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It’s worse than you think

From the article:
In his new book, “The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is,” Justin E. H. Smith, a professor of philosophy at the Université Paris Cité, argues that “the present situation is intolerable, but there is also no going back.” Too much of human experience has been flattened into a single “technological portal,” Smith writes. “The more you use the Internet, the more your individuality warps into a brand, and your subjectivity transforms into an algorithmically plottable vector of activity.”

Read on: The article in New Yorker

https://bit.ly/3MkZCHt

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New member of NAIWE

Just joined National Association of Independent Writers and Editors. Was about time.

Both this and the Editorial Freelancer’s Association offer members and persons looking for professional help, resources and a better understanding of how freelance editors and writers work.

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Advertising and Public Relations Awards

Hermes Creative Awards logo

Gold Hermes Creative Award 2017, “Cottage Cooking” Marketing Video, Cottage Cooking, Asheville, NC

Gold Hermes Creative Award 2015, “It’s Official!” Advertorial, John Cannon Homes, Sarasota, FL

Gold Hermes Creative Award 2014, “Raising the Roof,” Asheville Citizen-Times, Media Response, North American Roofing, Asheville, NC

Platinum Hermes Creative Award 2011, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Annual report, Copywriting and Editing, Cherokee, NC

Platinum Hermes Award 2011, Youth OUTRight, Branding, advocacy materials, mission statement development, Asheville, NC

Gold Hermes Award 2011, Prime Ribbing: A NEWSical Revue, Integrated campaign, Asheville, NC; Bellingham, MA

Gold Hermes Award 2011, “We Can Change the Rules About Cancer,” brochure & promotional information, Cancer Support Foundation, Baltimore, MD, Copywriting

Gold Hermes Creative Award 2007, A Kiss from Alexander, Poster design for World Premiere, Bailiwick Theatre, Chicago, IL

ADDYs® 23 Industry Awards for Print, Radio and Television creative and copywriting, (Real Estate, Retail, Restaurant, Theatre, Hospitality)

 

American Advertising Federation Asheville Logo 2011

AAF Asheville Silver ADDY® Award 2011, “You Never Forget Your First Time,” Advertising Club Self-promotion, Asheville, NC

 

 

PRAWNC (Public Relations Assoc. of Western NC), Alexander’s Ford at the Bradley Preserve, Public Service-Advocacy 2008, Writing, Co-direction of film production, Asheville, NC

IABC Award of Excellence 2002, “Zen in the City,” Corporate Campaign, Smithsonian Freer-Sackler Galleries of Art, Washington DC

 

American Association of Museum Publications Award of Merit 2002, “Zen in the City,” Corporate Campaign, Smithsonian Freer-Sackler Galleries of Art, Washington, DC

 

Volunteer of the Year, Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington 2000, Communications and Marketing plan, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA

 

APEX Award for Publication Excellence 1997, Newsletter, Sweet’n Low®, New York, NY

 

 

13th Annual Healthcare Advertising Bronze Award 1996, “Dancing,” :30″$5,000 or less, television, Manatee Glens Corporation, Bradenton, FL

 

Florida Public Relations Association Judge’s Award1995, Clozaril® Clinic Promotion, Manatee Glens Corporation

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Fun Facts about me

 

  • I was the first deejay on Holland-America’s flagship the ssRotterdam; I played disco records in the Sky Bar with dimes taped to the turnable arms to keep them from skipping while at sea.
  • In 1980, I lived two blocks away from the Dakota and heard the shots when John Lennon was shot.
  • In high school, the first computer I worked on created punch-cards and I learned Fortran.
  • The first computer I owned had a 40mb (not a typo) hard drive, which was 14″w x 14″d by 6″ high, an amber 12″ monitor and a 12 pin printer. It cost $3500.
  • I learned to type on a manual typewriter.
  • I can drive a manual stick shift.
  • I’m left-handed. I can mirror-write (after I found out Leonard Da Vinci did it).
  • I can do addition in my head.

Organizations and Causes I Support

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