Comments on: Teaching, Learning, Promoting through the Internet http://www.bigwowo.com/2009/07/teaching-learning-promoting-through-the-internet/ Asian American Intellectualism and Activism Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:28:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: kobukson http://www.bigwowo.com/2009/07/teaching-learning-promoting-through-the-internet/#comment-2194 kobukson Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:25:19 +0000 http://www.bigwowo.com/?p=2180#comment-2194 Culture-making at its finest <i>We have more artists than consumers...</i> <i>Jamaica originates, the world imitates...</i> Jamaica Originates Chapter 1 http://chunnel.tv/music/512/jamaica-originates-chapter-1/ Jamaica Originates Part 2 : Natural Mystic- Daggering Banned in Jamaica http://chunnel.tv/news/800/jamaica-originates-part-2-natural-mystic-daggering-banned-in-jamaica/ Culture-making at its finest

We have more artists than consumers…
Jamaica originates, the world imitates…

Jamaica Originates Chapter 1
http://chunnel.tv/music/512/jamaica-originates-chapter-1/

Jamaica Originates Part 2 : Natural Mystic- Daggering Banned in Jamaica
http://chunnel.tv/news/800/jamaica-originates-part-2-natural-mystic-daggering-banned-in-jamaica/

]]> By: jaehwan http://www.bigwowo.com/2009/07/teaching-learning-promoting-through-the-internet/#comment-2193 jaehwan Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:33:56 +0000 http://www.bigwowo.com/?p=2180#comment-2193 Haha, no, I myself enjoyed Tipping Point, and I'm a narcissistic blogger. Gladwell had a lot of great ideas in it, some of which totally make sense. When I read that book, I thought of all the people I know, and it's true--many do break down into those three groups--connectors, salespeople, and mavens. I liked the book, but I think that there is a tendency in that genre to dumb it down. You know, I'm not too proud to admit my biases, and part of my bias comes from Freakonomics. Leavitt pioneered the pop culture professor field. I think I temporarily lost 30 IQ points after reading Freakonomics. "Yeah, it must've been abortion that reduces crime rates because look at this coincidence!" Haha, no, I myself enjoyed Tipping Point, and I’m a narcissistic blogger. Gladwell had a lot of great ideas in it, some of which totally make sense. When I read that book, I thought of all the people I know, and it’s true–many do break down into those three groups–connectors, salespeople, and mavens. I liked the book, but I think that there is a tendency in that genre to dumb it down.

You know, I’m not too proud to admit my biases, and part of my bias comes from Freakonomics. Leavitt pioneered the pop culture professor field. I think I temporarily lost 30 IQ points after reading Freakonomics. “Yeah, it must’ve been abortion that reduces crime rates because look at this coincidence!”

]]> By: kobukson http://www.bigwowo.com/2009/07/teaching-learning-promoting-through-the-internet/#comment-2192 kobukson Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:26:33 +0000 http://www.bigwowo.com/?p=2180#comment-2192 Oh come on now, Jae, are you saying that folks who enjoy Gladwell's works are dumb? But I see what you mean though. Academic works adapted to pop-cultural user-friendliness, especially in fields like sociology, should be examined with critical skepticism. But I do not think "popularized for the unwashed masses" in and of itself automatically invalidates the ideas contained therein. Oh come on now, Jae, are you saying that folks who enjoy Gladwell’s works are dumb? But I see what you mean though. Academic works adapted to pop-cultural user-friendliness, especially in fields like sociology, should be examined with critical skepticism. But I do not think “popularized for the unwashed masses” in and of itself automatically invalidates the ideas contained therein.

]]> By: jaehwan http://www.bigwowo.com/2009/07/teaching-learning-promoting-through-the-internet/#comment-2191 jaehwan Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:59:55 +0000 http://www.bigwowo.com/?p=2180#comment-2191 The Tipping Point was pretty good. Like a lot of these pop professors, I think he oversimplifies things just so dumb people buy in (there's a lot of financial potential when selling to dumb people), and I'm guessing that it was probably similar to TP--worthwhile if you get one good idea out of it. The Tipping Point was pretty good. Like a lot of these pop professors, I think he oversimplifies things just so dumb people buy in (there’s a lot of financial potential when selling to dumb people), and I’m guessing that it was probably similar to TP–worthwhile if you get one good idea out of it.

]]> By: Darren http://www.bigwowo.com/2009/07/teaching-learning-promoting-through-the-internet/#comment-2190 Darren Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:16:20 +0000 http://www.bigwowo.com/?p=2180#comment-2190 I wonder if that is the same book a friend of mine was talking about, claiming that outstanding people -only- got there by working hard. That argument sounds pretty flimsy, though this review seems to indicate otherwise http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/3703795/Outliers-by-Malcolm-Gladwell---review.html I wonder if that is the same book a friend of mine was talking about, claiming that outstanding people -only- got there by working hard. That argument sounds pretty flimsy, though this review seems to indicate otherwise http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/3703795/Outliers-by-Malcolm-Gladwell—review.html

]]> By: jaehwan http://www.bigwowo.com/2009/07/teaching-learning-promoting-through-the-internet/#comment-2189 jaehwan Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:41:43 +0000 http://www.bigwowo.com/?p=2180#comment-2189 P2H: I think MC Escher could have put that in graphical form. P2H:

I think MC Escher could have put that in graphical form.

]]> By: jaehwan http://www.bigwowo.com/2009/07/teaching-learning-promoting-through-the-internet/#comment-2188 jaehwan Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:39:23 +0000 http://www.bigwowo.com/?p=2180#comment-2188 Kobukson, I guess I don't feel bad then. I probably did at least 50 hours on guitar--nowhere near 10,000. 10,000 is a lot. I don't even think I've done 10,000 blogging. Maybe not even 10,000 reading. Definitely not 10,000 writing. That's a lot of hours. If you do something for 3 hours a day, that's 3,333 days--nine years. mT, The winner got that guitar. This dude won: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zYHeIRte2I If you do that cover, def post it up. You may not have won Marie's contest, but you can win bigWOWO's "Say It Again" contest. Kobukson,

I guess I don’t feel bad then. I probably did at least 50 hours on guitar–nowhere near 10,000. 10,000 is a lot. I don’t even think I’ve done 10,000 blogging. Maybe not even 10,000 reading. Definitely not 10,000 writing. That’s a lot of hours. If you do something for 3 hours a day, that’s 3,333 days–nine years.

mT,

The winner got that guitar. This dude won:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zYHeIRte2I

If you do that cover, def post it up. You may not have won Marie’s contest, but you can win bigWOWO’s “Say It Again” contest.

]]> By: papa2hapa http://www.bigwowo.com/2009/07/teaching-learning-promoting-through-the-internet/#comment-2187 papa2hapa Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:38:36 +0000 http://www.bigwowo.com/?p=2180#comment-2187 I wonder if I should put up a podcast on YouTube about how to put a podcast on youtube about blogging and writing. Get that through your head! I wonder if I should put up a podcast on YouTube about how to put a podcast on youtube about blogging and writing. Get that through your head!

]]> By: mT http://www.bigwowo.com/2009/07/teaching-learning-promoting-through-the-internet/#comment-2186 mT Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:10:50 +0000 http://www.bigwowo.com/?p=2180#comment-2186 Gladwell is overrated. For some reason, I really felt inspired to enter that Marie Digby contest. Didn't even catch the part about what the winner gets; I just want to do a cover of that song...lol. Gladwell is overrated. For some reason, I really felt inspired to enter that Marie Digby contest. Didn’t even catch the part about what the winner gets; I just want to do a cover of that song…lol.

]]> By: kobukson http://www.bigwowo.com/2009/07/teaching-learning-promoting-through-the-internet/#comment-2185 kobukson Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:49:21 +0000 http://www.bigwowo.com/?p=2180#comment-2185 I recently finished reading Malcolm Gladwell's book <i>Outliers</i>. He states that most experts, whether it be music or computer programming need to have spent 10,000 hours to be a leader in their field. He uses the examples of the Beatles and Bill Joy/ Bill Gates. I recently finished reading Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers. He states that most experts, whether it be music or computer programming need to have spent 10,000 hours to be a leader in their field. He uses the examples of the Beatles and Bill Joy/ Bill Gates.

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