Author Archives: Emma Grager

PLACES: Fido Is (kind of) Like Twitter Inception

I spent my Friday morning in a familiar place for an unusual reason: a business meeting.Yep – for music! We’re really doin’ it, folks! But more on that another day.My manager and I met with fellow marketing geek&nbsp… Continue reading

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PLACES: Fido Is (kind of) Like Twitter Inception

I spent my Friday morning in a familiar place for an unusual reason: a business meeting.Yep – for music! We’re really doin’ it, folks! But more on that another day.My manager and I met with fellow marketing geek&nbsp… Continue reading

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PEOPLE: “How Are You?” Is (kind of) Like the Penny

Vanderbilt’s campus is more than four times the size of Belmont’s campus. I learned this from personal experience before I looked up the numbers today.  I also did a little mapping and found out that in my daily trudge back and forth and… Continue reading

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PEOPLE: “How Are You?” Is (kind of) Like the Penny

Vanderbilt’s campus is more than four times the size of Belmont’s campus. I learned this from personal experience before I looked up the numbers today.  I also did a little mapping and found out that in my daily trudge back and forth and… Continue reading

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THINGS: College Exams Are (kind of) Like Valentine’s Day

If either part of this analogy stresses you out, you’re in good company. I am currently preparing to take my first midterms of my fall semester and I got around to wondering why exams stress us out so much. It’s like going on a really import… Continue reading

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THINGS: College Exams Are (kind of) Like Valentine’s Day

If either part of this analogy stresses you out, you’re in good company. I am currently preparing to take my first midterms of my fall semester and I got around to wondering why exams stress us out so much. It’s like going on a really import… Continue reading

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The Dish Is (kind of) Like Political Facebook

“A Series of Blog Critiques: the Good, the Bad, and the Bloggy”http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/Let’s get one thing straight: Sullivan’s smart and he knows it. His brief bursts of political pith are equal parts entertainment and information;… Continue reading

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The Dish Is (kind of) Like Political Facebook

“A Series of Blog Critiques: the Good, the Bad, and the Bloggy”http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/Let’s get one thing straight: Sullivan’s smart and he knows it. His brief bursts of political pith are equal parts entertainment and information;… Continue reading

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Howard Fineman Writes (kind of) Like a Senator After Happy Hour

“A Series of Blog Critiques: the Good, the Bad, and the Bloggy”http://www.huffingtonpost.com/howard-fineman/Like a seasoned senator, Fineman has a wonderful sense of the workings of the political world. He trades in the finesse of political banter for … Continue reading

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Howard Fineman Writes (kind of) Like a Senator After Happy Hour

“A Series of Blog Critiques: the Good, the Bad, and the Bloggy”http://www.huffingtonpost.com/howard-fineman/Like a seasoned senator, Fineman has a wonderful sense of the workings of the political world. He trades in the finesse of political banter for … Continue reading

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Gizmodo Is (kind of) Like a Sassy Teenager

“A Series of Blog Critiques: the Good, the Bad, and the Bloggy”http://gizmodo.com/The conversation switches from ice cream to the new iPhone to Jerry Seinfeld in a matter of minutes.  Welcome the sassy teenager of the tech world. Gizmodo is primar… Continue reading

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Well Is (kind of) Like Gossip Girl Meets Web MD

“A Series of Blog Critiques: the Good, the Bad, and the Bloggy”http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/Well, well. Imagine you’re going for a jog with a friend. The conversation casually takes a turn from that outfit you wore to the party last week to how frus… Continue reading

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Well Is (kind of) Like Gossip Girl Meets Web MD

“A Series of Blog Critiques: the Good, the Bad, and the Bloggy”http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/Well, well. Imagine you’re going for a jog with a friend. The conversation casually takes a turn from that outfit you wore to the party last week to how frus… Continue reading

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Gizmodo Is (kind of) Like a Sassy Teenager

“A Series of Blog Critiques: the Good, the Bad, and the Bloggy”http://gizmodo.com/The conversation switches from ice cream to the new iPhone to Jerry Seinfeld in a matter of minutes.  Welcome the sassy teenager of the tech world. Gizmodo is primar… Continue reading

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