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Blogathon 2009 – On Blogging as Generosity

by Karen Quinn Fung | posted in Blogathon 2009 - Vancouver Public Space Network | tagged as , , , , ,

It seems that many of us live in digital abundance – we have too many things to read, absorb, learn about, do, and we seem perpetually starved or longing for time to be. On the flip side, there are also people in my life who have an abundance of time and a paucity of passion for what they are doing. Perhaps this demands a new kind of generosity.

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Blogathon 2009 – Tools of the Trade

by Karen Quinn Fung | posted in Blogathon 2009 - Vancouver Public Space Network | tagged as , , , , , ,

Blogathon starts in 7 hours! I’m happy to say I have a third sponsor from one of my friends in high school. Thanks so much, you know who you are (and that you’re unspeakably awesome)! Please consider sponsoring or lending support to my cause, the Vancouver Public Space Network!

Blogging for 24 hours straight, once every [...]

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What does 24 Hours of blogging look like? Rules for My Blogathon

by Karen Quinn Fung | posted in Blogathon 2009 - Vancouver Public Space Network, meta | tagged as , , , , ,

When I ask myself what 24 straight hours of blogging looks like, admittedly, my immediate vision is somewhat grim: I see myself hunched over the laptop keyboard, twitchy from being overcaffienated, bags under my eyes. The words are starting to blur and the impetus to publish takes precedent over quality, coherence, and relevance.
As the aphorism [...]

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Transit Writing at TransLinked.com

by Karen Quinn Fung | posted in meta | tagged as , , ,

I’ve started posting about transit over at TransLinked.com. It seems to be working a bit better than my attempts to write commentary and analysis on transit to this blog, for some hazy ill-defined reasons regarding the association of this blog with my online self-identity, and — perhaps more plausibly — the small size of the [...]

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Web Wednesday canoodling

by Karen Quinn Fung | posted in Four dimensions | tagged as , , , , ,

Napoleon Biggs and Chris Justice during the sofa interview portion of the evening.
I decided to take a “work” (if you can call it work) day in the dwindling days of my time here in Hong Kong by attending the monthly Web Wednesday social-mixer-type last night. Thanks to Napoleon Biggs, the organizer, and everyone I spoke [...]

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