Working with social media
I’ve been talking lately with folks about social media. Here are a few thoughts on the subject: What are social media? Online sites that allow users to generate content, comment, tag, and network with...
View ArticleAre phone apps ancillary markets for movies?
I would think so. Questions on Twitter today from students using Mass Communication: Living in a Media World:
View ArticleTumblr Blog Humanae Categorizes Skin Color as Pantone Codes
There is a fantastically cool Tumblr blog called Humanae that presents simple photos of people showing their skin (in a safe-for-work way) along with the Pantone code that describes the person’s skin...
View ArticleFighting Wars With Social Media – Israel v. Hamas
Wednesday afternoon I was working at putting the finishing touches on a guest lecture I was about to give on social media, and so I went looking for an up-to-date example. And here’s what I found…....
View ArticleQuestions Worth Asking (Maybe)
What if a student pretended to have a Mexican accent for an entire semester of a speech class, and then revealed his real San Diego accent on the last day of class? What kind of stories spread the...
View ArticleRedbox starts online service.
The kiosk DVD rental vendor will now offer a streaming service as well. Though it won’t be as extensive as that of Netflix.
View ArticleAmazing Media Quotes
A round up of unexpected things I’ve read recently. None of these are from The Onion! NPR Station Urges Listeners to Have Sex and Make More Listeners “Chicago’s NPR station, WBEZ, is making a more...
View ArticleFred Rogers reminds us to “look for the helpers”
There is an old quote from children’s television host Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers) that started spreading virally following the Newtown massacre in December. It goes like this: “When I was a boy and I...
View ArticleGround Control to Cmdr. Hadfield – Winning Social Media from Outer Space!
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has just finished up his five-month tour as commander of the International Space Station (ISS), and he’s done a great job of showing how social media can be used as a...
View ArticleShould breweries fight their legal battles through social media?
I got a call today from a reporter in Kentucky asking my thoughts about whether it was wise for a pair of breweries — one local, one part of a large conglomerate — to be duking out their legal fight...
View ArticleMedia News Update
Hi, everyone. Been away on vacation, so no recent posts. Here’s a roundup of some recent media news of interest: So is it ok to have sexual exploitation featuring men in ads? Kraft is following in...
View ArticleKickstarter and Books
I’ve been reading up on Kickstarter the last few days – hence the last couple posts. Here are a few more: Getting advance support from readers dates back to at least the early 1700s Alexander Pope...
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Has the balancing act between cable/satellite providers and content companies hit the breaking point? Maybe. Dish and Disney get ready for a showdown over ESPN. This could make the Time Warner...
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The Rise and Fall of the Internet-Predecessor ARPANET A cool animated GIF that shows how the original wide-sale host-to-host network grew and eventually declined. Fascinating pre-history of the...
View ArticleQuestions Worth Asking (Maybe)
Who has America’s oldest college newspaper? At least eight different papers claim the title. Of course, each paper uses its own standard to determine the “oldest.” (Thanks to College Media Matters...
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USB ports replace cigarette lighters in Hyundai cars As if we needed any more proof that mobile media devices are addictive! iPhones are more important than cigarettes! FAA backs letting people use...
View ArticleMedia News That Ought Not To Surprise You
Netflix set to surpass HBO in USA paid subscriptions You can watch any of their programs any time and any where on any device for about $8 a month. And they let you shotgun their original series...
View ArticleWhat is the Internet?
Last week I asked my Global Media Literacy students what television was. And the discussion was so much fun, I thought I would try it again this week. So what is the Internet? In some ways, I think...
View ArticleQuestions Worth Asking (Maybe)
Is Blockbuster Dead or Canadian? Mostly dead, at least when it comes to physical media. Who knew it was still even alive? (Don’t remember the great category Dead or Canadian from MTV’s old game show...
View ArticleQuestions Worth Asking (Maybe)
How does the New York Times get past Chinese censorship? Setting up new publications in China is part of the story. How can national journalists avoid getting punked by a fake Georgia congressman on...
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