Mediatwits #84: Instagram to Launch Video; BuzzFeed Sued for Photo Use; Middle East Mobile Use Booms
Do you love photo and video sharing? Then this episode is for you. First, Facebook announced that popular photo sharing…
Study: Internet May Soon Dominate Middle East Media
Among the younger generation in the Middle East, Internet use is surpassing TV, and that could have long-term implications in…
Reinventing the Second Screen: Let’s Try This Again
The second screen is a new and exciting place for the media. Everyone is scrambling to figure how to best…
CollabMatch, Matchmaking Service for Collaborators, Wins Knight Prototype Fund
Today we're proud to announce that MediaShift received funding from the Knight Foundation's Prototype Fund to develop CollabMatch, a matchmaking…
E-Books & Self-Publishing Roundup, June 20, 2013
1. CHART: iTunes users spend a lot on apps and music, not so much on e-books (GigaOm) 2. Selling books online with clever…
Daily Must Reads, June 20, 2013
1. Google: "We are not in cahoots with the NSA" (GigaOm) 2. Digital news is finally starting to pay (Guardian) 3. AP takes a stake…
Columbia J-School Looks to Shed ‘Old School’ Image with Curriculum Revamp
The slang term old school can have different connotations depending on its context. Going "old school" could mean doing something…
Live Coverage of NYT Global Forum with Thomas Friedman in San Francisco
I'll be using ScribbleLive for our live coverage of the NYT Global Forum event all day today. Check in throughout…
Daily Must Reads, June 19, 2013
1. Rolling Stone contributing editor and Buzzfeed reporter Michael Hastings dies in crash (Rolling Stone) 2. Google challenges U.S. gag order, citing First…
Warning: Your Hasty Move to Responsive Design Could Backfire
A recent study by Nielsen found that in the U.S., 61 percent of mobile phone users own smartphones. So it…