Daily Must Reads, July 22, 2013
1. TV foresees its future; Netflix is there (New York Times) 2. Study: People aren't clicking on online ads (Business Insider) 3. Cameron…
Cuban Dissidents Harness Blogs, Social Media to Spread Cause Globally
For the past half dozen years, dissidents such as Yoani Sanchez and her blog "Generation Y" have opened the political…
5 Civic Projects Aim to Make Data Useful
How can we use data to improve our lives, our communities, and the world at large? At the recent Microsoft…
Poll: Who Will Run the TV Networks of Tomorrow?
Futurists and cord-cutters believe the time will come, sooner or later, that cable companies and their tight grip on TV…
Daily Must Reads, July 19, 2013
1. MIT moves to intervene in release of Aaron Swartz's Secret Service file (Wired) 2. Freedom of Information Act Machine…
5 Tips to Stretch Yourself Beyond Text to Tell a Story
How can I best tell the story? That’s one of the most important questions I’ve learned to ask while working…
Mediatwits #87: TV Special: Apple, Google Are Coming; Netflix at the Emmys; Hulu Unsold
Like most media, the future of television is online. This edition of the Mediatwits, we’ll talk about the prospects for…
E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, July 18, 2013
1. E-books drive 3% quarterly gain in adult trade sales (Publisher's Weekly) 2. PlayStation 4 self-publishing details revealed (Geeky Gadgets)…
Daily Must Reads, July 18, 2013
1. Netflix does well in 2013 Primetime Emmy nominations (NYT) 2. Video: "The Age of the Library is probably ending,"…
How Google Glass Will Change the Future of Broadcast Journalism
News gathering is a difficult job and if you're a working journalist, you already understand the difficulties involved in getting…