September 7th, 2010
USA Today, the country’s second largest newspaper, recently announced plans to restructure itself “from a newspaper company to a multi-platform media company.” The move comes in response to decreased circulation — down to 1.83....
September 3rd, 2010
Fact-checking has come a long way in the Internet age, evolving to a point beyond recognition. In the good old days, fact-checking was a venerable profession with its set of ethical rules, and fact-checkers were an integral part of any self-respecting....
September 2nd, 2010
Foursquare is all the rage. By “checking in” at your various haunts, you can become the “Mayor” — of your local library, McDonalds, or coffee bar. You can make it easy for people to find you when you’re out and about.....
August 27th, 2010
Portable devices like iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone could prove invaluable in teaching social and communication skills to children with developmental disabilities. It also helps that they are cool, inexpensive, and fun to use.
There are dozens of specialized....
August 26th, 2010
Bloggers beware, it seems like everyone out there has an idea on how to limit your access to the open pulpit that is the Internet. From the extremely questionable Righthaven lawsuits (covered earlier on this blog), to recent actions taken by the City....
August 24th, 2010
The list of publishers embracing mobile devices as a viable platform for their content continues to grow. The iPad is receiving particularly strong love.
Online magazine Slate now has an iPad app, available for free in the iTunes App Store. Perhaps former....
August 20th, 2010
We’ve been following the Righthaven lawsuit drama since its inception in March. Its scope is broadening, as both the number of lawsuits and the total sought in damages are increasing, as is the public outcry against the company practices. Whatever....
August 19th, 2010
What is the first social media platform that most people think of when you ask them to name one? Facebook. Between the upcoming movie about it, and the constant stream of news stories, even non-users are becoming aware of its reach (and the number of....
May 19th, 2010
Beth Kanter, an expert on social media for non-profits, recently wrote a piece for Social Media Today that gives further insight into yesterday’s analysis of Amnesty International’s fundraising campaign. Kanter looks at some fundraising campaigns....
May 18th, 2010
Human rights advocacy group Amnesty International launched a social media campaign late last month on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and across the blogosphere. The goal was to raise funds to buy a full page protest ad against Royal Dutch Shell for what....
