Archive for May, 2008
An abundance of recording devices and channels to publish information, massive distrust in the mainstream media, an increased desire for transparency and scrutiny in politics and elections following the debacle of Florida in 2000: this year created the perfect storm for a breakthrough in citizen journalism. (Apparently, it’s being defined as “journalism by people who [...]
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Tags: Media, Technology
One of the things that I both hate and love about digital media is its portability. I can’t imagine having to lug around CDs to all the music I own instead of my cute little laptop, or boxes of correspondence or photo albums when I have so many letters saved in Gmail and photos on [...]
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Tags: Tech-ish, Technology
Pink graphics? Sign me up!
I’m utterly confused. You would think that women, eventually, wouldn’t be seen as an impossible-to-reach marketing niche. Alas, this list of the “Top 10 Social Networking Sites for Women” by social networking website Mashable.com proves otherwise.
Number one on the list, iVillage.com, boasts a tagline of “Health, Beauty, Pregnancy, Entertainment and More.” The main menu tags: [...]
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Tags: Gender, Social networking, Tech-ish
About seven years ago, a friend of mine whose brother was a producer at a cable news channel told me about one of the jobs they had interns do: prepare footage of celebrity obituaries before the celebrities had actually died. Older and more important celebrities got priority. (He noted that there were, oddly, no preparations [...]
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Screw it, I’m blogging
I just started writing an article on how to get your own column, and after interviewing a few of those lucky writers, I came to one consensus: get a blog. Not a silly blog, but a real blog. Some place where I can showcase what I’m working on, off-handed tidbits that currently don’t have a [...]
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Tags: Personal Rant
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