Will Apple’s iPad Save the Publishing Industry?

After months of speculation and rumors from both online and print media, Apple has officially announced its new tablet device, the iPad. The iPad is being heralded by many as the savior of the publishing industry, so it will be interesting to see what happens in two...

Cockroaches, Email Newsletters, and Brand Journalism

Email is a 40-year-old technology that is not going away for very good reasons — it’s the cockroach of the Internet. Ouch! Those memorable words came from Jason Hirschhorn, author of the popular, 7-year-old Media ReDef email newsletter. Hirschhorn was...

Google Glass: Media Creation Field Kit

I’ve been testing Glass as part of Google’s Explorer program since last August, and over the past few weeks I have really put it through the wringer creating documentary footage of this year’s Mardi Gras in New Orleans. While Glass is aimed more at...

Google Glass: Before the Test Drive

Tomorrow I will be on a flight from New Orleans to New York City in order to pick up my Glass. I can’t wait to get hands on with this next generation of computing, despite the privacy issues involved. As I prepare for my appointment in Chelsea I’m forced...

Plenary Indulgences As Digital Strategy?

I remember being young and reading Dante’s Divine Comedy for the first time. It was my first encounter with the concept of indulgences. For those not so well versed in the past practices of the Catholic Church, indulgences are acts the faithful can perform in...
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