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Gamer, Heal Thyself
When Jane McGonigal suffered a serious brain injury in 2009, it inspired her to create a game called “SuperBetter” to help heal herself. Recently I heard McGonigal speaking about the game and her journey on the radio, and I was … Continue reading
May your New Year be full of data!
Twenty Twelve heralds my last two quarters as an MCDM student and in the last few years I’ve seen a few changes in my life as a result of my time spent in this program. One major change would be … Continue reading
Viral Video of the Week–Bad PR
“Just Wow.” That’s the name of the blog post that was the inspiration for this week’s Viral Video. The blog post was hugely viral in the gaming and PR/Marketing communities, for good reason: it was a perfect storm of funny, … Continue reading
The Flip Year in Review
2011 was a banner year at Flip the Media. Over the last twelve months we have grown into an informative, timely and thought provoking daily journal. Student run, Flip’s success is based on the content that MCDM students enrolled in … Continue reading
A Few “Obsolete” Things in Our Lives That Are Worth Keeping
If you’re one of the few people who don’t live on Facebook 16 hours a day, you may still be catching up on its list of most shared articles of the year. No. 33 on the list, ahead of CNN’s … Continue reading
Is Technology the Glue of the Modern Family?
In a society where many families no longer live in the same city, state, or sometimes even in the same country, I often wonder: does technology help keep our family bonds strong or does it water down those relationships? The … Continue reading
Blogging and Social Networking Turn Deadly in Mexico
Due to the sensitivity of this report, all sources names have been changed to protect anonymity. The writer of this article’s name is being withheld for safety reasons as well. Please be advised, some of the images in this story … Continue reading
Watch Your Favorite Korean Soap Opera in Klingon?
ViKi.com, Singapore based startup, is making international TV and movies more accessible to world-wide audiences via crowd-sourced sub-titling - in approximately 160 languages. Yes, even Klingon. ViKi acquires the rights to programs, uploads them to viki.com and then leverages the power … Continue reading
