Social Media
Tomorrow is National Day of Unplugging…You Probably Already Know This.
Because tomorrow is being designated by some as a National Day of Unplugging, where people who are typically wired through their cellphones, computers, tablets, etc., are being encouraged to completely unplug and be wireless for 24 hours, we’ve decided to … Continue reading
The Hunger Games – SXSW Start Up Accelerator Competition Winners
There is definitely a certain energy about SXSW Interactive and it’s not created by those up on stage. Many of my colleagues and others I spoke with commented on the lack of new or different thinking emerging from the microphones … Continue reading
The Analog-ist: Does The Hive Mind Work Offline?
If “social media” describes the act of creating information as a virtual collective effort, why don’t we label the places we work and study “social” too? It would make sense. After all, much of the work we do academically and … Continue reading
Three Techies I Met Through an Ambient Location App at SXSW
Last week, our friends at GeekWire reported that ambient location mobile application Highlight received an impressive 75 percent of tweets about social discovery apps. If you’re not already familiar with Highlight and its competitors Sonar, Banjo, and Glancee, ambient awareness … Continue reading
Ghost in the Wire: On Wikipedia Knowledge
With the news that Encyclopedia Britannica will bring its print edition to a close, we can, I think, officially announce that Wikipedia has become the default knowledge repository for the vast majority of Internet users. It’s likely been that way … Continue reading
On Facebook, F is for Fake
Last Wednesday, Washington State followed the example of California, New York, Texas, Mississippi, and Hawaii when governor Chris Gregoire signed into law an online impersonation bill, aimed at combating fake Facebook accounts, which can be abused for harassing, bullying, threatening, … Continue reading
Digital Diversity 101 at SXSWi
The first thing that struck me as I walked into the session on Mining Diversity was the number of attendees in the room (or lack thereof). A whopping 21 of the 200 seats were filled. Yes, I counted. I then … Continue reading
Sharon Feder Says For Mashable, Its All About Community
Flip the Media was lucky enough to snag an interview with Mashable’s Chief Operating Officer, Sharon Feder. We spoke with her following the premiere of the startup documentary Control+Alt+Compete co-hosted with Microsoft. Showing no signs of stress around the soon … Continue reading
