Marti Maguire

Communications professor guiding classes of intrepid bloggers at William Peace University. Posts class info, writing tips, jobs/internships, a bit of humor.

[Marti Maguire @com311blogs]

Can't wait to see your blogs come to life! Remember: don't pay, be human, control your destiny. #com311 #newblogs #frankenstein #bloglife
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[Marti Maguire @com311blogs]

Welcome to X #com311 bloggers! Today's post will help you prepare for your first post. https://t.co/89M5sw6XFc

[Marti Maguire @com311blogs]

“Instead of taking notes or rephrasing the author’s words into your own words, ask yourself questions that would help you practice recalling information.” — William Cho https://t.co/tbLtKFiYnV

[Marti Maguire @com311blogs]

A clever take on clickable #headlines. Do my #com311 students recognize the books?

[Adam Sharp @AdamCSharp]

Famous book titles, but clickbaity:

5. Fifty Mind-blowing Shades of Grey (No. 7 is EPIC!)
4. What Got Oliver in Such a Twist?
3. Every Single Year of Solitude, Definitively Ranked
2. Shocking Pic of Dorian Gray… Revealed!
1. How Gatsby Went from Good to Great in 5 Easy Steps...

[Seth Davis @SethDavisHoops]

ATTENTION ASPIRING SPORTSWRITERS!

The @USBWA is accepting applications from college students to be a part of our mentorship program for the school year. If accepted you will be paired with one of our members. Apps are due 11/13. You won't regret it!

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[WIRED @WIRED]

People who have turned to X for breaking news about the Israel-Hamas conflict are being hit with old videos, fake photos, and video game footage at a level researchers have never seen. https://t.co/AXh6XPU3w5

[Marti Maguire @com311blogs]

This week we're writing one of the most popular types of content out there: a list. Here's my advice for writing a great one.

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[OpenAI @OpenAI]

ChatGPT can now see, hear, and speak. Rolling out over next two weeks, Plus users will be able to have voice conversations with ChatGPT (iOS & Android) and to include images in conversations (all platforms).
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[ABC News @ABC]

George R.R. Martin, Jodi Picoult and other authors joined a proposed class action lawsuit filed against OpenAI over allegations that products like ChatGPT make illegal use of their copyrighted work. https://t.co/aD0mgerLWt

[Marti Maguire @com311blogs]

@PositivePaddle This could be an interesting idea for a blog post!

[Jon-Stephen Stansel @jsstansel]

Okay, brands. Enough.
Can we all admit we have a problem here?

[English Grammar @GrammarUpdates]

Did you know? Grammar Checker: https://t.co/Hdx6C5wUCs

[Marti Maguire @com311blogs]

Sharing is caring, right? And part of showing your own expertise is sharing wisely. This week, #COM311 is talking about #curation.

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[Marti Maguire @com311blogs]

Here's the Fall 2023 #com311 list. Find and follow your classmates and get ready for some great content!
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[Marti Maguire @com311blogs]

Looks like I'm not the only one having a problem with this.

[Matt Navarra @MattNavarra]

Twitter users don't want to call it X

A new poll revealed 69% of U.S. X users still refer to the platform as Twitter and to posts as “tweets” https://t.co/9W1wnTwmCI

[News Engagement Day @newsengagement]

Save the Date! Celebrating ten years of #NewsEngagementDay on Tuesday, Oct. 3. The video contest is back this year with the chance to win cash prizes & more. Check out the site & make your plans!
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[Marti Maguire @com311blogs]

The #COM311 blogs come to life this week! Is the world, or the internet, ready?

#Blogger #Frankenstein #FirstPost #Begin

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[Brian Gordon @skyoutbriout]

Yesterday I posted NC State's warning to first-year applicants against using ChatGPT to write admissions essays.

Today, the university appears to have softened its language. The bold sentence alluding to plagiarism has been removed.

[annie-mai @anniemaisocial]

social media updates you NEED to know 👇

📲 Instagram is allegedly working on the ability to create Reels up to TEN minutes long

👋 Meta is killing Facebook News in the UK, Germany and France

🔍 Instagram is testing search capability for Reels (finally)

💌 Facebook has added business support directly within the app

📍 Instagram is testing the ability to tag a location in Notes

✍️ X, aka Twitter, has released a feature where Notes on images/videos automatically show up on posts that contain a matching image/video

👀 Instagram is testing an option to share feed posts with Close Friends only (like Stories)

🫣 X, aka Twitter, is letting subscribers HIDE their likes

👯‍♀️ TikTok looks like it’s working on better Direct Messaging capability and new social engagement features, implied by new job listings posted by the app

💬 You can now swipe to reply to DMs on X, aka Twitter

🔔 Instagram is sending notifications to users about newly posted content on Threads

💸 X, aka Twitter, is officially allowing paid political ads again (yikes)

🎉 YouTube have lowered the requirements for entry into the YouTube Partner Programme, you now only need 500 subscribers instead of 1,000

🤑 However, you still need to meet YouTube’s higher requirements to quality for ads revenue sharing

🤖 Snapchat has officially released ‘Dreams’, allowing users to create AI generated selfies

🤭 X, aka Twitter, users are looking out for each other by adding Community Notes to seemingly spammy or misleading ads

and that's all for now folks! see ya'll next time for the next round of updates - I post them *every* week 👋💜

[Marti Maguire @com311blogs]

Next week the #COM311 class will be starting their blogs, so this week they're thinking hard about how to frame their work with a strong title and tagline. And in true professor style, I help with an analog media reference.

#Blogs #Begin #CollegeMedia

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