All posts tagged: Thought Catalog

The power of the blogosphere

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Like it or not, blogging is becoming a seriously viable player in the news media of the 21st century. Many businesses and corporations who don’t have blogs are taking hits in ways they never expected. Individuals blog to share thoughts and ideas with others whom they may never cross paths with. Blog (noun); a website on which someone writes about personal opinions, activities and experiences. In our arguably impersonal society, blogs offer a way of relating and humanizing. They take news reporting and business handling a step further. They allow companies to relate to people. They allow world issues to relate to people. They allow people to relate to people.  That’s not to say some blogs aren’t rubbish—but it’s also to say many present valid and respectable fact and opinion. My favorite blog, Thought Catalog, blogs on issues that span the spectrum. From social issues to political issues to personal issues, all thoughts are relevant, they say. Fairly often, a Thought Catalog piece will catch my eye. It will make me think, it will inform me, it will inspire me.* Blogging is a new form of …

Amtrak may be offering ‘writing residencies’

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I saw this article on Thought Catalog today and again on The Wire. Basically, Amtrak responded to this tweet by writer, Jessica Gross … and decided to offer her a trial ride. According to interviews (and an article by Jessica) post NYC-Chicago-NYC ride, it went fabulously. If these ‘writing residencies’ actually come to fruition, this is how they would work—writers would be selected on a case-by-case basis, pick a city, ride to and fro (hopefully for free) and write, write, write. This is a pretty revolutionary idea, especially considering its conception being on Twitter. It’s new-age and it’s great marketing for Amtrak. But, on that same note, since it’s still in its early stages they’ll have to figure out what constitutes someone as a “writer” and what they’ll have to do on their journey for it to be “successful.” What’s the big idea? This could bring back the organic experience of wifi-free, stream of consciousness writing. The allure of travel and writing have always been a sensational pair and this deal with Amtrak has the potential …