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Social Media Wiki - Social Media: May 10, 11:34am 5 reviews journalism, weblogs, web-2-0, social-media
http://socialmedia.wetpaint.com/; Great map rendering the social media universe at Social Media Wiki. But where's StumbleUpon?

http://www.avalongallery.com/media/scans/merriam/my_own_little_world_700.jpg: May 9, 1:48am 21 reviews journalism
http://www.avalongallery.com/media/scans/merriam/my_own_little_world_700.jpg

Here Comes Everybody: May 9, 1:47am 2 reviews writing, science, journalism, social-media
http://herecomeseverybody.org/; Homepage of Clay Shirkey's new book, "Here Comes Everybody." I'm about 1/4 of the way through it and it is quite good. Shirkey gets it.

The Nevada Sagebrush - & I paid $100 to cuddle with a prostitute: May 8, 9:37pm 10 reviews journalism
http://nevadasagebrush.com/blog/2008/05/06/i-paid-100-to-cuddle-with-a-prosti...

http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/default.asp?page=2: May 8, 12:42am 78 reviews journalism
http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/default.asp?page=2

FactCheck.org: May 7, 12:35pm 187 reviews political-science, politics, journalism
http://www.factcheck.org/; factcheck is a great resource for slowing the spin and debunking the garbage. I frequent often.

10 Benefits of Keeping a Journal, and What to Write in It | makeGENIUS.com: May 6, 12:24pm 12 reviews writing, journalism
http://makegenius.com/10-benefits-of-keeping-a-journal-and-what-to-write-in-it/; From the page: "I was told by my 8th grade teacher that all the most intelligent people in the world carried personal journals everywhere they went. I didn't believe her. Perhaps the fact that keeping a journal for the entire semester was a class requisite made me somewhat of a skeptic. Some months ago I found out she was right."

&167; 165. impact. 3. Word Choice. The American Heritage Book of English Usage. …: May 5, 6:51pm 1 review writing, journalism
http://www.bartleby.com/64/C003/0165.html; Does anyone else have as strong a hatred towards using the word 'impact' as a verb as I do? Well, despite our mutual distaste for the non-descriptive word it looks like it is hear to stay. :( From the page: "Nevertheless, the use of impact as a verb has become so common in corporations and institutions that younger speakers have begun to regard it as standard. It seems likely, therefore, that the verb impact will eventually become as usual as the verb contact has become over the last 30 years."