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Category Archives: social media
The Mechanics of Blog Writing
Occasionally I get questions from readers asking how I go about blogging. I’m not certain if I’m doing this in a business-savvy manner all the time (see my friend Chef Katrina for advice on that), but when it comes to … Continue reading
Information Isn’t Always Meant to Be Free
Six years ago, WikiLeaks obtained and released a large raft of documents and emails obtained from the U.S. Department of State. Federal employees and contractors were forbidden from visiting the site. There are a couple of very good reasons why … Continue reading
Posted in philosophy, social media, technical writing
Tagged ethics, FOIA, Freedom of Information Act, WikiLeaks
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Sharing Your Opinions on the Internet
A few days after the attack in Orlando, a group of my fellow entrepreneurs were discussing what it’s reasonable to share on Facebook, Twitter, or our blogs regarding the events of the day. Being a non-confrontational, preferably non-controversial person, my … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, audience, blogging, clients, personal, philosophy, social media, workplace
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Formative Experiences and Technology
If you’re a psychotherapist or a fiction writer, you often devote a great deal of time to understanding an individual’s past experiences in order to better understand how they’re reacting now. This approach might be perceived as clinical, Freudian, or … Continue reading
Posted in social media, Uncategorized
Tagged analog, computers, electronics, Generation X, GenX, mobile technology, privacy, technology use
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Keeping Your Web Content Focused
If you’re a frequent visitor to this page, you might have noticed that I maintain multiple websites–this site and a personal page. I’ll freely admit that Heroic Technical Writing gets ten times the audience that BartLeahy.com receives. One primary reason … Continue reading
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