Blogs Posts on "New Media"
conference summary part 2: the internet as playground and factory by Sociology Eye on Nov 16, 2009by nathan jurgenson Following PJ Rey’s excellent summary of the Internet as Playground and Factory yesterday, I offer a few additional observations from the conference this past weekend, focusing on Web 2.0 capitalism, and Google as the primary tar...
iPhone Art, a different approach by Scholars & Rogues on Nov 14, 2009Most of what I have shared so far has been some variety of full image manipulation with some layering and effects. Today I have a different type of image to share. These images were painted using words as brushes. They are also my first two att...
Lou Dobbs’ next horizon: A Rush to radio? by Scholars & Rogues on Nov 13, 2009I have three stuffed animals at home that I hide when I expect visitors. (Guys don’t do stuffed animals.) But my fuzzy critters serve a purpose. Four years ago, I destroyed my living room TV set by throwing a beer bottle at it in anger and frus...
First Friday – Day of the Dead by Scholars & Rogues on Nov 10, 2009The iPhone art continues. Three shots from this past Friday’s Day of the Dead artwalk outing. Cass of the Dead Dan of the Dead...
Exclusive: Pentagon pursuing new investigation into Bush propaganda program by Scholars & Rogues on Nov 5, 2009The Pentagon’s Office of Inspector General is conducting a new investigation into a covert Bush administration Defense Department program that used retired military analysts to produce positive wartime news coverage.
Social Media is Media! by SEO by Swaby on Nov 5, 2009I was talking to a friend of mine last week who said she doesn't get any news from the mainstream media. Her news comes from her friends on Facebook and Twitter.
Halloween Image – iPhone Edition by Scholars & Rogues on Nov 3, 2009Continuing the pocket-technology picture theme here are some images from Halloween shot and edited on my iPhone. Crystal as “Heaven” Tilt-shifted Raver Yeti Eddie Van Gogh El Noro Mar as Jesus on a Dinosaur (reference link) Matt of...
Newspaper circulation falls again: Expect more cuts by Scholars & Rogues on Nov 2, 2009If you were a newspaper subscriber last year, there’s a 10 percent chance you aren’t this year. That’s because paid circulation of daily newspapers nationally fell more than 10 percent from a year ago. Some papers suffered truly hor...
Frazzled Fry to give up twatting? by whollyrude on Oct 31, 2009I hear that Stephen Fry is considering giving up Twitter, courtesy of the BBC: Actor and presenter Stephen Fry has said he is considering giving up on the micro-blogging website Twitter. "Think I may have to give up on Twitter. Too much aggressi...
Fox beats CNN in prime-time news, but so what? by Scholars & Rogues on Oct 30, 2009CNN’s prime-time ratings — those hours between 7 and 11 p.m. that command premium advertising rates — have fallen sharply. CNN, reports The New York Times and MSNBC, now trails three of its principal competitors, Fox News Channel, M...
