There's been some great conversation on the web lately about women and their work. My favourite by far is a two-for-one. Jess Zimmerman asks over at The Toast, "Where's my Cut?": On Unpaid Emotional Labor. The article is thought-provoking but the discussion over at Metafilter about it is pretty stunning, if only for the list of emotional labour … Continue reading Byte sized #9: The judging women edition
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Byte sized #8: Healthy online communities edition
I'm a weird reader in that sometimes I read just the comments on things like advice columns; the actual advice is that not relevant to me but watching people duke it out over social norms is my reality TV fix. One of the best jobs I've had was at the now-something-else 50Plus.com watching retirees chat and … Continue reading Byte sized #8: Healthy online communities edition
Byte sized #7: Being a better person is good for you
Here at casa Gruden, I've been mired in confronting our family's stuff; my mother-in-law is moving in with us at the end of August (yay!) and so we are clearing out some rooms, in a house we've occupied for 10 years. It's an amazing gift of time to be able to do it drawer-by-drawer, but … Continue reading Byte sized #7: Being a better person is good for you
Byte sized #6: World leaders!
President of the United States weighs in on peas in guacamole. Internet outrage at its finest! I predict a slew of recipes-with-unusual-things-in-them. Also, yum, guacamole. Op-ed or blog post? I'm still a bit bemused at the variations on this one, sample from The Atlantic: "On Monday evening, President Obama took to the Huffington Post to … Continue reading Byte sized #6: World leaders!
Byte sized #5: The Traffic Factories and more
If you're fascinated by how journalists/sites/brands get content online and measure its success, Caitlin Petre's report The Traffic Factories: Metrics at Chartbeat, Gawker Media, and The New York Times at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism is totally worth a read. A tip of the hat to Jim Romenesko's blog for that one, lo these months … Continue reading Byte sized #5: The Traffic Factories and more
Byte sized #4: The golden oldies edition (Friday fun)
Faux dek for this piece: As fresh as a Far Side cartoon. Lots of running around today. There's a long post brewing but meantime, a few old favourites. I will actually use this batch to highlight that on the web, content can live forever...which is awesome for finding old links. Sometimes it makes it hard … Continue reading Byte sized #4: The golden oldies edition (Friday fun)
Byte sized #3: Adventurous women
A theme developed for this post, so let's have at it: stories about adventurous women. The Toughest Woman on Two Wheels by Grayson Schaffer for Outside answers a question I'm sure we've all had, which is, once you've survived growing up in a cult and written a bestseller about it, what next? Ride around the world, … Continue reading Byte sized #3: Adventurous women
Byte sized #2: Reply All and the Girl Guides, plus bonus Alanis
This week's Reply All, episode #28, Shipped To Timbuktu, made me cry. Find out how adults running Girl Guides, to loosely quote one of the interviewees, "saved the childhoods" of children living in a concentration camp. Not even kidding. #ICYMI: It's Gen X theme week, probably because everything is suddenly turning 20. Soraya Roberts over at Hazlitt looks … Continue reading Byte sized #2: Reply All and the Girl Guides, plus bonus Alanis
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Stories catching my eye right now: It's the 20th anniversary of Microserfs! Alex Pappademas over at Grantland takes an in-depth look at tech culture, and tech culture storytelling, in the 90s. Will Oremus at Slate reports moments are having a moment. Maybe you can take some snackable content along. Are we entering a world without work? Derek Thompson … Continue reading Byte sized #1
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