ever watched a book trailer? Have you thought, hey this is a great idea? Or hmmm do people really watch these? Well now’s the time to find out! As a graduate student at the University of...
View ArticleBecome the media: journalism vs. blogging
One of the many benefits the Internet has given us is the democratization of the media. For years there has been a fierce debate on the merits of blogging versus journalism. Are bloggers journalists?...
View ArticleThe No Makeup Selfie – Clicktivism via Social Media Networks
Internet communication is not revolutionary anymore. What’s evolving is how we use/manage these digital communication tools to create social networks and what causes or purposes we can form communities...
View ArticleGrowing Social Networks – Comparing theories
This will be my last blog post for my Communications 506 coursework, but it definitely is not my last blog post at The Chron-nicoles. This semester I learned about the theory and structures that make...
View ArticleTurning over a new leaf before 2015
A colleague of mine said to me last week: “When you commit to something you don’t do it in moderation do you?” I laughed and then I starting thinking about what she said. She’s right. When I’m on...
View ArticleBest book trailer ever?
I forgot how quickly Wednesday comes around when you have to think about what you’ve done and blog about. Joining the ROW80 challenge is definitely the way to be accountable for completing my MA...
View Article5 ways Belgium changed me permanently
Talking to my close girlfriends about dating I realized that I have put Edmonton men at a slight disadvantage because I lived in Belgium for over two years. Europe changed me and I’d like to think for...
View ArticleWho says SEO is dead?
Mobilegeddon. Is it the end of the World Wide Web as we know it? Saying “SEO is dead” is a common rabbit hole many people go down in so-called “digital revolution” discussions. A similar case was when...
View ArticleWebsites are like houses
It’s not uncommon to hear some people say, “I don’t knowa thing about websites”. With URLs, splash pages, microsites, and plugins, the world of websites can seem overwhelming. There are an abundance of...
View ArticleDescribing What I Do Again – PhD-Style
I moved to Dublin, Ireland to start a PhD at Trinity College Dublin. So stay tuned for more European travel adventures and posts about how I adjust to another culture. So a PhD in what you might ask?...
View ArticleWriting Interactive Fiction on Twine
As part of my PhD, I’m taking a computing science master’s course on contextual media that involves game design, narrative, and critical studies. One of the assignments was to write an interactive...
View ArticleTrinity College Dublin Public Humanities Workshop – May 2017
Over the past two days (May 23-24, 2017) I attended the Public Humanities Workshop at the Long Room Hub in Trinity College Dublin (TCD), Ireland, funded by the DARIAH-EU project and the ADAPT Centre....
View ArticleTake-aways from the Inaugural Transmedia Earth Conference 2017
I recently presented my PhD research at the Inaugural Transmedia Earth Conference in EAFIT University, Medellin, Colombia from October 11-13, 2017. As transmedia is an area of study that has become...
View ArticleAttending Academic Conferences as a PhD Student
I presented at three conferences in three different countries within a five week period. No, this is not common or even recommendable. It was a lot of work, travelling, and jet lag, but I met inspiring...
View ArticleThe Irish National Famine Way: A Transmedia Story
The National Irish Famine Way is Ireland’s newest accredited national heritage trail that runs approximately 165 km from Strokestown, Roscommon, to Dublin, Ireland. The National Famine Way is a project...
View ArticleWhat’s Next After Netflix’s Bandersnatch?
Support academic research by interactive with this web documentary on travelling in Australia. Take the virtual tour!
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