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Should The President Keep His “Blackberry”?

It is true that President Obama gets to keep his Blackberry. The historic presidency of Barack Obama earns another “first black” title as the President wins the debate of using his “blackberry” while President of the United States.  According to … Continue reading


Kenya and Digital Villages

   Recently the Kenyan government is working on a new strategies and research to create digital villages across the country.  After a IT conference in South Africa, the Deputy Minister of Communications in Kenya, Dhadho Godhana has reveled a project … Continue reading


Flip the Camcorder- Flip MinoHD 720p

  Looking to document your events beyond your conventional camera, the Flip line of camcorders debuts its latest product offering the MinoHD 720p camcorder. Recording in high-definition, the MinoHD offers a simple to use format which makes recording and sharing videos an … Continue reading


FCC Transition Team Wants More Diversity in Media

  The President-elect Barack Obama is starting to assign a list of cabinet positions to fill, along with his transition team advisors to make sure the most qualified people are selected.  As a current student of Digital Media and reading a … Continue reading


Historic Week for MCDM Student

3 airplanes, 5 taxis,  2 trains and a new President I have finally arrived in Seattle safely.  What a historic week this was and so much to share that this post is not enough. I arrived in New York City … Continue reading


MTV learns from HULU

In my first MCDM class at the University of Washington, my professor Hanson Hosein mentioned a website called Hulu that offers free streaming videos of TV sitcoms from NBC, FOX and other stations.  This is a interesting “business model” that Hulu uses … Continue reading


Chinese Government monitors Skype Text

A Canadian human rights group along with computer security researchers have discovered a huge surveillance system that monitors certain Internet text conversations in China.  Researchers have estimated that more than 30,000 “Internet police” have been watching for certain political phrases … Continue reading


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