Am I the only person excited about the prospect of an internet experience full of relevant advertising tailored to my interests by my location, online browsing history, etc? Ok, so it will probably be harder not to buy way too much stuff when I want everything in every ad I see online, but I’d rather fight [...]
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We’ve all heard it a million times. Barack Obama’s internet campaign was revolutionary, entirely responsible for his candidacy and election, and forever changed the way politicians interact with their constituencies. Great. That must have been a wake-up call for McCain and the Republican National Committee, right? I mean, if I had just been handed a decisive [...] No matter how you personally define the phenomenon, just as the “citizen” in the term suggests, “citizen journalism” invites all individuals to serve as reporters, regardless of their academic backgrounds, biases, and perhaps incomplete information. Never have I relied more on the power of citizen journalism as I have recently as I yearn to uncover what [...] We’ve talked at length about how as the old media has transitioned to become the new media, news outlets have sought new mediums that help them stay relevant. This is particularly true of the New York Times, which has diversified its online content to include extensive multimedia coverage. NYTimes.com has grown to include blogs on everything [...] A new feature on the NY Times website: TimesCast. Between 1:00 and 2:00 PM the front page of the Times’ site features a short video produced by Times’ staffers and editors about the major news stories being covered. The video is another manifestation (with a twist) of our newfound desire for fast news. The difference here [...] |
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