Mapping with Kites in the Age of Drones
This post compares technologies for aerial photography, but it is also about how tool choices can embed values, including transparency,…
Daily Must Reads, January 28, 2013
1. Video app Vine doesn’t have an adult content problem; Apple has a policy problem (The Verge) 2. Blurring the…
Just Read It: Magazine Publishers Push Minimalist Apps Without Fluff
“Internet Users Demand Less Interactivity,” read the headline of a recent article at The Onion. A (fictional) Internet user commented:…
Daily Must Reads, January 25, 2013
1. With the addition of Vine’s video sharing, is Twitter trying to be too many things to too many people?…
Who Really Owns Your Photos in Social Media? (Updated 2013 Edition)
A recent U.S. court decision clarified that media organizations cannot assume that photos shared via Twitter are rights-free, to be…
Storytelling With Social Audio: How AIR Cultivates New Media Life Forms
San Francisco makers and hackers recently packed SoundCloud’s SF office to the gills for the Making Of…Zeega event. Co-organized by…
E-Books and Self-Publishing Roundup, January 24, 2013
1. The Millions gets into the e-book business (LA Times) 2. Gumroad adds publishing features and boasts $100k profits for…
Daily Must Reads, January 24, 2013
1. How can Twitter improve? By boosting relevance and discovery (PaidContent.org) 2. 25% of 9-12-year-olds have Facebook profiles despite rule…
The Creepy Side of Facebook Graph Search
The new Facebook Graph Search, currently in beta and only available to some, is a powerful search engine capable of…
Making Digital Security a Priority for Journalists
What do you do when you know, going into your project, that it’s a losing battle — one that journalists…