Thom Powers: For Film Festivals, Twitter Is Mandatory, Apps Are Not
I sat down at DOC NYC last week to speak with one of the most influential men in documentary film,…
Data Driven Maps
Location: Berkeley, California Data driven maps are an effective visual tool to communicate ideas, explain complex concepts, illustrate relationships or…
Poll: What Do You Think About Companies Tracking You Online?
Is someone watching you when you’re online, on email, on your smartphone? There’s no doubt about it when you consider…
Lessons Learned From Sandy ‘HurricaneHackers’ Projects
This post was co-written by Pablo Rey Mazón. A day before Hurricane Sandy touched down, netizens began to congregate via…
Daily Must Reads, November 16, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Leandro Oliva. 1. Social media companies have absolutely…
Mediatwits #63: Digital Literacy for Online Tracking; Ford Foundation Funds Newsrooms
Welcome to the 63rd episode of the Mediatwits podcast, with Mark Glaser and Dorian Benkoil as co-hosts. Rafat Ali is…
Public Lab Taps Into Community With Annual Barn Raising in Louisiana
Over the weekend of November 2-4, Public Lab held the second annual barn raising in Cocodrie, La., at the Louisiana…
E-Books and Self-Publishing Roundup, November 15, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self-publishing. 1. Self-publishing industry explodes, brings rewards,…
Daily Must Reads, November 15, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Leandro Oliva. 1. Retweeting Without Reading? It’s happening,…
Canada’s OpenFile News Startup Halts Publication, Owes Freelancers
The bank accounts of OpenFile, the Canadian “community-powered news organization,” are frozen and freelancers still haven’t been paid, but founder…