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Decker’s a Replicant.

“The older American folk culture was built on borrowings from various mother countries; the modern mass media builds upon borrowings from folk culture; the new convergence culture will be built on borrowings from various media conglomerates.” – Henry Jenkins

“My name is Legion: for we are many.” - Gospel according to Mark, 5:9

Whenever I think of the term “corporate community”, it almost feels like an oxymoron. I am of the mindset that my work is my work, and my personal life is my life, and if I can keep those two areas separate from each other, then so much the better. After all, who wants to see the same people all the time – complaining to your friends Saturday night about your whiny staff could be a little awkward, especially on Monday morning.

Not only do APOC students care about the world, but they are poised to respond in meaningful and effective ways. Last month, within 24 hours of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Evan Jones and Charles Rubinoff (both 2011 current students) created and launched USC for Japan. This site provides information, as well as donation options, for people who care about the natural disaster in Japan.

Since I’m new to Los Angeles, one of my new favorite online communities is Downtown LA.

You can follow it on Twitter and Facebook…. it feeds you information about what’s going on in downtown Los Angeles. For example, there are 3800 Followers on Twitter and most are residents of Downtown LA exchanging events, tips and interests about hyper local restaurants and activities.