February 2012
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So I was on Chicago Public Radio Yesterday →
I got to talk to Steve Edwards in person. I have had Steve’s voice in my head for so many years listening to his other show, “848.” I talked about unfriending etiquette and other aspects of living with social technologies. You can hear the link in the first portion of the show.
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2011 Nebula Award Nominees Announced! →
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Since David Foster Wallace would have been 50... →
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Are there top editors and contributors for tags...
If they are there, I can’t find them. Any help is appreciated.
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I, too, am disenchanted with the current state of... →
I think TED’s original intentions as a positive force remain good intentions, but I have run into too many people who leverage a single sound byte from the talks as a way to show they are working towards the common good. It’s essentially a bumper sticker for our times. We need action to ripple like waves from these talks, but the whole Disney-esque vibe of the series is off-putting. I...
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Question: What current science fiction or fantasy...
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Findings Blog: How We Will Read: Steven Johnson →
fndgs:
Reading. It’s a simple act. You’re doing it right now. You probably read something off of billboards, screens, and packages hundreds of times throughout the course of a single day. Can something so fundamental really be changing?
Here at Findings, we believe it is. We engage in conversations with…
The FJP: AP Says News Aggregator Infringes... →
futurejournalismproject:
As many traditional businesses have done before it, Associated Press digs in to protect its core business from disruption in a digital age:
The Associated Press on Tuesday took aim at Meltwater, a company that offers a paid clipping service to clients including the U.S. Department of Homeland…
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7 Ways the New York Times is Pursuing "Deeper... →
futurejournalismproject:
Journalism.co.uk reports on Liz Heron’s keynote at the the news:rewired conference. This year, the Times is trying to make its “social media projects deeper and more meaningful” with users. How?
1. Using Twitter hashtags to ask journalists to check facts
2. Publishing tweets on the New York Times homepage
3. By “revamping the liveblog template” and turning it into a...
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What is the ideal weight training program for... →
Style: With all of the sadness of Whitney Houston,... →
washingtonpoststyle:
With all of the sadness of Whitney Houston, it would have been easy to miss the loss of another, smaller voice this weekend.
Jeffrey Zaslow died in a car accident at 53. was a columnist and writer who became the go-to co-author for uplifting stories. He wrote “The Last Lecture,” and he was the…
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How to deal with Twitter Overload, by me for... →
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I wrote a thing for Macworld. There are words, even full sentences, about dealing with Twitter Overload—how to manage your Twitter account, create lists, mute chatty users, and be smart if you really do have go on an unfollow spree.
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How the internet is changing us: CDF report looks... →
onaissues:
The Center for the Digital Future at the USC Annenberg School has studied how the use (or non-use) of online technology affects actions and opinions in the U.S. Recently CDF published a special report noting 10 key themes that have emerged from this body of research.
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Behind the scenes of Madonna's record-breaking... →
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WatchFornoone.tv filmed Ladytron performing ‘White Gold’ in Chicago at the Vic Theater (while empty). The finished product? Icy hot.
me*dia*or: Paul McCartney concert stream will test... →
mediaor:
Reposted from http://bit.ly/AfXMgw on February 08, 2012 at 07:21PM
Apple may indeed be using the Apple TV to test the live broadcasting waters, as evidenced by its recent decision to stream former Beatle Paul McCartney’s live performance this Thursday. The company “…
