Tag Archives: Twitter
Pat Summitt Leaves Her Mark on Basketball and Online
Yesterday was a big news day–full of many big stories – the NHL playoffs, the passing of Dick Clark (America Bandstand), and the ongoing Secret Service scandal. But the biggest news in the sporting world was the retirement of Pat … 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
Why Don’t Lawyers Use Social Media
For those of us who are early and eager adopters of new communication platforms, it’s easy to forget that the rest of the world may not “get” Twitter or talk about their RSS reader of choice while socializing with friends … Continue reading
Nevada GOP’s fail whale: A warning to all political organizations
I’m currently traveling with 4 other PhD, Masters and undergrad students, and several faculty members as a collaboration between the Communications Department and the Seattle Times. Our blog, UW Election Eye follows the campaign trail through the perspective of students and … Continue reading
Slow News in the Twitter Age: PBS NewsHour Correspondent Meets with MCDM Students
Last week Hari Sreenivasan the Director of Digital Partnerships at PBS and at PBS NewsHour correspondent appeared at a special event hosted by Seattle’s KCTS 9 public television station. Held a stone’s throw from the Space Needle–Seattle’s iconic architectural monument … Continue reading
The Digital Ethics of Weinergate
If you somehow missed it, New York Congressional Representative Andrew Weiner is being paraded around as the latest exhibit in an especially lively spring sex scandal season. What I’ve found most interesting about “Weinergate” hasn’t been the scandal, but the … Continue reading
What Gladwell Got Wrong: International Nonprofits’ Strong Digital Ties
Last year, in a now-infamous article titled Small Change Malcolm Gladwell used the phrase “weak ties” to describe relationships predicated on and perpetuated within social media networks. He argued that this type of activism “makes it easier for activists to … Continue reading
Will the Revolution be Tweeted? Power and Money Still Rule the World
“We talk about technology because there is nothing else to talk about if you want to sound intelligent.” Evgeny Morozov Evgeny Morozov, author of “The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom,” spoke to a large crowd in Kane … Continue reading
