Media Organizations Back Wikileaks in Court
Yesterday, a coalition of organizations dedicated to preserving free speech rights on the Internet, including the Citizen Media Law Project,…
Are Google and online advertising vulnerable to a recession?
As the U.S. moves into a possible economic slowdown, partially caused by the subprime mortgage meltdown, the question is whether…
Going Beyond Point A to Point B
Phones use one of two methods to figure out where they are (and if you happen to be carrying it,…
Computation + Journalism Confab: Exciting, Disappointing and Confusing
Last week’s Symposium on Computation & Journalism left me excited, disappointed and confused. It was hard not to be excited…
How Do You Know When to Take Mobile Seriously?
How does mainstream media know when to take mobile seriously as a distribution platform? 1) When the New York Times…
Journalists and Technologists: An Uneasy Courtship
The first Computation + Journalism Symposium, held Friday and Saturday at Georgia Tech, is over. It’s been widely covered in…
When Did Computers Become the Life of the Party?
There was a time not so long ago when home computers sat on desks away from the main action in…
Facebook Becomes Catalyst for Causes, Colombian FARC Protest
This morning, I received a notification on my Facebook profile that said if I sent a virtual plant to some…
Top 5 Week Ninety-One
Wikileaks Court blocks site, but mirror sites sprout up Josh Marshall First blogger to win prestigious Polk Award MySpace Music…
What Did You Call Me?
Marketing guru Seth Godin urges companies to start calling “potential customers” and “targets” instead citizens. He means this term to…