August 2010
11 posts
BrooWaha Goes Broo this Weekend
This weekend BrooWaha had more articles, submitted by more authors, citizen journalists, creative types and people pushing the edges than in it’s history.
“Don’t go writing, ‘I have a 4 year old marriage, I’ll trade my...”
– Me on the new Broo Back Page
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What's all the BrooWaha?
Question: Can you tell me anything about the derivation of the word ‘broowaha’? Ummmm, isn’t it supposed to be spelled Brouhaha? These are questions that I am asked on almost a daily basis. Answer: The usual spelling is ‘brouhaha’, meaning an overexcited and noisy response, a commotion, hubbub or uproar. It can also have a negative connotation meaning an...
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“I like the thing that says it’s the #1 Citizen Newspaper in the World....”
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Ed Attanasio when asked what he wants on his Broo t-shirt. Ed is the #1 most popular author of articles on BrooWaha.
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Broo to go local in LA, NYC, Jerusalem, Paris and...
Who the hell came up with the term hyperlocal?
Tonight, at an unknown time BrooWaha is going back to its roots of being part hyper (uggggh) local with NYC, Las Angeles, Atlanta, Miami, London, Paris and a few other city specific focused news sections.
More accurately, Broo will remain Broo and there will be City Specific sections to share news and views from some of the world’s hippest...
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Latest BrooNews
Haven’t you been trained, perhaps domesticated, by well-meaning teachers and journalists to focus on the reader? Do you? Guess what? They’re right.
At Broo we don’t. We focus on you — the writer. The user. We like writing, though more code than words.
You may wonder, as some recently titled friedeggs.com users have, ” WTF is BrooWaha, anyway? What’s a Broo...
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A guy named Patty should not step foot in an Irish...
I planned to share a quote or two about what citizen journalism “really” means and whether BrooWaha represents “true” citizen journalism. Wikipedia says it does. That’s some proof that it is. However, Wikipedia fails to recognize BlogCatalog as a blog directory and blogger social network, despite it being one of the first and foremost cited blog directories and...
maybe cannna i a bee a broo pleasae
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What's a Broo?
“The only way to find out is to become one”
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Broo Writer Points
Over the years writers have continued to rack up points on Broo. Some people have 20,000 or more. They simply sit on them, as if they can take them with them. I suppose being in the lead makes most of us feel good.
At Broo we want everyone who is part of this journalism endeavour to come out ahead. During the next week or two, we will be launching, provided we can — ”I...
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WTF is a BrooWaha?
This has become quite a common question, in my life, lately. There are many definitions, of what BrooWaha is as there are people who know about it. There are a few things that everyone seems to agree on. These are:
BrooWaha is a place online for talented writers, of all genres, to share, their views, news and opinions about world events, local events, cultural happenings and their fictional...