I live in Vermont. I work in a small town that has been directly affected by the recent Brooke Bennett tragedy (family involved 12 year old in sex ring and killed her, attempted to blame it on a MySpace predator) in an industry that is directly related to dealing with the aftermath. I am also reading Freakonomics, which amongst other things has persuaded me to look past media hype and compare numbers to actual relevant data. I have two questions [more inside]
posted on Jul 2, 2008 - 13 answers

Yet Another Social Networking Question: I'm looking for something that does well with different user groups. [more inside]
posted on Jun 3, 2008 - 6 answers

Can anyone recommend software for a community forum / photo gallery / blog suitable for a corporate organisation? [more inside]
posted on May 19, 2008 - 5 answers

Is there a social networking site that would be the opposite of myspace.com. It's just a little bubble gum for my taste. I joined flork.com and that is a good one but a bit thin in membership. I really like the opinions and attitude here at Meta....I'm not looking to hook up or find a date but meet people with similar world views. Maybe Meta should start a social network....In any event all replies are welcome.
posted on Apr 18, 2006 - 16 answers

What is the proper way to use an alumni directory when inquiring about internship positions? More specifically, what should be in the contents of a letter to an alum who has a cool job but whom I've never met -but potentially could offer a position based on our shared experience at a campus newspaper?
posted on Jan 21, 2005 - 9 answers