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Dickipedia.

People, not body parts.

People, not body parts.

One of my favorite Letterman Top Tens ever!

Top 10 Body Parts or Van Pattens

10. Heart

9. Kidney

8. Vincent

7. Trachea

6. Joyce

5. James

4. Bladder

3. Timothy

2. Spleen

1. Dick

Thinking...

Also, hilariously, they offer a concentration in Online Communities in their Communications school:

Online Communities

Online communities are the future of our economic, political, and social lives. USC Annenberg’s pioneering track in online communities is the first in the world to recognize that the development and leadership of online communities is critical to the future success of a wide array of industries, including communications, marketing, political campaigning, advocacy, social networking, professional networking, intellectual property, entertainment law and management, nonprofit management, social support and illness support, and healthcare, to name just a few.

At USC's Charles Annenberg Weingarten Program on Online Communities (APOC), you will join a select group of graduate students who will focus their education on the effective management, production, development, use, and power of online communities. You will spend a fast-paced year working with and learning from a diverse student population, world class faculty, industry professionals and acclaimed "gurus". Classes will focus on a range of topics from design and management to emerging technologies, industry innovations and science of persuasion and affiliation. You will gain the knowledge, insights, and technical experience to become the next generation of leaders and managers of online communities.

ahhhhhh ha ha ha

Seriously?

Of course, I did the absolute worst thing (financially speaking) in that I applied for a MA and then switched to a PhD. In New York City!

I did the second-worst thing and applied last-minute to a program that has no endowment.

OK, Dikipedia is hysterical if David Blaine's entry is any indication: [link]

Allyson, you should be TEACHING that class!

I'm going to end up reading this entire site:

Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani (born May 28, 1944) is a lawyer, businessman, former Mayor of New York City, and a dick. He is, naturally, currently seeking the Republican nomination in the 2008 United States presidential election.

A Democrat and Independent in the 1970s, Giuliani was considered a socially liberal Republican in the 1980s and 1990s, at least if you don’t count attitudes toward black people. Giuliani does not like black people. His current run for president has made it clear that Giuliani has no core political ideology at all, except an insatiable thirst for power.

Because online communities don't manage themselves?

WhatEV.

The money part is a gamble. I think what I'd like to do is teach. I know what I'd like to do is teach.

Can't do that without the Master's. But maybe I'd be a lousy teacher? Maybe there will be no jobs?

The most pleasurable thing that came out of the book was being able to encourage others who were doing all this great writing (online) to send off proposals to my agent(s) and watch them get book deals.

I have a friend whose cyberpunk novel is in my agent's hands right now, and she adores it. My former agent is now blessed with Jilli.

It's still a little fuzzy in my head, but somehow I think I'd adore catching talent and encouraging it.

Or at least helping people become better at writing. Shit, I talk Tim through ideas and beta read his stuff. I'm pretty good at it.

"Managing online communities" seems to equal "Figuring out how to profit from online communities."