Words

People use words and the words make the story; they paint character and situation and, if used well, put everything into a context in which you can participate. What makes people interesting is the way they use words, the way they channel the power of inflections and nuances, to manipulate, educate and persuade.

Web2.0, the building of social networks, demonstrates the power of words through the increased validity of the contribution of the blogosphere to the fountain of information available to the world. Citizen journalism, self edited and personally motivated has changed the way the world sees itself, the way people see each other and the way we live.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Words”

• The Taut String

  
  qarrtsiluni — Authority: 468
  by Joe Hyam Put your ear to the hollow stone and see if you can hear, In the corners of the town or in the dark and lonely house, In the country of your head, where unstoppable rivers flow, The childrens’ prayer that you trust no more, but can’t forget, In the nursery of the rhymes that break upon your ...
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• Shit MY dad says.

  
  LaurieWrites — Authority: 411
  Im going on a long car trip in two days (to two beaches! Two!) so I figured it would be a good idea to actually figure out if my car would make it after a year of relative neglect. I am currently, as in right this minute, being completely overcharged for service due to the random turnings-on of two lights on my ...
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• Last Puff

  
  Elephant Words — Authority: 425
  People ask me what I’m doing and I say ‘quitting smoking.’ They nod and smile and wait for something more, ‘ok, but what are you doing ?’ That’s it, that’s all, there’s nothing else to be done. No room for anything else, no time no drive no nothing. Every fiber of my body is occupied by quitting ...
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• Maybe Carrie should reconsider her running mate

  
  deadissue.com — Authority: 121
  Looks like the Palin book tour is a little disorganized and Sarah’s fans are not happy about it. Maybe Carrie Prejean should consider someone like Lieberman as a running mate in 2012.Prejean/Palin(for now) in 2012
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• The List: Unwanted Thanksgiving Guests…

  
  Dog and Pony Show — Authority: 142
  We all have them, those people who we invite over on Thanksgiving without, well, thinking. These are the WORST people to have over on Turkey Day. The “Creepy Uncle” No, not THAT creepy uncle. I’m referring to the uncle that just HAS to smoke his cigar at the dinner table while telling long-winded ...
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• Hacking: who does what to whom?

  
  Language Log — Authority: 650
  A couple of days ago, Jesse Sheidlower wrote to me about the recent climate-scientist email controversy.  Since Jesse is a lexicographer, he wasnt writing about whether this is the blue-dress moment for anthropogenic climate change, or a nontroversy based on the shocking discovery that scientists are not always ...
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• Issue Six Theme Announcement.

  
  Annalemma Magazine — Authority: 420
  What have you ever sacrificed? Whatever you gave up, what was the reason? Was it worth it? What has someone sacrificed for you? Was there ever a moment in your life where you had a chance to risk your safety, your stability, everything for someone or something you believed in, and you didn’t? The theme for Issue ...
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• Making the Translator Visible: Russell Valentino

  
  Three Percent - Article — Authority: 516
  Russell Valentino is a superstar in the world of literary translation. Just look at his bio from the University of Iowa: Russell Scott Valentino is professor of Slavic and comparative literature and chair of the Department of Cinema and Comparative Literature. He has published a monograph on nineteenth-century ...
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• The Defense of Saints

  
  Command the Raven — Authority: 149
  Psalm 54:2 [show/hide]Psalm 54:2 [2]O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth.Hear my prayer; O God; give ear to the words of my mouthThis has ever been the defense of saints. As long as God has an open ear we cannot be shut up in trouble. [...]
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• The Defense of Saints

  
  Jesus Lives! — Authority: 148
  Psalm 54:2 Hear my prayer; O God; give ear to the words of my mouth This has ever been the defense of saints. As long as God has an open ear we cannot be shut up in trouble. All other weapons may be useless, but all-prayer is evermore available. No enemy can spike this gun. Vocal prayer helps the suppliant, and we ...
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• Inspire Me... (with your words)

  
  Poems at The Poetry Showcase - Share your poems at the Poetry Showcase — Authority: 167
  I need your words for inspiration No time left for an explanation Show me your soundless intonation Peaceful words or a portrait of misery I need your words to inspire me read more
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• A Window into the Heart

  
  ??? ??? ?????????? — Authority: 125
  Matthew 12:34 …For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. The words that spew forth from our lips is a reflection of that which bubbles and wells within our heart. Our mouths reflect our hearts. But, our mouths may not always fully reflect the perversity of our hearts, because of the self-restraint we ...
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• Jay-Z wants Cheryl Cole

  
  Off The Charts — Authority: 132
  Former Girls Aloud star, Cheryl Cole has enjoyed the view from the top of the UK charts with both her single “Fight For This Love” and her debut solo album, “3 Words”. The album was produced by BEP star, Will.i.am and now she’s caught the eye of yet another star producer. That in Jay-Z. The [...]Related ...
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• Afghanistan: What Obama Should Do Next and Why Your Opinion Matters

  
  The LA Progressive — Authority: 439
  As the President’s decisions are made while the conflict continues, it will be incumbent upon each of us to be advocates for the highest and best position – the movement toward a global policy of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• My Words...

  
  What Women Want — Authority: 140
  I am playing major catch up today, so please bear with me... but I just want to let you know that yesterday was truly amazing and inspiring... Pictures will be available soon... I said something last night that a few of the ladies there "Retweeted" so I thought that I would share it with you. "I created the ...
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• Google AdWords Team Points Out Flaw in Google Keyword Tool

  
  Search Engine Roundtable — Authority: 655
  A Google AdWords API Help thread estimated position or average CPC being returned by the AdWords API differs from that of the Google Keyword Tool. Eric Koleda from the Google AdWords API Team replied basically pointing fault at the tool....
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• Lately

  
  I Am The Cheese — Authority: 129
    Lately I’ve been disregardening .   note: the only things growing in my yard are the pile of leaves, the number of dead flowers, and what the nextdoor neighbour’s cat has been daily  ” deposhitting ” on the lawn. double note: it’s the usual suspect  again … and again … and ...
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• Drobo supersizes product line with the new, faster Drobo S and DroboElite

  
  F-Default — Authority: 542
  -: Enterprise , Hardware , Peripherals , Xserve This morning, Data Robotics doubled the size of their Drobo storage line with two new products equipped with the proprietary BeyondRAID technology — the Drobo S and the Drobo Elite. The Drobo S (at right) is a performance storage device designed to answer the question ...
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• Blue Google Map Pins in Google AdWords Results

  
  Search Engine Roundtable — Authority: 655
  A DigitalPoint Forums thread reports seeing a new type of Google AdWords result. This AdWords result seems to be combined with a Google Maps result, where it shows a blue pin, and address information on the right hand side of...
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• i read, much of the night, and go south in the winter

  
  even*cleveland — Authority: 428
  And you read one page of it or even one phrase of it, and then you gobble up all the rest and go about in a dream for weeks afterwards, for months afterwards -- perhaps all your life, who knows? -- surrounded by those six hundred and fifty pages, the houses, the streets, the snow, the river, the roses, the girls, the ...
  7 hours ago

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