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Self-Promotion in Graduate School Part 4: You’ve Got A Mailing List!
Old technology but it works
Electronic Mailing lists are by no means a new technology. Simply, an electronic email list works like a traditional email list where many people share address and emails are mass emailed in a public way. Almost every subject has list that you can join. Also if you are worried about getting […]
2 April 2007 | Mark Bell, self-promotion | Comments Off
Feeling Schizophrenic in the Digital World
We fragment who we are everyday. Linguists call it code-switching. The same process that enables you to decide not to cuss at your grandmother but to feel free to throw out a couple of “f-bombs” while watching the game with friends is the same process that can allow you to decide what version of your […]
9 February 2007 | Uncategorized, Intellagirl, ethos, self-promotion | 2 Comments
Self-Promotion in Graduate School Part 3: I blog, therefore I am
It is almost to the point of being passé now for people to have blogs. In the halls of academic digeratti it is almost de regugre. The real question is what does a self-promoting graduate student need or want with a log. With classes, readings, GA’s and homework no one has any real time to […]
5 February 2007 | Mark Bell, self-promotion, blogs | 1 Comment
Notes From The Digital Frontier: Self-Promoting Grad Students Getting It Done
A few friends of mine at Ball State (Betsy, Rafael, Jason) are taking part in a new BSU/Media Post newsletter/blog. They are all writing excellent stuff and promoting BSU in an excellent light. I am truly lucky to know these folks. This is how they describe themselves:
Welcome to Notes From The Digital Frontier, a […]
31 January 2007 | Mark Bell, self-promotion, blogs | Comments Off
Self-Promotion in Graduate School Part 2: Have a take, don’t suck, or you’re gonna get run
Jim Rome is a sports jock. Whether you think his abrasive radio persona is entertaining or not he does have a very important lesson to teach us.
Have a take.
To me, a “take” is a stance on a certain topic. This is not a piece of dogma but just a unique perspective on an issue.
Why should […]
31 January 2007 | Mark Bell, self-promotion, blogs | Comments Off
Excellent Ways to Find New Blog Readers
To have a digital-ethos, you need to have a good blog. Darren “Problogger” Rowse has an excellent list of 23 Ideas for Finding New Readers for Your Blog on his blog today. Some of my favorites include:
3. Write Effective Post Titles - Aziz writes - “Simple and to the point. The title should create an […]
31 January 2007 | Mark Bell, self-promotion, blogs | Comments Off
Tracking your blog readers
It’s not enough just to blog. Posting is the beginning of the conversation but then your readers have to take over. Some will leave comments (which you certainly read and respond to) but others will talk about your blog on their own blog. So how are you to know who is talking about you? Well […]
23 January 2007 | Intellagirl, self-promotion | Comments Off
Self-Promotion in Graduate School or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Started a Blog
The idea of self-promotion in academia may sound foreign, but it this day and age it is essential. This is the hard reality. In grad school, your job is to find a job where you can do what you like to do. This can be in or out of academia but either end-point requires some […]
12 January 2007 | Mark Bell, academia, self-promotion | 2 Comments
