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Scoop.it!
I guess I’m in a metaphysical mood today. Thinking about writing for the internet, how it’s different, and finding your own style. 
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Scoop.it!
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Delightful weekend fun and be sure to read the comments..."Why is a raven like a writing desk?" This question has been posed in many situations. It has been pondered by great minds. It is the most unanswerable famous riddle of all time, and it has an answer....
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Scoop.it!
The Onion, which turns 25 on Thursday, was founded by two Madison, Wis., college students as a local satirical newspaper "intended mainly to ... sell pizza coupons," says its editor-in-chief....
Jeff Domansky's insight:
More onions with your news? Too good to miss...
Jim Bob's comment,
August 31, 2013 11:55 PM
I just noticed this week Onion has strong ties with Wikipedia.
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When a veteran stand-up comic is also funny on Twitter, it doesn’t exactly come as a shock. When an unknown phenom makes you physically choke on guffaws, though, it’s a revelation and also something of an extended audition.
...After catching the attention of the comedy cognoscenti in 2010, the then recent Harvard graduate soon got jobs writing on the Oscars and Disney’sA.N.T. Farm., before moving to a staff writer position at NBC’s ensemble sitcom Parks and Recreation. (The show was just renewed for a sixth season.) The in-demand writer is also an accomplished poet who’s writing asatirical guide to science for ladies.
Megan Amram’s frothy blend of dark humor and smart, surreal silliness has found more than 356,000 followers on Twitter so far. Although not everybody trying to generate laughs online is doing so for the same reasons, or with the same twisted flair, Amram’s consistent comedic quality is enviable for anyone trying to make their mark with brief bursts of humor. The multidiscipline writer recently spoke with Co.Create about puns, poetry, and how to be funny on Twitter altogether....
Jeff Domansky's insight:
Great tips and inspiration for Twitter humor...
Two Pens's curator insight,
May 23, 2013 2:37 PM
Anyone who thinks you can't make a reputation on Twitter is hiding one's head under the ostrich and the earth. |
Writing for the internet is like that ;=)