Social Networks
Entries related to social networks, group psychology, anthropology, and really any of the social sciences.
Wordless Wednesday - Whale Watch Map
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 02:31
Wordless Wednesday
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Wed, 08/18/2010 - 07:26
#FF @fringenyc
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Fri, 08/13/2010 - 13:19@TheLostTheatre @LTCMargarita @bullettrun @personalwar @newexroom @revbillandbetty @MISSKIMTHEPLAY @commandopj @PicIncomplete @marydimino
Over the past several days, I’ve been reading through more of the descriptions of plays that will be part of the FringeNYC as I try to determine which plays I will go to when. In doing so, I’ve noted the twitter pages for several of these plays.
@TheLostTheatre is high on my list and I’m planning on being at their opening night, and perhaps their party afterwards.
@LTCMargarita is another one of the top shows on my list. If I have the energy on Saturday evening after @TheLostTheatre pary after and several other shows on Friday and Saturday, I’ll try to make it.
@bullettrun has been doing some good tweeting about their upcoming show which is another one high on my list. I just haven’t figured out when they fit in my schedule.
Also in that category is @personalwar. After I catch my breath from the first round of plays, I hope to figure out when I can catch @bulletrun and @personalwar.
@newexroom wasn’t even on my radar since they are only around during the second week of the festival when I won’t be around. However, @TheLostTheatre mentioned them, and they are worth looking into.
@revbillandbetty @MISSKIMTHEPLAY @commandopj @PicIncomplete and @marydimino round out the list of plays that I’ve followed with my fringenyc list.
Check out all of these as a chance to get a good feel for some of what will be happening at FringeNYC over the next two weeks.
Wordless Wednesday - Checking the Voting Machines
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 09:40
Okay. A quick word. I watched the registrars and moderators secure the voting machines and ballots and print out the reports in Woodbridge, CT. I feel that it is very important to keep an eye on the vote counting process, even in a town like Woodbridge, where it is done extremely well.
#ff @fringenyc
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Fri, 08/06/2010 - 14:11@TheLostTheatre @raisinplay @DanishDuck @BAMATheatreCo @Bainbridge2010 @baristasplay @BurninginChina @francaverce @BSTARREVOLUTION @ifeedthemonster @shabanarehman @GEwShakespeare @ProjGirlTheatre @hamletshutup @insimplicities
In 1983, I was living in a third floor walkup on Mott Street in New York’s little Italy with two struggling actors. A few years earlier, I had moved to New York in hopes of being a writer, but the only money I was making came from writing computer programs.
As my contract at Bell Laboratories came up for renewal, I decided instead, to spend time traveling around the States and Europe. These travels landed me in Edinburgh during their annual festival. I had a great time attending many Fringe plays and for the next several years returned every August. I spoke with my roommates about how great it would be if New York had a similar fringe festival.
Eventually that came about, and now, over twenty five years after my travels, I am finally making it to the New York Fringe Festival.
Yesterday, I started reviewing the list of plays. I counted 197. However, I’ll be on Cape Cod the second week of the festival, so that rules out 14 plays that are only showing on the second week. When I used to go to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, I would sometimes take in as many as five plays a day. Looking at the schedule, I’m not sure I could hit more than four plays a day, so the most I could make is probably 28. Realistically, I’ll probably not make it to more than a dozen plays.
So, I’m scanning through the list, highlighting the ones that are most interesting, noting the webpages, as well as Facebook Fan pages and Twitter accounts of various plays. All of this leads to this week’s Follow Friday blog post.
@fringeNYC is the Twitter account for the New York Fringe Festival. @TheLostTheatre @raisinplay @DanishDuck @BAMATheatreCo @Bainbridge2010 @baristasplay @BurninginChina @francaverce @BSTARREVOLUTION @ifeedthemonster @shabanarehman @GEwShakespeare @ProjGirlTheatre @hamletshutup and @insimplicities are some of the Twitter accounts for the plays or the companies following them. They are all worth looking into.
If you have details about any of the plays in this year’s New York Fringe Festival that you think I should see, leave a comment or drop me a note. I’m still trying to decide which ones to attend
