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Long tail, long time

The Long Tail by Chris Anderson

June 15, 2019 by octothorp Leave a Comment

I had a Marie Kondo moment and have been reevaluating my library, realizing how many books I’ve kept that aren’t my favorites, am unlikely to refer to again or reread, or loan to a friend.  It’s been a good purge, but I’ve had a few books I was on the fence about and wanted to reread before they hit the resell/donate pile, and this was the first. I remember liking this the first time through and found its insights valuable. The idea that marginal tastes […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Chris Anderson, Wired

octothorp's CBR11 Review No:42 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Chris Anderson, Wired ·
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In case you ever need to talk like a TED Speaker…

December 30, 2016 by bonnie 1 Comment

This semester coming up, I’ll be teaching a Communications class for the first time ever. Also: I never took a Communications class, because I did the Honors track in college. I was and still am a little nervous about teaching the course, but I’ve got some ideas for the course, including a TED Talk each student must create. With this in mind, I was excited to see that Chris Anderson, head of TED, as he describes himself, had written a book on public speaking, as […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: bonnie, Chris Anderson, TED Talks

bonnie's CBR8 Review No:152 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: bonnie, Chris Anderson, TED Talks ·
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