Amber Hanneken

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5

Nov

Fanny faux pas

Posted by Amber  Published in consumers, email, internet, journalism

You think you get a lot of spam e-mails? Try being an editor for a newspaper.
The amount of spam I receive is astounding, and most of it is written like a press release trying to entice me into thinking their product is awesome enough to let the entire population of Hugo, Okla. know about through [...]

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Tags: editor, email, fanny pack, journalism, junk e-mail, products, spam

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17

Jul

Life Update

Posted by Amber  Published in college, internet, journalism, mizzou

This post is going to be a bit of a life update since I have neglected my blog for so long, but do not stress for it will also directly relate to the Internet.
I haven’t updated my blog since April because May became quite hectic for me.
I graduated.

My family came to visit.

And I got a [...]

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Tags: att, cable, career, college, directv, dsl, graduation, internet, job, journalism, life, suddenlink, switching

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13

Mar

Twitterview

Posted by Amber  Published in Twitter, journalism

Tuesday, March 17 is going to be an exciting day. You get to pinch your non-green wearing friends, have an excuse to be drunk in public in the middle of the week and you can witness the first ever Twitterview!
As a journalist and Web-geek, I feel it is my duty to blog about this. [...]

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Tags: george stephanopoulos, interview, journalism, mccain, senator, Twitter, twitterview

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28

Feb

“Hello world!” and other such cliches.

Posted by Amber  Published in introduction, journalism

To Blog
I have had a number of these little online journals in the past. I’ve tried LiveJournal, Xanga, and Blogger several times. Many web sites incorporate their own blogging functions including MySpace and Facebook. In the past, I have used blogs to stay in touch with friends far away. I have also used blogs as [...]

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Tags: amber, blog, buzzwords, citizens, college, debate, discussion, internet, issues, journalism, student

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My Tweets

  • @Namecheap The letter G. 2010/09/05
  • @Namecheap A wedding ring. 2010/09/05
  • @Namecheap E 2010/09/05
  • Follow @cocosala on FB for a chance to win a $50 (poss. $100) gift card. Please RT! http://bit.ly/d4QoQv #cocosalafan #giveaway 2010/09/05
  • Photo: Two sleepy kitties. http://tumblr.com/xczhn1mqa 2010/09/05
  • @Namecheap Darkness 2010/09/04

Links

  • Angry Journalist
  • Columbia Missourian
  • Happy Journalist
  • Journalism Blogroll
  • Journerdism
  • Newseum
  • Newspaper Project
  • Poynter
  • Rural Missouri
  • The University of Missouri
  • Wired Journalists

Me on the Web

  • Google Profile
  • My Diddit
  • My Flickr Photostream
  • My Likaholix Page
  • My LinkedIn Profile
  • My Tumblr
  • My Twitter
  • My YouTube

Sweet Blogs

  • Letters to Inanimate Objects
  • The Criminal Inside of Me

Recent Comments

  • Blizzard on Blizzard backs down on real names, now what?
  • Morgan on Lockerz: I just don’t get it
  • Amber on You buy your glasses at the eye doctor? That’s so 1999.
  • LaniDacey on You buy your glasses at the eye doctor? That’s so 1999.
  • Morgan on You buy your glasses at the eye doctor? That’s so 1999.

Recent Entries

  • Blizzard backs down on real names, now what?
  • You buy your glasses at the eye doctor? That’s so 1999.
  • Gettin’ down on the FarmVille
  • As #HAPPO as a job seeker
  • Lockerz: I just don’t get it
  • Winning online … this is not a scam … I think.
  • 99 DARPA balloons for the Internet’s birthday
  • Fanny faux pas
  • Life Update
  • Fun with Java: Unicorn power!

Recent Comments

  • Blizzard in Blizzard backs down on real names, now what?
  • Morgan in Lockerz: I just don't get it
  • Amber in You buy your glasses at the eye doctor? That's so …
  • LaniDacey in You buy your glasses at the eye doctor? That's so …
  • Morgan in You buy your glasses at the eye doctor? That's so …
  • Morgan in Gettin' down on the FarmVille
  • herringj in Blizzard v. WoWGlider /v. Everyone who breaks a To…
  • Capdavis in Fun with Java: Unicorn power!
  • amberiscool in Fun with Java: Unicorn power!
  • Capdavis in Signing off the mortal coil
  • Random Selection of Posts

    • To TV or not to TV?
    • Anonymous
    • Be an online fashionista
    • Lockerz: I just don’t get it
    • Fanny faux pas
    • 12 Days of Christmas: Gifting your true love is pricey this year!
    • Word Gets Around
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