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Made You Look! Advertising and the New Attention Economy
By Dino Sossi https://dinosossi.wordpress.com/2020/12/19/hey-you-look-over-here-advertising-and-the-dawn-of-the-attention-economy/ Figure #1 – Taste the difference? (Bond, 2020) Why do we have advertising? Paying for content via advertisements is a relatively recent phenomenon. In his important and timely book The Attention Merchants (20106), author Tim Wu … Continue reading
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To Read or Not to Read? Essay Grading Tips (Graphic)
By Dino Sossi (updated February 15, 2020) https://dinosossi.wordpress.com/2018/02/15/to-read-or-not-to-read-tldr-grading-graphic/ Professor Michael Millner revealed something startling about his teaching (2018). He stopped writing comments on student essays. Why resort to something so radical, something seemingly so anti-educational? Millner found that one too … Continue reading
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You Can Always Get What You Want–Aristotle’s Rhetoric
By Dino Sossi https://dinosossi.wordpress.com/2021/01/14/get-what-you-wantaristotles-rhetoric/ Figure #1 – Could I sell you a soda? (Nordquist, 2017) How do we get what we want? During the current political moment, it feels like might makes right. Those who are the strongest and have … Continue reading
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Letter Writing: An Ode to Simpler Times
A lost art in the digital age Figure #1 – Well-worn, but wonderful. The Waiting Game Another day passed, another day of fruitless longing. Quebec City is a magical, romantic place. Cobble stone streets echo with the sound of horse … Continue reading
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