by David | Jan 8, 2012 | Amusing Nonsense, Digital Migration, Video
Video Everywhere Comes to Our Clothing I guess it was inevitable. Back in the 80s, hip designers realized that consumers were willing to become walking billboards for their product logos, all for the sweet, sweet tradeoff of being able to flaunt our ability to buy...
by David | Dec 15, 2011 | Conspiracy Theories, Digital Migration
Eli Pariser’s TED talk on the dangers of allowing someone else to choose what you see/hear/feel If I were a weaker man, I’d just fold up my tent and move on. However, upon closer inspection, I find myself saying “Yahbut …” a lot...
by David | Nov 29, 2011 | Digital Migration, Vastness
One of my oft-repeated memes for my trainees – and, not coincidentally, the reason behind the very name of this blog – is that as we move further into these uncharted digital waters, what we need more than more information is better filters for the...
by David | Nov 22, 2011 | Blogging, Blogs, Digital Migration
Once again, I’m using the social media-aggregation tool Storify to work up a story using the Twitter feeds of reporters & protesters on the scene. This time, it’s in Tahrir Square, where the confrontations between the police and the citizens (fed up...
by David | Nov 20, 2011 | Digital Migration
Norwegian company Norli Libris introduces nonsensical “eBook” publishing model Quick Hit: Saw this on BoingBoing, followed it over to Applied Abstractions, and just couldn’t resist commenting on it, for 1) the benefit of my international students,...
by David | Nov 10, 2011 | Digital Migration, new media, Online Video, Ukraine
…in the courtyard of the Institute for the Digital Future of Journalism I’ve got great video of everyone having a blast, experimenting with the new guerilla-style video production tactics I’ve been teaching them — I showed them how to use the...
