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Aug
Digital Humanities Outreach and Media Fragmentation

Digital Humanities Outreach and Media Fragmentation

Reaching an audience for a digital humanities project used to be straightforward. It isn’t anymore. The fragmentation and toxicity
2 min read
29
Nov
Briefly noted for November 29, 2022

Briefly noted for November 29, 2022

Check out these amazing WPA-style posters created by the Department of Energy to mark the infrastructure achievements made possible under
1 min read
23
Nov
Briefly noted for November 23, 2022

Briefly noted for November 23, 2022

It looks like the theme of this week's Briefly Noted post is Substack. I didn’t intend it,
1 min read
19
Dec

Why I Quit Facebook

As a pretty heavy Twitter user, it may seem strange that I quit Facebook on account of privacy concerns. But
1 min read
07
Oct

A Google Books Cautionary Tale

This one made the rounds of Twitter earlier today thanks to Jo Guldi. This month Wired Magazine tells a cautionary
03
Oct

Privatizing Holocaust History?

For the past few years, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has undertaken a series of public-private digitization partnerships,
1 min read
16
Sep

The Conscience Un-Conference: Using Social Media for Good

Inspired in part by THATCamp, the Conscience Un-Conference: Using Social Media for Good is now open for applications. Co-hosted by
1 min read
23
Mar

Briefly Noted: Surviving the Downturn; Help with Creative Commons; Yahoo Pipes

The American Association of State and Local History (AASLH) provides cultural heritage professionals with some relevant information on surviving the
26
Feb

Brand Name Scholar

Scholars may not like it, but that doesn't change the fact that in the 21st century's
1 min read
15
Dec

Honest Abe

Philadelphia's Rosenbach Museum & Library explores our ongoing fascination with Abraham Lincoln with 21st Century Abe. Launching officially