Clinamen

I will be joining Will Burdette, John Jones, Jillian Sayre, and Trish Roberts-Miller on a panel at SXSW interactive called "Is Aristotle on Twitter?" It should be really fun to present some of these ideas to folks outside of the academy. Here's the description:

We introduce a framework for understanding information overload by reflecting on and updating ancient communicative traditions. Aristotle was an information maven and Cicero a communication connoisseur. These classical communicators designed their speeches around five principles: invention, style, arrangement, memory, and delivery. Contemporary communicators build on this tradition with Web-based technologies.

Also, check out the nifty "see me speak at SXSW '09" button to the right.