Political Blogs Engage; Steve Jobs Doesn’t
I had a contrarian reaction to Steve Jobs’ keynote at Macworld Expo last week. Sitting in the convention center, tapping…
A Private Picture is Worth How Many Words?
For those of you who attended the Consumer Electronics Show last week, you may have seen this new “TV Glasses”…
The Benefits and Pitfalls of Using Social Media for Reporting
Because we live in an age when social media sites are our daily bread, it seems natural to turn to…
Traditional Media Ready to Elevate the Conversation Online — with Moderation
Major media sites have started to get the religion of audience participation, but there’s been one big hitch: How do…
Court Affirms that Single Publication Rule Applies Online
(Cross-posted from the Citizen Media Law Project Blog) In a case of first impression in Texas, the U.S. Court of…
An Introductory Guide to Global Citizen Media
Rising Voices proudly announces the first in a series of outreach guides meant to explain the fundamentals of citizen media…
Ubiquitous Networks: The Trails Of Our Digital Identities
For a while now I’ve been describing the locative process as overlaying a virtual landscape on the physical world. I’ve…
A Developer’s Dilemma: Who’s a Journalist?
I just got back onto campus after a glorious winter break and I’m full of chocolate and food from the…
Blog Pundits Certain About Steve Jobs’ Keynote
After the stunningly bad predictions by pollsters, pundits, commentators and anyone who graced a cable TV news studio before the…
When Phones Become Reporters
In a recent post I shared some thoughts about the trend toward mobile phones being used to connect people in…