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Textbased is the personal site of Rob Pongsajapan, a web developer and grad student at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. More »

"I found [Textbased] distracting and a little confusing." —Dari

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• Dispatches from Chicago

  Posted Friday, February 29, 2008 at 11:49 a.m.

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  In which the author takes a break and travels to Chicago. More »

• Out with the old, in with the new

  Posted Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at 12:15 a.m.

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  In which the author makes a post just before midnight. More »

• What's after grad school?

  Posted Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at 1:50 a.m.

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  In which the author takes a stab at preparing for life after grad school. More »

• A quick list of D.C.-area favorites

  Posted Monday, November 19, 2007 at 5:31 p.m.

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  Our favorite eating establishments in the greater D.C. area. More »

• Playful and serious use of social media

  Posted Thursday, November 8, 2007 at 2:22 a.m.

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  Thoughts on what makes social media successful and how to extend this to teaching and learning. More »

• CCA fall conference recap

  Posted Sunday, November 4, 2007 at 1:54 a.m.

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  In which I cast a critical eye on my work for the CCA fall conference. More »

• A Practical Guide to Social Media

  Posted Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at 1:41 a.m.

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  A rough outline for my presentation this Thursday. More »

• A quick note about Django

  Posted Tuesday, October 30, 2007 at 12:00 a.m.

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  In which the author talks about why he rolls his own blog. More »

• A busy weekend on tap

  Posted Friday, October 26, 2007 at 3:58 a.m.

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  In which the author is halfway through a grueling two-week period. More »

• Extending online presence for reporters

  Posted Tuesday, October 23, 2007 at 9:28 p.m.

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  Why reporters should extend their presence into online spaces. More »

• Restarting the writing process

  Posted Sunday, October 21, 2007 at 5:13 a.m.

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  A brief welcome and a statement of intent for the next week of posting. More »

Elsewhere

• Adrian Holovaty
• Alyson Hurt
• Amy Hoy
• Andrew Hedges
• Christian Crumlish
• Dave Lester
• Derek Willis
• Diana Picón
• Doug Avery
• Garrison LeMasters
• Kyle Haskins
• Jeremy Boggs
• Martha Burtis
• Michaela Hackner
• Megan and Michael
• Molly Moran
• Morgan Loosli
• Randy Franklin

What I do, in descending order of time commitment:

• Web developer, Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS)
• Graduate student, Communication, Culture & Technology (CCT)
• Board member, College Communicators Association (CCA)
• Fellow, Center for Innovation in College Media (CICM)

(Yes, everything I'm affiliated with seems to start with the letter 'C'.)