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Medium: A new platform for writers


The estimated time to read this article is 4 minutes Written by emw

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Over the last year, I’ve spent considerable time experimenting with Medium, a new platform for writers. Medium is one of a half dozen sites striving to be the Youtube of […]

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Tags: blogging platforms, crowdfunding, digital publishing, longform writing, marriage, Medium, parenting, personal stuff, Robin Williams, self-publishing, social media, The Analytic Eye, WattPad

Having It All: Why We Need New Stories About Female Superheroes (TedxWaterlooWomen talk)


The estimated time to read this article is 2 minutes Written by emw

So here it is! On December 1, 2012, I gave a talk at TedxWaterlooWomen in Waterloo, Ontario. The event’s theme was “The Space Between” and my topic was “Having it […]

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Wattpad: Disrupting publishing, one download at a time


The estimated time to read this article is 18 minutes Written by emw

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If you went to the office building in North Toronto where I interviewed Amy Martin, product marketing manager for Wattpad.com, on November 12, 2012, you might find that tree mural […]

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    I first met Julia Rosien at the TedxWaterlooWomen event back in December. She was our MC and did a great job hosting the day. Since then, we’ve continued to chat […]

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  • UPDATED! Tuesday Blink: The status of my TedxWaterlooWomen video

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    I gave my TedxWaterlooWomen talk on December 1, 2012. My topic was Having it all: Why we need better stories about female superheroes. It was a fantastic event. I delivered […]

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  • The Analytic Eye gets a shoutout in Forbes

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    Twitter sometimes starts conversations you don’t expect.Which in turn can produce unexpected, real-world results. The other day, I noticed an interesting tweet from @Jenna_Goudreau who writes for @Forbes and @Forbes […]

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  • Tuesday Blink: I’m Speaking at TedxWaterlooWomen

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    Sometimes, you have to push yourself to do somewhat terrifying things. I’m doing that December 1. I’ll be on the speaker bill for TedxWaterlooWomen (I’ve submitted my bio, but it’s […]

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  • Tuesday Blink: Online Academic Journals, Please Pull Up Your Layout Socks

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    The thing I like most about Twitter: itโ€™s easy to keep tabs on conversations I donโ€™t follow directly, like formal scholarship about communications. The thing that makes me wildly irritable […]

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