AltWeeklies Wire
I Know Why the @cagedbird Tweetsnew
As the following local profiles illustrate, Twitter users generally fall into three categories: those who treat the micro-blogging service as a kind of online diary; those who see it as a means of professional growth and outreach; and those who use it to connect with others who share a specific interest.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bill Forman |
11-05-2009 |
Tech
The Collapse of ObamaCare is Rooted in Unclear Communication
A poll says that 67 percent of Americans don't understand Obama's healthcare plan. I'm one of them.
A Wide Border Network Helps Separate Swine-Flu Facts From Fictionnew
Whether this bout of swine flu goes hog-wild or fizzles into history, it has allowed officials to test an emerging communications network that reaches from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention down to little Nogales, Ariz.—and then leaps the border into Mexico.
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Vanderpool |
05-07-2009 |
Science
Tags: swine flu, communication
Thom Hartmann's Latests Explains How to Think Like a Republicannew
Cracking the Code explains how the left wing can exploit the techniques of the right. While that sounds like a snoozy topic, Hartmann drops in enough anecdotes and ripped-from-the-headlines (or, from politicians' speeches and campaign ads) examples to keep it lively.
The Portland Mercury |
Amy J. Ruiz |
12-04-2008 |
Nonfiction