Comments for Jackie Dana http://jackiedana.com a geeky gal's travels in internetland & elsewhere Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:38:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on We are all WordPress by perth web design http://jackiedana.com/2011/we-are-all-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-148 perth web design Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:38:52 +0000 http://jackiedana.com/?p=621#comment-148 That is so touching. I myself have considered Wordpress as a community. The official Wordpress sites are my home, and community portals my loving neighbors. That is so touching. I myself have considered WordPress as a community. The official WordPress sites are my home, and community portals my loving neighbors.

]]> Comment on We are all WordPress by Charleen http://jackiedana.com/2011/we-are-all-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Charleen Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:22:07 +0000 http://jackiedana.com/?p=621#comment-128 Make sure to look for WordCamp activity in your area as well - its far cheaper than SxSW! Make sure to look for WordCamp activity in your area as well – its far cheaper than SxSW!

]]> Comment on We are all WordPress by jadana http://jackiedana.com/2011/we-are-all-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-127 jadana Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:38:17 +0000 http://jackiedana.com/?p=621#comment-127 Thanks for the compliment... I think! I know some of what I wrote might seem like empty words, but it's really a reflection of how I view WordPress and the community. For instance, we have a fantastic group of people in WordPress Austin who give up a lot of their spare time to share their knowledge with others. In fact, it's because of these people that I was able to become so knowledgeable myself. And getting to meet people from Automattic as well as WordPress users from all over the world simply reinforced what I had already experienced locally. People are passionate about WordPress for so many reasons, and it's that passion that encourages so many of us to contribute to the broader community. Thanks for the compliment… I think!

I know some of what I wrote might seem like empty words, but it’s really a reflection of how I view WordPress and the community. For instance, we have a fantastic group of people in WordPress Austin who give up a lot of their spare time to share their knowledge with others. In fact, it’s because of these people that I was able to become so knowledgeable myself.

And getting to meet people from Automattic as well as WordPress users from all over the world simply reinforced what I had already experienced locally. People are passionate about WordPress for so many reasons, and it’s that passion that encourages so many of us to contribute to the broader community.

]]> Comment on Social Media and Academic Advising by el don http://jackiedana.com/2010/social-media-academic-advising/comment-page-1/#comment-126 el don Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:30:10 +0000 http://jackiedana.com/?p=482#comment-126 amazingly, most of my first year undergrad students have never used a blog. occasionally they may read one, but we set one up for them to at least become wordpress savvy, and there are always issues to solve. they are all, however, on facebook, and most of them admit to using it for social purposes rather than anything else. and, also, btw, hardly any of them use twitter. so, engaging them in academic pursuits is the real problem - they see this as secondary to their work and social life (where did the idea of _real_ full-time study go?) amazingly, most of my first year undergrad students have never used a blog. occasionally they may read one, but we set one up for them to at least become wordpress savvy, and there are always issues to solve.

they are all, however, on facebook, and most of them admit to using it for social purposes rather than anything else. and, also, btw, hardly any of them use twitter.
so, engaging them in academic pursuits is the real problem – they see this as secondary to their work and social life (where did the idea of _real_ full-time study go?)

]]> Comment on We are all WordPress by el don http://jackiedana.com/2011/we-are-all-wordpress/comment-page-1/#comment-125 el don Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:21:57 +0000 http://jackiedana.com/?p=621#comment-125 might have to use this post as an example of PR-style writing at its best for my media & communication students. i mean, you should've been PAID for this! mind you, i'm a great wordpress fan, so i won't be gainsaying anything you wrote here, but will be valiantly checking your other posts for some critical commentary as well. *sigh* i guess i'm just envious of all the people who were able to get to the SXSW thing - sounds like a very cutting edge conference. see for example, the article in the guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/mar/15/sxsw-2011-internet-online might have to use this post as an example of PR-style writing at its best for my media & communication students. i mean, you should’ve been PAID for this!

mind you, i’m a great wordpress fan, so i won’t be gainsaying anything you wrote here, but will be valiantly checking your other posts for some critical commentary as well.
*sigh* i guess i’m just envious of all the people who were able to get to the SXSW thing – sounds like a very cutting edge conference. see for example, the article in the guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/mar/15/sxsw-2011-internet-online

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