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We tend to get high marks from local college students… a little surprising coming from the “Facebook Generation”… we love to hear it. And the other day we had a rush of 200 UVM off-campus undergrads register in response to this note from their student government president…
Live off campus? Join Front Porch Forum
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Got this nice note from Jamie at the University of Vermont today…
I absolutely LOVE what you’re doing. I think that Front Porch Forum is one of the best things to happen as a result of the internet. Everyone actually reads the emails and it’s a great way to connect with folks that you otherwise would [...]
Amen to this. From Kara Swisher at Wall Street Journal’s All Things Digital…
I conducted a little experiment among the more than 100 folks gathered for the wedding, all of whom were quite intelligent, armed with all kinds of the latest devices (many, many people had iPhones, for example) and not sluggish about technology.
They were [...]
Cameron Marlow, research scientist at Facebook, argues today against Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone thesis and the notion that more time spent commuting reduces a person’s social life. I think Cameron is suggesting that the more one commutes, the more time a person can spend on Facebook… and therefore said lucky soul will have a [...]
“Facebook is just a game. That’s it, that’s all.” So says Sebastien Provencher. Thank goodness for the holidays and their tendency to break people out of their ruts and send them back home for a bit of grounding…
During the Holidays, I met with my friends and family multiple times and one topic of conversation that [...]