Will Social Media Threaten Traditional Media? {Web Strategies}

October 29, 2009 at 10:27 pm (Blogging, Digital storytelling, Social media, Technology, Twitter, Video, World News, microblogging) (, , , , , )

Today people receive more news in a weekly newspaper  than the average human in the 18th century received in a lifetime.  Yet with the convergence of social media platforms traditional media business models are looking more like the 18th century than the 21st century.  Are social media websites like Twitter, Mashable and Alltop becoming the new CNN, NBC, and BBC?  How does citizen journalism play a role now that more people have the ability to report from the ground first hand?

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Africa’s Future in Digital Media

October 21, 2009 at 2:23 am (Blogging, Digital Democracy, Technology, World News) (, , , , , )

Africa is the birthplace of civilization and for thousands of years introduced the world to technology, mathematics, science and medicine.  Even in today’s current conditions Africa is the place with all the answers.  Reading two articles by Mo Ibrahim and Richard Heek gave me a new insight into how much mobile communication is valued in poor countries along with the consumption concerns that come with it.  In Mobile for Impoverishment Richard Heeks referenced a few different researches only to conclude that we need more research into how mobile phones can help improve the lives of the bottom billion.

Reading the statistic that one research quoted was “48 percent of the respondents say they sometimes substitute important needs like food, clothing and education for mobile phone usage”  is not what advocates of new technology are proud of.  Yet other studies prove that incomes have increased for some users who use the phone as a tool of production rather than another useless consumption.  Unlike many western users the mobile phone is the fastest, cheapest and most convenient form of communicating with relatives, markets and business to businesses.  Without a mobile phone many entrepreneurs have to travel long distances to receive valuable information on the products they are selling or buying.  Just like the developed world technology makes things more convenient in Africa.

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TED Talk video: Social Media and helps citizens report real news

June 29, 2009 at 12:55 am (Social media, Technology, Video) (, , )

 

The author of “Here Comes Everybody” Clay Shirky talks about the ability to organize large groups through social media tools and engagement.

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Reflection Essay on Podcasting in business

June 10, 2009 at 7:02 am (Podcasting, Social media, Technology, Video, audio, marketing) (, , , , )

 

Introduction

When I first applied for the Masters in Communication in Digital Media program one of the first courses I knew I wanted to take was the Podcasting for business class.  The class was one of the only hands on courses that I knew would be very helpful to me in the the digital communcation field.  I knew a little about podcasting from being a disc jockey and an avid online news media reader and knew that in order for me to genuinely adapt to new age technology I would have to learn the in and outs of digital streaming.

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Only Retweet What You Like

May 30, 2009 at 9:25 pm (Social media, Twitter, microblogging) (, , )

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With the growing demand of Twitter accounts many users are begining to ask a lot of questions on how to send direct messages, gain more followers, and the code of ethics of retweeting an update.  The term retweet better known as RT has become a normal practice for heavy users who chose to share an update, link or article of something they think is interesting.  

Now that simple form of sharing has been modified by a new website that offers rewards for retweeting an updates even if you don’t find it worth sharing with your followers.  The new service website is called www.Retweet.it and works on a credit system of resending your tweets for you to other users.  In order to sign up you have to have 50 followers or more and you immediately earn 3 credits once you join.  For every two tweets that you RT from users of the site you will get one RT in exchange.

As much as I like to share interesting updates with others I think this service sort of cheats the process and could eventually turn something that was of value to the user to Twitter spam.

Interested in hearing your thoughts on this service.

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Blog review:Presentation Tips by Garr Reynolds

May 14, 2009 at 6:40 am (Design, Presentations, Zen) (, , )

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Ever want to know how some people are good at presenting while others are boring?  Well Garr Reynolds is the Yoda of presentations with his Zen like approach to public speaking.  His book Presentation Zen will be available at BOOKiDO.com  soon so look on our website when it releases in our favorite pick section.

 

His blog is very useful for simple tips on how to make your presentation better and memorable.  Enjoy!

Tell us if you learned anything special.

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