nmdl final presentation

Paul KananPaul Kanan

…not much.

The Early Years (Days)

“The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.”

-John Steinbeck

Modern translation: I didn’t end up doing my original

idea.

“An idea sometimes manifests itself into

something else in order to become what it’s

supposed to be.”

-P. KananModern translation: I could

not write the Obama Comment without first having

gone through the NMDL process.

A Boy BecomesA Man (of sorts)

“The shortest answer is doing the thing.”

–Ernest Hemingway

Modern translation: The best way to learn new media is by diving

in and trying everything.

Social NetworkingSocial Networking

Social BookmarkingSocial Bookmarking

Search Engine Search Engine Optimization/MarketingOptimization/Marketing

The Way of the GoogleThe Way of the Google

Podcasting & RSS Podcasting & RSS FeedsFeeds

Once More Unto The Breach (the real

world) “Why, then the world’s mine

oyster. Which I with sword will

open.”

–William ShakespeareModern translation: The skills I learned in NMDL

have given me an advantage in the

professional world.

Once & Future Once & Future ReferenceReference

Let The People Know

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of

fear.”

-Mark TwainModern translation: Spread the word about NMDL and

encourage people to overcome the fear of what

they do not yet understand.