Author Archives: nmw

Blogs are born free, yet everywhere they are in SEO

Posted on May 11, 2017 by nmw

You might think I sound like Jean-Jacques Rousseau, but I can assure you there is no need to go back that far in time. Are you old enough to remember the case of Trent Lott? Or how about “miserable failure”? … Continue reading →

Posted in impost | Tagged algorithm, algorithms, bogus, citation indexing, corrupt, corruption, development, establishment, faith, Google, government, index, indexing, information retrieval, lobbying, lobbyist, lobbyists, PageRank, religion, search, search engine, search engine optimization, search engines, SEO, software, traditional media, web development, Wordpress, Wordpress developer, Wordpress developers, Wordpress development | Comments Off

Mobile First is a Special Case of Reading First

Posted on May 2, 2017 by nmw

Several years ago, there was a push towards “mobile first” publishing – the idea being that more and more people were using their mobile phones as their primary reading device. The optimization of web content for constraints inherent in mobile … Continue reading →

Posted in impost | Tagged blog, blogger, bloggers, blogging, blogs, communication, communications, consume, consumer, consumers, consumption, design, development, engagement, join, joining, literacy, participation, post, posting, produce, producer, producers, production, publishing, read, reading, software, write, writing | Comments Off

Scripts, Stories, Narratives, Filling in the Gaps without Resorting to Fake News and other Propaganda Techniques

Posted on April 16, 2017 by nmw

I have recently been minding my gaping gap and just the other day I was talking with someone about filling in the gaps, so I’ve decided to give you all a what’s update (I’m thinking that could maybe catch on … Continue reading →

Posted in remediary | Tagged bias, biases, data, fact, facts, fake, fake news, narrative, propaganda, retard media, story | Comments Off

The Continued Toleration of Illiteracy

Posted on January 23, 2017 by nmw

I have written about the widespread pandemic of illiteracy for many years, and I find it odd that there has continued to be an attitude of toleration to the phenomenon – even among people who I consider to be quite … Continue reading →

Posted in remediary | Tagged advertising, illiteracy, intemperance, literacy, propaganda, retard media, temperance, tolerance, tolerant, tolerate, toleration | Comments Off

The Rationality of Interdependence vs. Independence (+ Self-Reliance + Inter-Reliance)

Posted on January 10, 2017 by nmw

Many people are upset. They are upset with something the Donald did. Apparently, they feel somewhat dependent on stuff Donald does. Donald does stupid stuff – and so do you. We all do stupid stuff. Whether or not Donald realizes … Continue reading →

Posted in remediary | Tagged depend, dependence, dependent, fake news, independence, inter-reliance, interdependence, media, reliability, reliable, reliance, rely, retard media, self-reliance | Comments Off

The Rationality of Uncertainty

Posted on December 30, 2016 by nmw

When I was learning science in high school, I was mesmerized by the notion that scientific facts were true, myths were false, and there were still things that needed to be „figured out“. I was very impressed by the way … Continue reading →

Posted in remediary | Tagged binary logic, certain, certainty, computer, don't know, false, falsehood, human, language, linguistics, logic, modal logic, modal verb, modal verbs, mode, modes, natural language, natural science, nature, philosophy, rational, rationality, science, scientific, think, thinking, thought, thoughts, three state logic, true, truth, uncertain, uncertainty | Comments Off

The Rationality of Literacy

Posted on December 18, 2016 by nmw

Over the past couple months, I have worked on developing a mission statement for one of my overarching goals – something like a „life goal“. Initial attempts were quite abstract, and I was greatly helped by the very considerate feedback … Continue reading →

Posted in remediary | Tagged community, engage, engaged, engagement, goal, goals, illiteracy, illiterate, language, literacy, literate, mission, mission statement, rational media, social, society, technology | Comments Off

It’s Not What You Think It Is

Posted on December 15, 2016 by nmw

My friend Jean Russell shared a really fascinating meme the other day on facebook. The main gist of the idea was that “you are what you think”… such that rather than “I am what you think I am”, in fact … Continue reading →

Posted in remediary | Tagged ad, ads, advertising, deconstruct, deconstruction, internet, media, media deconstruction, propaganda, retard media, site, sites, television, tv, web, website, websites, World-Wide Web | Comments Off

The Irrationality of Irrationality

Posted on December 3, 2016 by nmw

When you let the word “irrational” roll off your tongue, you do a very irrational thing: You specify something that doesn’t exist. It is very much like trying do describe a vaccum (not the cleaner, but rather the contents of … Continue reading →

Posted in remediary | Tagged economics, irrational, irrationality, psychological, psychology, rational, rational behavior, rational expectation, rational expectations, rational media, rationality | Comments Off

For some, we get lost in media

Posted on November 9, 2016 by nmw

I opened up a copy of the New York Times today, and in an empty space within an article, there was a blurb that reads Social networks put individuals at the center of their own media universes — I am … Continue reading →

Posted in remediary | Tagged action, activity, actualization, common, communication, communications, community, engage, engagement, identity, individual, individuals, interaction, language, market, marketing, marketplace, marketplaces, media, real, self-actualization, share, shared, sharing, social media, social network, social networks, virtual | Comments Off

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