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Michael Silence: Observations on UK loss and other disasters
Published 12/4/2011 at 4:00 a.m. 0 comments
The comments were biting, but for the most part above the belt.
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Michael Silence: Bloggers offer leftover advice
Published 11/27/2011 at 4:00 a.m. 0 comments
It's three days after Thanksgiving and you're still wondering what to do with all the leftover turkey. (No, don't send it to Congress. There are already enough there.)
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Michael Silence: Blogging part of healing process
Published 11/20/2011 at 4:00 a.m. 0 comments
It's not a blog you often run across. It's not one you want to, really.
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Michael Silence: Some .gov sites lack basic information
Published 11/13/2011 at 4:00 a.m. 1 comment
While the pace of social media continues to race upward like TVA salaries, government websites continue to evolve.
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Michael Silence: Don't swat a hornet's nest
Published 11/6/2011 at 3:00 a.m. 1 comment
There's an old adage: "Don't swat a hornet's nest." That's what the state of Tennessee did when it told a group of Occupy Nashville participants to get off public property, in this case the Legislative Plaza. Apparently, state officials thought ...
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Michael Silence: Polls get taken out of context
Published 10/30/2011 at 4:00 a.m. 1 comment
There's hardly a spot on the Internet that doesn't have some reference to the latest poll on the GOP presidential race.
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Michael Silence: Failures OK when it's other party
Published 10/23/2011 at 4:00 a.m. 6 comments
A politician falls and the opposition pounces.
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Michael Silence: Cats and cornmeal popular on blogs
Published 10/16/2011 at 4:00 a.m. 0 comments
I've penned a blog for more than seven years, slapping up more than 19,000 posts, of which I'm sure at least one made sense (Well, I suppose that's open to interpretation).
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Michael Silence: Former Lady Vol helps cause
Published 10/9/2011 at 4:00 a.m. 0 comments
If you thought University of Tennessee coach Pat Summitt's August bombshell was a flash in the pixels, you'd be wrong.
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Michael Silence: New concern over online privacy
Published 10/2/2011 at 4:00 a.m. 0 comments
Facebook announced some changes last week that were met with more concerns of invading one's personal privacy.
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Michael Silence: Bloggers sample good grub
Published 9/25/2011 at 4:00 a.m. 0 comments
The "Urban Toddler" loves picking out the vegetables in downtown Knoxville. Then there's a refugee from Hurricane Katrina in Knoxville discussing Jamaican barbecue. Oh, and there's also the "bacon cheeseburger meatloaf."
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Michael Silence: Megabus a mega-hit online
Published 9/18/2011 at 4:00 a.m. 1 comment
It claims fares of $1, takes about nine hours and is a pretty common topic of discussion on the Internet.
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Michael Silence: Attacks spawned area blogs
Published 9/11/2011 at 4:00 a.m. 0 comments
The Twin Towers' falling on Sept. 11, 2001, ignited a fire in East Tennesseans, and gave rise to a blogging community that thrives to this day.
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Michael Silence: Summitt's diagnosis makes the rounds
Published 9/4/2011 at 4:00 a.m. 0 comments
Lady Vols coach Pat Summitt's recent bombshell naturally made quite the rounds among social media.
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Michael Silence: 'Facebook Law' an overreaction
Published 8/28/2011 at 12:00 a.m. 2 comments
I knew it was back-to-school time, but I didn't know that included going back to the Stone Age.
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