Off topic: Quote Investigator: Facebook and Twitter

[Jonathan Lighter]

Or Goebbels. To him it was a good thing.

JL


On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 8:42 AM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> I bet he didn't, because I bet he didn't use the word "media."
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> He may have said something comparable, but even the thought seems more
> like, say, Adorno.
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> On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 11:33 PM, ADSGarson O'Toole <
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> > Thanks Wilson and (off-list) Neal for information about including a
> > link in a Facebook post without having to place the url in the
> > message.
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> > In addition, thanks for the request regarding the Orwell attributed
> > quotation, Wilson. A preliminary search shows very little. I will
> > start a folder and add the quote to the set for future exploration.
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> > With appreciation,
> > Garson
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> > On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 8:52 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > Did George Orwell in fact say:
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> > > "The people will believe what the media tells [sic] them they believe"?
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> > > On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 7:02 PM, ADSGarson O'Toole <
> > > adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > >> Subject:      Off topic: Quote Investigator: Facebook and Twitter
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> > >> If you are using Facebook and you are interested in quotations then I
> > >> encourage you to visit:
> > >>
> > >> https://www.facebook.com/QuoteInvestigator
> > >>
> > >> Please consider "liking" the page and some of the posts. Facebook is a
> > >> new experience to me, and I am still learning.
> > >>
> > >> For example, can you post a link with a text label in a natural way
> > >> that hides the "http" etcetera? It seems that you have to simply list
> > >> a plain link.
> > >>
> > >> If you wish to share information about your Facebook experiences
> > >> please let me know. The Facebook page might make sense as an informal
> > >> communication channel to share preliminary results about individual
> > >> quotes and engage in discussions, but I do not know.
> > >>
> > >> If you are using Twitter please consider following my Twitter handle.
> > >>
> > >> @QuoteResearch
> > >>
> > >> Below is a link to previous tweets so you can gauge your interest.
> > >> (The name QuoteInvestigator is too long to be a Twitter handle.)
> > >>
> > >> https://twitter.com/QuoteResearch
> > >>
> > >> Garson
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