Welcome to the New L.o.L. Blog!
Hi World! My new Lure of Language — or L.o.L. — blog is all about the use of language in digital and social media. This blog is inspired by my love for language and my avid use of digital technology....
View Article7 Ways to Celebrate Easter in the Digital Space
I would like to wish a Happy Easter to all of you who celebrate it! Easter is marked with a variety of local traditions and colorful celebrations. So today, I would like to share with you six ways that...
View ArticleHappy 20th Anniversary to the World Wide Web!
I wanted to take a quick break from my theme on the digital documentation of endangered languages, and say Happy 20th Anniversary to the World Wide Web! April 30, 1993 marks the day that the World Wide...
View ArticleNew Language Found in Northern Australia
One of my good friends shared a NYTimes video with me today about a new language found in a remote village in Northern Australia by linguist Carmel O’Shannessy of the University of Michigan. Dr....
View ArticleVIDEO: Beyonce’s “Drunk In Love”— Emoji Style
In the latest trend of the emoji phenomenon, I stumbled across an emoji version of Beyonce’s new hit single “Drunk In Love” created by a Vimeo user named Jesse Hill. In my previous posts...
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