2013 – Page 7 – Jim Tigwell

What It’s For

Headspace

A question that comes up more frequently than most in discussions of social media is “What’s it for?” It’s usually connected to concerns about return on investment which, given last week’s post on scuba diving, are entirely reasonable. Why would you spend a lot of time and effort on something without knowing what it’s for? There’s a problem with this question though, because it doesn’t quite make sense in the context of social media. Social media isn’t a tool, like a hammer. It’s more like a park. It’s a space.

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February 7, 2013

Weekly Update

The Play’s the Thing

This week, as mentioned in last week's video, I caught Body 13 at the Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts. It was brilliant, full of moments of delicately crafted awkwardness. I'm really excited for PieceMeal on February 20th. When was the last time you went to the theatre? I'm trying to figure it out for a project. We've also got some really awesome Headshots stuff coming down the pipe in the next few weeks, so I'll announce that as it happens. And I made a video, like I do. I have no idea what happened to the camera during the…

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February 4, 2013

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Headspace / Social Media

Scuba Media

Before we even start talking about various platforms and their merits and applications, we need to have a serious talk about how to think about social media. Social media is a lot like scuba diving. If you just dip your toes in, you’re not really doing it. In order to get the most out of social media, you have to dive in and immerse yourself in it.

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January 31, 2013

Weekly Update

Cupboard Nibs and Apple Slicers

It's been a week. Still, things are getting exciting. Our first cycle in the Conspiracy of Accomplishment is coming to a close. I'm getting up to some crazy things with Engage KW. It's funny that I can never really remember what happened during the week when it comes time to write these. Here's a video. I also wrote some things this week. I wrote about what I learned from a poetry slam, what the Classics Student Society does, and about some of the ways that students can manage stress. I'm gonna go and relax for a while, and prepare for…

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January 27, 2013

Weekly Update

How To

This week makes for a pretty interesting roundup, if I do say so myself. And I do. We're wrapping up the first week of the Conspiracy of Accomplishment, which I'll be talking more about over at Concept Crucible in the coming week. It's cool. I also took on a project, along with my Engage! KW team, to help foster more of a theatre culture in KW.I'm also organizing a community music project, so if you live in KW and like to sing or make music noises through some other means, come on down to the Yeti cafe across from the…

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January 20, 2013