The China and Africa Story
Mark Glaser is away on vacation this week, but we’re happy to have Ory Okolloh filling in as a guest…
Live Blogging the U.S. Mid-Term Elections
Today is election day in the United States, so despite my overall bad feelings about politics at the moment, I’m…
Do you think we should vote in elections by mail or online?
As the mid-term U.S. elections are today, I thought it would be a good idea to consider the intersection of…
The Definitive Guide to Cell Phone No-No’s
I went to New York City last weekend, and noticed all the people on cell phones while waiting for their…
Fake Anchor Colbert Gives Best Take on YouTube Takedowns
The last week has been a surreal one for fans of fake news. TV shows such as Comedy Central’s “The…
Your Guide to Wikis
From time to time, I’ll give an overview of one broad MediaShift topic, annotated with online resources and plenty of…
Stephen Colbert: Don’t Love and Leave YouTube
An Open Letter to Stephen Colbert, star of Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” We in the Colbert Nation are sickened…
In what social situations should you NOT use a cell phone?
If another friend of mine pulls out their cell phone while we’re hanging out together, I think I might scream.…
Top 5 Week Forty-One
Comedy Central pulls clips ‘Daily Show,’ ‘Colbert Report’ yanked off YouTube BBC wants you! To help cover U.S. mid-term elections…
Wal-Mart ‘Flogs’ Par for the PR Course
All blogs are not created equal, and many of them are not transparent in their athenticity either. Sometimes we are…