So Hugo Chavez has been out threatening to start his own blog, saying he will build his “own trench on the Internet” to fight against the oh so evil Venezuelan activist Twitter users. How dare they tweet? “Tweeting” may be a potty word in Venezuela, but to me it just echoes of the good ol’ days of Looney Tunes…
When I started my blog (or many numerous blogs), I didn’t realize I was building trenches a la Don Draper in the Korean War, but thanks to Mr. Chavez, I now know that I am sitting here and fighting all my own little wars with the magical powers of my sword-like pen or keyboard and firing with the words of each blog post.
While it may be presumptuous to refer to myself as a “great mind,” I have never really had any qualms about my freakishly healthy ego. That said, there are two articles these I read recently and very much enjoyed that highlight the very importance of what I have been writing about here.
“When, after the first world war, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the advent of the so-called New Diplomacy, whereby secrecy and the balance of power would be replaced by open covenants and collective security, many people regarded such things as the dreams of an idealist preacher.”
Almost two months ago, I vowed to start writing about my interest in the intersection of culture, world politics and social media. Then, life took over, and I have been a major failure at that since. Now that I have returned from a wonderful trip to my beloved East Coast, I am back in action…
My previous post was about how Tom Brokaw, the man that described America’s “Greatest Generation,” which came of age during the Great Depression, fought World War II and rebuilt America.
Today, I want to talk about a new generation of people. Our generation is coming of age in “The Great Recession.” Continue Reading…
Recently, a friend of mine sent me a commencement speech Tom Brokaw made last year (2009) at William and Mary, which he, coincidentally, made on the exact same day as my graduation.
I like the general concept of commencement speeches – they are always so quotable, probably because they are meant to inspire people who are facing the daunting phenomenon called “the real world,” which Brokaw jokes, “was junior high”. Continue Reading…
Today, the MySpace Journal Winner was announced. Unfortunately, I did not win, but congratulations to Sloane Berrent, this year’s winner! It is an important endeavor for citizen journalists to voice their opinions at such a significant international event.
Although I did not win, I would like to thank you all for your support and votes!
I appreciate all of your efforts to help me win this contest and your words of encouragement. Despite the disappointment, I will, nevertheless, continue to follow the proceedings of the 40th Annual Meeting in Davos very closely, and I suggest you do the same. Here is the website: http://www.weforum.org/en/events/AnnualMeeting2010/index.htm
In addition, I will continue to seek out opportunities like this to to excel as a journalist and to contribute to the global conversation.
Thank you again for your support!
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Here’s a photo of the quarter sheet ad announcing the finalists in The Wall Street Journal today. It’s on A15, if you buy a copy Remember to VOTE! (I’m on the far left)
Photo by Ryan Wallace, sent via iPhone.
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Hey everyone! Just thought you might want to take a look at my submission video before voting. I know, I talk fast…but I have a lot of great things to say and I would really love a chance to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos this year!!!
It’s an amazing opportunity for me as well as for citizen journalists. As I discuss in my video, social media is changing the way we do everything these days, including global discussion. Even the World Economic Forum itself is dipping its toes into this with WELCOM, a collaborative platform that integrates Web 2.0 technology and will enable leaders to build knowledge, share insights and reach out to key stakeholders as an online community throughout the year. I think it’s pretty cool that the world is changing the way it resolves conflicts and adapts simultaneously to our current technology and social media addicted society.
It’s even more amazing that they are allowing citizen journalists to take part in this conversation. In the past year, we realized just how much the economy can affect each and every one of us as individuals. Especially for recent grads, we stepped into an economy and job market we knew nothing about and we had it pretty bad, but we’re still here today and we’ve learned from our mistakes and our experiences and we are ready to contribute to the global conversation. Give me a chance to join that!
Thank you so much for all of your support!!! You guys are amazing!
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